Bakery Maintenance & Reliability Lead (On-Site, Day Shift)

Hostess; Columbus (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Hostess is seeking a Technical Supervisor at the Columbus, GA plant to lead maintenance planning, scheduling, reliability, and storeroom operations. You will coordinate labor, parts, contractors, and permits to improve equipment performance, reduce downtime, and ensure GMP and food safety compliance.

The role emphasizes preventive/predictive maintenance, CMMS proficiency, and coaching the team to strengthen preventive maintenance programs and asset reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum five years in maintenance in food-manufacturing.
• Experience in planning, scheduling, preventive/predictive maintenance, and reliability principles.
• Experience using CMMS and analyzing downtime and maintenance data.
• Knowledge of bakery equipment, food safety, GMPs, and safe maintenance practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance planning, scheduling, reliability, and storeroom activities.
• Coordinate labor, parts, tools, contractors, and permits for maintenance work.
• Manage CMMS backlog and work-order priorities.
• Coach the department on CMMS and Operations Excellence tools.
• Drive preventive and predictive maintenance performance and schedule adherence.
• Oversee storeroom operations, inventory accuracy, and spare-parts availability.
• Collaborate with Safety, Sanitation, Operations Excellence to improve equipment performance.
• Coordinate contractors/vendors and ensure safe, efficient work within scope.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Maintenance scheduling

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Reliability

CMMS

Root-cause analysis

Safety awareness

Team leadership

Vendor coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

CMMS

SAP Plant Maintenance

IBM Maximo

CAMS

Job description

Hostess is seeking a Technical Supervisor at the Columbus, GA plant to lead maintenance planning, scheduling, reliability, and storeroom operations. You will coordinate labor, parts, contractors, and permits to improve equipment performance, reduce downtime, and ensure GMP and food safety compliance.

The role emphasizes preventive/predictive maintenance, CMMS proficiency, and coaching the team to strengthen preventive maintenance programs and asset reliability.