Bakery Plant Maintenance Engineer - Keep Production Rolling

Carlo's Bakery Lackawanna; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts on baked goods

Job summary

Carlo’s Bakery is seeking a proactive Maintenance Engineer to join its Jersey City facility. You will maintain and troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems across ovens, mixers, conveyors, and packaging lines to keep production running smoothly.

The role requires 5+ years in industrial maintenance, a relevant engineering degree, and hands-on experience with CMMS and safety standards like GMP/SQF/HACCP/LOTO.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in industrial maintenance within manufacturing facilities or similar environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a relevant technical diploma/certification.
• Strong technical proficiency with 3-phase electrical systems, PLCs, VFDs, pneumatics and hydronic/steam networks.
• Ability to perform root-cause analysis during unexpected equipment breakdowns.
• Ability to analyze complex problems quickly and develop effective solutions while maintaining safety standards.
• Ability to use CMMS to track asset performance is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems on industrial ovens, proofers, mixers, conveyors, and automated packaging lines.
• Execute scheduled preventive & predictive maintenance (PPM) and inspections during planned downtime.
• Analyze failure root causes and track KPIs like MBF and MTTR to optimize uptime strategies.
• Develop and standardize SOPs, equipment manuals, and maintenance logs using CMMS.
• Maintain strict compliance with GMPs, SQF, HACCP and LOTO protocols.
• Collaborate with production supervisors, sanitation crews, and plant management on repairs and installations.

Skills

Root-cause analysis

Problem solving

Safety standards

CMMS usage

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CMMS Maintain

CMMS UpKeep

CMMS eMaint

Job description

Carlo’s Bakery is seeking a proactive Maintenance Engineer to join its Jersey City facility. You will maintain and troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems across ovens, mixers, conveyors, and packaging lines to keep production running smoothly.

The role requires 5+ years in industrial maintenance, a relevant engineering degree, and hands-on experience with CMMS and safety standards like GMP/SQF/HACCP/LOTO.