Maintenance Apprentice

Bimbo Bakeries USA; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 30,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Bimbo Bakeries USA is seeking a Maintenance Apprentice to develop and learn essential maintenance skills for bakery equipment. The program emphasizes on-the-job training, safety, and completing required coursework to advance along the maintenance progression path.

Starting at a competitive pay rate with comprehensive benefits, the role focuses on hands-on experience, learning from qualified maintenance mechanics, and achieving milestones set by leadership to grow into higher-level positions.

Qualifications

• Safety requirements and mechanical troubleshooting basics to meet minimum qualified mechanic standards.
• Successful coursework to develop required maintenance skillsets.

Responsibilities

• Learn and perform preventive maintenance on bakery equipment.
• Assist in inspection and upkeep of machinery and equipment.
• Learn to repair/replace components on motors, pumps, mixers, conveyors, ovens, coolers.
• Inspect/replace belts, hoses and drive components as needed.
• Document and complete work orders accurately.
• Adhere to defined safety regulations while operating equipment.

Job description

Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas's® 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! 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.

Great starting pay rate of $26.75/hr.

Comprehensive Benefits Package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement Plan Holidays Paid Time Off Advancement Opportunities #LI-FS1

BASIC PURPOSE/SCOPE

The Maintenance Apprentice develops and learns to provide maintenance skills as a resource for the maintenance function to ensure effective equipment operation. Becomes proficient at performing inspections, preventive and predictive maintenance, emergency and other maintenance/mechanical repair of bakery equipment to ensure safe and efficient operational status.

The Maintenance Apprentice will focus on completing all required coursework to attain minimum requirements of Maintenance skillsets within a specified amount of time. (Much of the course work is "On-Line").

They will work with Qualified Maintenance Mechanics to attain OJT and develop practical skills within a specified amount of time.

The Maintenance Apprentice will work towards milestones set forth by Maintenance Leadership.

This will be the first step to grow as a Maintenance Mechanic towards higher levels within the progression path.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Learn and develop, at a minimum, all safety requirements, required mechanical, troubleshooting, communication and behavioral skillsets to function efficiently at minimum required qualified mechanic standards.
• Successful completion of required coursework to develop required Maintenance skillsets.
• Learn to perform preventive maintenance on bakery equipment.
• Assist in inspection and upkeep of machinery and equipment.
• Learn to repair/replace components on motors, pumps, mixers, conveyor lines, ovens, coolers, etc.
• Learn to inspect/replace belts, hoses, and drive components as needed.
• Become proficient at ensuring equipment integrity and timely repair.
• Become proficient at completing and documenting work orders on equipment.
• Ensure equipment in area is maintained, guarded and operated in accordance with defined safety regulations and procedures.
• Understand levels of line downtime and waste caused by equipment issues and associated points of cause.
• Proactively identify improvement focus areas.
• Participate in root cause problem solving by team.