Maintenance Manager

Bimbo Bakeries USA•Hazleton, PA

21d•$89,900 - $116,900

About The Position

Maintenance Department Leaders support Bimbo Bakeries USA's operational capabilities and world-class practices by leading the maintenance team, enabling production and shipment goals, and developing associates. The role is accountable for the maintenance department’s financial and reliability health, Operations Excellence standards, and performance across people, asset reliability, quality, safety, service, and cost. The leader works with bakery and business-unit leadership and cross-functional teams to improve performance, build a culture of integrity and continuous improvement, and coach Team Leaders and Associates toward ownership, problem-solving, and greater responsibility. The position requires strategic, data-based prioritization and planning, leadership of operational change, and development of talent. It includes responsibility for safety and environmental compliance, product quality, budgets and capital investments, and continuous improvement. Travel for meetings, Factory Acceptance Testing, and benchmarking averages 10–15% of the role’s time.

Requirements

Five or more years of hands-on maintenance management experience.
High school diploma or GED required.
Operational background in electrical circuitry, refrigeration, fuel-burning equipment, and machine mechanics.
Conceptual knowledge of PLC programming.
Conceptual knowledge of predictive maintenance techniques.
Familiarity with lean tools or a similar statistical process and control system.
Ability to travel for meetings, Factory Acceptance Testing, benchmarking, and similar activities, averaging 10–15% of time.
Knowledge of safety and environmental concepts, including compliance with state, federal, and local regulations.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or a related field preferred.
AIB certification preferred.
PLC programming experience preferred; proficiency is ideal.

Responsibilities

Oversee the maintenance department’s financial and reliability health, including creating and maintaining annual budgets.
Lead the growth and development of Team Leaders and Associates.
Build a culture that values people and community and acts with integrity.
Partner with Business Unit leadership, the bakery leadership team, and cross-functional teams to identify and implement profit-driving strategies and programs.
Uphold and promote the E5 Leadership Behaviors: Embrace the Consumer, Ensure Operational Capabilities, Empower and Involve, Engage and Develop, and Expect Ownership and Accountability.
Coach Team Leaders toward an empowered, problem-solving mentality and consistent achievement of world-class standards.
Support collaboration across departments to resolve issues and ensure production is to schedule and shipments are to order.
Set departmental priorities and facilitate problem-solving processes and teams to identify, implement, and communicate solutions.
Deliver key performance indicators for people, asset reliability, quality, safety, service, and cost.
Develop Team Leaders’ core competencies through onboarding, training, coaching, and consistent performance feedback.
Achieve safety goals, deliver safety awareness programs, and comply with workplace standards, company policies, and government regulations.
Ensure product quality by identifying and prioritizing issues and bringing solutions into focus.
Manage budgets for capital investments, Parts Room Optimization, pan glazing, downtime, and damages.
Equip Team Leaders to serve sales by analyzing data, ensuring production processes run efficiently, and setting the team up for success.
Set data-based priorities and plans with Team Leaders, fellow Department Leaders, and the Bakery Leader to improve business KPIs.
Travel for meetings, Factory Acceptance Testing, benchmarking, and related activities, averaging 10–15% of time.
Drive Operations Excellence and sustainable process improvements, communicate change initiatives, and encourage adoption of lean tools, process capability, and operational discipline.
Coach and support associates’ development so they can assume greater responsibilities and make meaningful contributions.