Bakery Maintenance Mechanic

Position Summary:The Bakery Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving bakery production and packaging equipment to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on industrial maintenance experience with strong mechanical troubleshooting skills and a working knowledge of electrical, pneumatic, and automated equipment.

Experience within a bakery, food-manufacturing, or high-speed packaging environment is strongly preferred.

This position requires an individual who can respond effectively to production breakdowns, perform preventive maintenance, identify root causes of equipment failures, and work closely with Production, Sanitation, and Quality teams while maintaining all safety, GMP, and food-safety requirements.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities Troubleshoot and repair bakery production and packaging equipment.Perform scheduled preventive and corrective maintenance.Diagnose equipment failures and identify root causes rather than relying on unnecessary parts replacement.Repair and replace motors, gearboxes, bearings, chains, belts, sprockets, rollers, shafts, pumps, and other mechanical components.Inspect equipment for wear, abnormal vibration, noise, overheating, misalignment, and other potential failures.Troubleshoot pneumatic systems including cylinders, valves, regulators, solenoids, and air lines.Perform equipment adjustments, alignment, lubrication, and component replacement.Assist with equipment installations, upgrades, changeovers, and continuous-improvement projects.Respond to production breakdowns with urgency while maintaining proper safety procedures.Verify equipment operation following repairs before returning equipment to Production.Communicate equipment conditions, repairs, and outstanding concerns to Maintenance and Production leadership.Complete work orders, PMs, downtime records, and maintenance documentation accurately.Use company systems such as Redzone and Plex as required.Maintain organized tools, spare parts, and maintenance work areas.Willing and able to travel and work at any bakery location as needed to support business and operational needs.Must have the ability to frequently lift or carry up to 50 lbs.

and occasionally lift or carry 51-100+ lbs.

Must have the ability to frequently push or pull up to 50 lbs.

and occasionally push or pull 51-100 lbs.

Must be able to frequently use the computer for data entry and use of mouse.

Must be able to constantly walk and stand for the duration of the work shift.

Must be able to frequently use fine motor manipulations, grip, squat, kneel, bend, twist, turn, reach outward, and reach above chest.

Must be able to occasionally crawl and climb as needed.

Bakery & Production Equipment Knowledge The ideal candidate should have experience with, or the ability to learn and support, equipment such as: Industrial mixers and dough-processing equipmentDepositors, extruders, formers, sheeters, and cutt...