Engineering Manager – Plant Operations Leader

Flowers Baking Co. of San Antonio, LLC; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 125,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Flowers Foods, Inc. in the United States is seeking an Engineering Manager to ensure optimal efficiency through project planning, program management, and succession planning.

You will collaborate with plant leaders to maintain uninterrupted production and uphold safety, quality, and regulatory standards. The role requires 5+ years of leadership experience, strong project management skills, and hands-on maintenance program expertise, including SAP usage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field is desired/High school diploma or equivalent is required
• 5+ years of proven leadership or supervisory experience in industrial operations or related field is preferred

Responsibilities

• Manage superintendents and projects: small scale maintenance project planning and down day planning with superintendents
• Manage Capital expenditure (CapEx) program and Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO) annual planning and forecasting, while teaching superintendent
• Manage employee development and succession planning
• Utilize SAP to review and approve: breakdown report, overtime report, and purchase orders. Must conduct root cause analysis (RCA) of inventory variances
• Review spare parts stock level
• Attend plant operation meetings
• Attend vendor meetings and coordinate planning
• Oversee financial review and reporting, monitoring and reporting on Profit & Loss (P&L) reports for maintenance spend
• Conduct floor walks with superintendent for department-work verification
• Manage equipment trends: parts usage, breakdown frequencies, and top cost contributors
• Conduct critical equipment inspection work verification
• Conduct preventive maintenance (PM) program assessments and modify based on trending, plant needs, and/or changes
• Demonstrate innovative, critical, and strategic thinking
• Practice and comply with all Company policies and procedures (EEO, Harassment, Safety, Sarbanes Oxley, etc.)
• Perform other duties which are deemed by management to be an integral part of the job, including but not limited to fulfillment of work schedules, adherence to attendance policies, and other applicable operating rules, policies and procedures
• Possess or attain licenses required by their respective municipal, county/ward or state regulatory agencies to work with boilers, refrigeration components and various other job-related equipment

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Quality assurance

Employee development

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Flowers Foods, Inc. in the United States is seeking an Engineering Manager to ensure optimal efficiency through project planning, program management, and succession planning.

You will collaborate with plant leaders to maintain uninterrupted production and uphold safety, quality, and regulatory standards. The role requires 5+ years of leadership experience, strong project management skills, and hands-on maintenance program expertise, including SAP usage.