Industrial Maintenance Technician

About This Role

This industrial maintenance technician role ensures optimal efficiency by performing scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, with safety and quality standards as top priorities. It suits a candidate with a technical mindset and strong mechanical capabilities, who is flexible and adaptable to rotating job assignments throughout various areas of the bakery.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate safe work habits, proper tool selection and usage, general shop practices, maintenance tasks, and general knowledge of support equipment
• Perform proper component lubrication and conduct preventive maintenance on specific equipment
• Identify mechanical wear and identify, troubleshoot, and replace mechanical drive and conveyor components
• Use SAP software for parts checkout, reporting, and general data entry
• Practice learned knowledge of environmental and maintenance programs
• Maintain clean and safe work environment
• 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

Requirements

• Ability to climb fixed and portable ladders to a height of twenty feet
• Ability to stoop and bend while lifting weights up to fifty pounds
• Ability to climb onto and crawl under machinery as required
• High school diploma or equivalent

Nice to have:

• 1+ years of experience as a technician
• Experience in heating, ventilation, air conditioning, welding, electrical, industrial equipment, automotive repairs, or related field
• Technical/Trade School certification or diploma

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and medical benefits
• 401(k) Retirement savings plan
• Professional growth and leadership training
• Paid vacation, holidays, and parental leave

About the Company

Flowers Foods, Inc. is one of the leading producers of packaged bakery goods in the United States, with 2025 sales of $5.3 billion. The company brings passion to the table with brands like Nature's Own, Wonder, Dave's Killer Bread, Canyon Bakehouse, and Tastykake. Flowers Foods fosters a culture that values Honesty & Integrity, Respect & Inclusion, Sustainability, Passion, and Humility, with a commitment to innovation and a recipe for success.