Assistant Maintenance Manager

Bimbo Bakeries USA; Meridian (MS); On-site; USD 84,200 - 109,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus Eligibility

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Paid Time Off

401k & Company Match

Job summary

Bimbo Bakeries USA in Meridian, MS is seeking an Assistant Maintenance Leader to guide the Maintenance Department in a large bakery facility. You will help oversee a team of mechanics, manage mid-size capital projects, and ensure a robust preventive maintenance program.

You will monitor KPIs, enforce safety, quality, and regulatory standards, and train staff on Lock-Out/Tag-Out and related safety practices while supporting leadership to drive a culture of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably food industry.
• Strong communication, leadership, and team-building skills, with PLC knowledge being a plus.
• Experience in electrical circuitry, bread and roll production equipment repair, refrigeration, and fuel-burning equipment is essential.
• Must be computer literate and able to build, develop, and lead teams.
• Ability to read mechanical and electrical drawings, instructions, gauges, meters, etc.

Responsibilities

• Execute preventive and predictive maintenance programs to ensure reliable equipment performance.
• Plan, organize, direct, and control work performed by Mechanics using the PM program.
• Provide coverage in the absence of the Maintenance Department Leader and offer technical support for controls, electrical, and mechanical systems.
• Manage and improve components and software for a primarily automated manufacturing line.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs and PM system reports to drive improvements.
• Inspect completed work for conformance with specs and regulatory requirements (OSHA, EPA, FDA).
• Requisition tools, equipment, and supplies for maintenance activities.
• Ensure maintenance staff are trained on Lock-Out/Tag-Out, Confined Space, Hazard Material Handling, PPE.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team-building

Safety-awareness

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Technical or BA degree in a related field

Tools

PLC knowledge

Electrical diagrams

Preventive maintenance software

Job description

Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas’® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann’s® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA! #LI-JV1 More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves. Come join the largest baking company in the world and our family of 20,000 associates nationwide!

Top Reasons to Work at Bimbo Bakeries USA: Salary Range: $84,200 - $109,400 Annual Bonus Eligibility Comprehensive Benefits Package Paid Time Off 401k & Company Match #LI-JV1

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:

This role requires the ability to think strategically about maintenance needs, set data-based priorities, and build plans with the Mechanics team to achieve improved maintenance KPIs.

Set the Standard:

This role supports the Maintenance Department Leader in universal achievement of maintenance standards and practices, equipment reliability, safety, quality, environmental compliance, and productivity for the bakery location. This role requires knowledge of safety and environmental-related concepts, including compliance with State, Federal, and Local regulations.

Drive Our Culture:

Our values and culture are what make our company different. It is critical that the Assistant Maintenance Leader builds 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. As a member of the bakery leadership team, this role will also be responsible for providing sound advice to executive leadership on all related topics.

Education and Work History:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• 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.
• Must be computer literate and have a proven ability to build, develop, and lead teams.
• Ability to identify various parts and read mechanical and electrical drawings, instructions, gauges, meters, etc.

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.

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.