Assistant Maintenance Manager

Position Summary

The Assistant Maintenance Leader is responsible for providing leadership within the Maintenance Department in the Baking facility, ensuring the highest standards of safety, quality, and sanitation. This role supports the Maintenance Department Leader through assisting to lead the team of mechanics, overseeing mid-size capital projects, and ensuring smooth operations of preventative maintenance programing.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Execute the Bakery’s preventive and predictive maintenance programs to ensure reliable operational performance of bakery equipment and processes.
• Plan, organize, direct, and control the work performed by Mechanics utilizing the plant’s PM program.
• Provide coverage in the absence of the Maintenance Department Leader and technical support for controls, electrical, and mechanical systems and equipment.
• Manage and improve all components and software required to efficiently operate a primarily automated manufacturing line.
• Monitor Maintenance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and PM system reports, using these reports to initiate remedial actions to improve maintenance performance.
• Inspect completed work for conformance to specifications and standards, ensure compliance with governmental requirements (OSHA, EPA, FDA), and verify completion of maintenance procedures in line with company policies.
• Requisition tools, equipment, and supplies necessary for maintenance activities.
• Ensure maintenance personnel are trained on Lock-Out / Tag-Out, Confined Space, Hazard Material Handling, and Personal Protective Equipment.
• Perform tasks that require standing for long periods, climbing, reaching above shoulders, walking, lifting, grasping, kneeling, bending, and twisting.
• Must ascend and descend building stairways, ladders, and ramps.
• Undertake special assignments on a case-by-case basis and perform all other related tasks, including assisting and training other associates as required by supervision.

Key Behavioral Competencies

• Operational Execution: Think strategically about maintenance needs, set data-based priorities, and build plans with the Mechanics team to achieve improved maintenance KPIs.
• Set the Standard: Support the Maintenance Department Leader in universal achievement of maintenance standards and practices, equipment reliability, safety, quality, environmental compliance, and productivity for the bakery location.
• Drive Our Culture: Build a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence, providing consistent leadership in working with and managing the mechanics team while emphasizing teamwork and collaboration that leads to high-quality maintenance practices, high associate engagement, and successful operational results.
• Be a Change Leader: Drive the realization of Maintenance Excellence efforts across our manufacturing facilities and processes. Utilize strong decision-making skills and flexibility to drive sustainable operational initiatives and process improvement activities. Provide the necessary leadership to promote change throughout the organization and continue to develop and lead a world-class continuous improvement organization.
• Establish a culture of accountability throughout the organization by facilitating an effective goal/metrics deployment that aligns with business unit and corporate goals.
• Develop Our Talent: While driving accountability for results, be supportive and effective at developing individuals to assume greater levels of responsibility and personal contribution.

Education And Work History

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• A technical or BA degree in a related field or AIB Maintenance Correspondence Course a plus.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in the food industry.
• Strong communication, leadership, and team-building skills, with a strong PLC knowledge base being a plus.
• Experience in electrical circuitry, bread and roll production equipment repair, refrigeration, and fuel-burning equipment is essential.
• Computer literacy and a proven ability to build, develop, and lead teams.
• Ability to identify various parts and read mechanical and electrical drawings, instructions, gauges, meters, etc.

Physical Demands

The physical and mental demands described in each job posting are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of each job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of each job.

EEO Statement

Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, any other classification protected by law. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.