Flowers Foods

Industrial Maintenance Lead - 1st Shift

Flowers Foods$83K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in industrial maintenance roles.
  • Technical/Trade School certification or diploma is preferred.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of industrial electrical wiring and PLC troubleshooting.
  • Experience with equipment repair and installation.
  • Ability to obtain necessary licenses for specialized equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure optimal efficiency through both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.
  • Demonstrate safe work habits and proper tool usage in maintenance tasks.
  • Identify, inspect, and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical components.
  • Rebuild and maintain mechanical drive components, ensuring proper lubrication.
  • Train and prepare for a supervisory role, providing technician guidance.
  • Conduct daily inspections of the shop and delegate tasks as necessary.
  • Communicate effectively with the team while promoting a safe work environment.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and medical benefits.
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan.
  • Professional growth and leadership training.
  • Paid vacation, holidays, and parental leave.
Full Job Description
Full-time employees are offered the following benefits:
  • Comprehensive health and medical benefits
  • 401(k) Retirement savings plan
  • Professional growth and leadership training
  • Paid vacation, holidays, and parental leave


Benefits may vary depending on your work location.

Bringing Home the Dough

Industrial Maintenance Leads ensure optimal efficiency is achieved by performing scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. The Industrial Maintenance Lead is a developmental position, designed to prepare incumbent for a supervisory role, often acting as Industrial Maintenance Supervisor in supervisor's absence. This role is also responsible for contributing to and fostering the professional development, aptitude and technical expertise/performance of all hourly members of the industrial maintenance department.

Rising to the Challenge: Position Responsibilities
• Demonstrate safe work habits, proper tool selection and usage, general shop practices, maintenance tasks, thorough knowledge of support equipment, critical and non-critical equipment components, and equipment operational sequencing
• Demonstrate knowledge of electrical welding, gas welding and cutting, soldering, pipe fittings, and metal fabrication (milling and lathe)
• Identify and inspect mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components
• Rebuild mechanical drive components such as clutches, brakes, etc.
• Verify and correct mechanical timing
• Perform proper component lubrication and conduct preventive maintenance on specific equipment
• Identify mechanical wear and identify, troubleshoot, and replace mechanical drive and conveyor components
• Identify, wire, and troubleshoot electrical components
• Replace and troubleshoot servo drives, motor controls (motor starters), and Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
• Identify and troubleshoot Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) components and hardware
• Troubleshoot control wiring
• Update electrical and mechanical schematics
• Train for supervision role: shadow running a shift, SAP and reporting, critical process inspections, and preventive maintenance (PM) work verification of technicians
• Provide coverage for supervisor PTO
• Inspect shop (daily plant walk-through), ensuring cleanliness and that floor is shift ready, delegating tasks to technicians, as needed
• Demonstrate teamwork, communicate with empathy, and display accountability
• 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

Knead to Know: Preferred Qualifications
• 2+ years of experience as a technician with demonstrated knowledge in industrial electrical wiring, programmable Logic Controller (PLC) troubleshooting, motor control, equipment repair and installation

Additional Ingredients: Essential Job Requirements
• High school diploma or equivalent is required, Technical/Trade School certification or diploma a plus

Salary Range- 40.31

We offer a competitive salary and an excellent total rewards package. Please reply by 09/30/2026. Interested job seekers who successfully complete the series of pre-screening questions and who appear to possess the basic qualifications for this position may be contacted for a telephone interview.

About Flowers Foods

Flowers Foods, Inc. is a producer and marketer of packaged bakery products. The company operates in two segments: Direct-Store-Delivery (DSD) and Warehouse Delivery. The DSD segment produces fresh breads, buns, rolls, tortillas, and snack cakes that are delivered to retail and foodservice customers directly. The Warehouse Delivery segment produces frozen breads, rolls, and snack cakes that are sold through customers' warehouse channels. The company's brands include Nature's Own, Wonder, Tastykake, Dave's Killer Bread, and others. Flowers Foods was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia.
Learn more about Flowers Foods
Size
8,900 employees
Market Cap
$6.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$152.3 million
Founded
1919
5 Year Trend
+2%
Revenue
$4.3 billion
NASDAQ

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