Flowers Foods

Industrial Maintenance Supervisor

Flowers Foods$88K — $95K *
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of relevant industrial maintenance experience
  • Strong leadership or supervisory background for 2+ years
  • Proficient in industrial electrical wiring and PLC troubleshooting
  • Knowledgeable in equipment repair and installation
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field preferred
  • High school diploma or equivalent required

Responsibilities

  • Manage and schedule hourly maintenance staff on shift
  • Execute preventive maintenance and manage line calls effectively
  • Communicate shift preparations with previous and next shifts
  • Review parts requests and manage inventory during shifts
  • Utilize SAP for work request notifications and PM orders
  • Conduct employee reviews and provide training/coaching to staff
  • Perform critical process inspections and verify maintenance work

Benefits

  • Competitive salary package
  • Excellent total rewards package
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Supportive work environment and culture
  • Licensing support for regulatory compliance
Full Job Description
Bringing Home the Dough

Industrial Maintenance Supervisors ensure optimal efficiency is achieved through effectively managing hourly maintenance employees and participating in hiring and disciplinary decisions. The Industrial Maintenance Supervisor works closely with plant leaders, and requires demonstration and competency of plant safety, legal/labor compliance and/or food quality standards. 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

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Maintain the floor, on shift: schedule and manage hourly, execute preventive maintenance (PMs), and manage line calls
• Communicate oncoming shift preparation/meeting with previous and next shifts
• Review parts requests and manage parts checked out on shift (Parts Tag Receipt)
• Utilize SAP to review: work request notifications, preventive maintenance (PM) orders, and update breakdown notifications
• Execute small scale maintenance projects
• Maintain shift reporting and next day planning
• Conduct employee reviews
• Train and coach technicians and apprentices
• Conduct critical process inspections
• Conduct PM work verification of technicians (responsible for PM equipment, on shift). =
• Demonstrate effective leadership, problem solving, time management, and adaptability
• 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 proven leadership or supervisory experience with demonstrated knowledge in industrial electrical wiring, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) troubleshooting, motor control, and equipment repair and installation

Additional Ingredients: Essential Job Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field is desired/High school diploma or equivalent is required

Salary Range- 88,000-95,000

We offer a competitive salary and an excellent total rewards package. Please reply by 9/16/2026. 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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