Manufacturing Manager Jobs in Meridian, MS (NOW HIRING)

<div class="ql-align-center"><strong>Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas’® 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! </strong><strong> #LI-JV1</strong></div><div class="ql-align-center"><strong> 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.</strong></div><div class="ql-align-center"><strong> </strong></div><div class="ql-align-center"><strong>Come join the largest baking company in the world and our family of 20,000 associates nationwide!</strong></div><div class="ql-align-center"><strong>Top Reasons to Work at Bimbo Bakeries USA:</strong></div><div class="ql-align-center"><strong>Salary Range: $84,200 - $109,400</strong></div><div class="ql-align-center"><strong>Annual Bonus Eligibility</strong></div><div class="ql-align-center"><strong>Comprehensive Benefits Package</strong></div><div class="ql-align-center"><strong>Paid Time Off</strong></div><div class="ql-align-center"><strong>401k & Company Match</strong></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><span>#LI-JV1</span></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Position Summary:</strong></div><div class="ql-align-justify">The Assistant Maintenance Leader is responsible for providing leadership within the Maintenance Department in the Baking facility, ensuring the highest standards of safety, quality, and sanitation. This role supports the Maintenance Department Leader through assisting to lead the team of mechanics, overseeing mid-size capital projects, and ensuring smooth operations of preventative maintenance programing.</div><div class="ql-align-justify"><br></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Key Job Responsibilities:</strong></div><div class="ql-align-justify">·        Execute the Bakery’s preventive and predictive maintenance programs to ensure reliable operational performance of bakery equipment and processes.</div><div class="ql-align-justify">·        Plan, organize, direct, and control the work performed by Mechanics utilizing the plant’s PM program.</div><div class="ql-align-justify">·        Provide coverage in the absence of the Maintenance Department Leader and technical support for controls, electrical, and mechanical systems and equipment.</div><div class="ql-align-justify">·        Manage and improve all components and software required to efficiently operate a primarily automated manufacturing line.</div><div class="ql-align-justify">·        Monitor Maintenance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and PM system reports, using these reports to initiate remedial actions to improve maintenance performance.</div><div class="ql-align-justify">·        Inspect completed work for conformance to specifications and standards, ensure compliance with governmental requirements (OSHA, EPA, FDA), and verify completion of maintenance procedures in line with company policies.</div><div class="ql-align-justify">·        Requisition tools, equipment, and supplies necessary for maintenance activities.</div><div class="ql-align-justify">·        Ensure maintenance personnel are trained on Lock-Out / Tag-Out, Confined Space, Hazard Material Handling, and Personal Protective Equipment.</div><div class="ql-align-justify">·        Perform tasks that require standing for long periods, climbing, reaching above shoulders, walking, lifting, grasping, kneeling, bending, and twisting. Must ascend and descend building stairways, ladders, and ramps.</div><div class="ql-align-justify">·        Undertake special assignments on a case-by-case basis and perform all other related tasks, including assisting and training other associates as required by supervision.</div><div class="ql-align-justify"><strong>_____________________________________________________________________________________</strong></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Key Behavioral Competencies:</strong></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Operational Execution: </strong>This role requires the ability to think strategically about maintenance needs, set data-based priorities, and build plans with the Mechanics team to achieve improved maintenance KPIs.</div><div class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Set the Standard: </strong>This role supports the Maintenance Department Leader in universal achievement of maintenance standards and practices, equipment reliability, safety, quality, environmental compliance, and productivity for the bakery location. This role requires knowledge of safety and environmental-related concepts, including compliance with State, Federal, and Local regulations. This candidate must be able to travel up to 10% of the time.</div><div class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Drive Our Culture: </strong>Our values and culture are what make our company different. It is critical that the Assistant Maintenance Leader builds a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence, providing consistent leadership in working with and managing the mechanics team while emphasizing teamwork and collaboration that leads to high-quality maintenance practices, high associate engagement, and successful operational results.</div><div class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Be a Change Leader:</strong> Drive the realization of Maintenance Excellence efforts across our manufacturing facilities and processes. Utilize strong decision-making skills and flexibility to drive sustainable operational initiatives and process improvement activities. Provide the necessary leadership to promote change throughout the organization and continue to develop and lead a world-class continuous improvement organization. Establish a culture of accountability throughout the organization by facilitating an effective goal/metrics deployment that aligns with business unit and corporate goals.</div><div class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Develop Our Talent:</strong> While driving accountability for results, be supportive and effective at developing individuals to assume greater levels of responsibility and personal contribution. As a member of the bakery leadership team, this role will also be responsible for providing sound advice to executive leadership on all related topics.</div><div class="ql-align-justify"><strong> </strong></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Education and Work History:</strong></div><div class="ql-align-justify">·        High School diploma or equivalent.</div><div class="ql-align-justify">·        Technical or BA degree in a related field or AIB Maintenance Correspondence Course a plus.</div><div class="ql-align-justify">·        Minimum 3-5 years’ supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in the food industry.</div><div class="ql-align-justify">·        Strong communication, leadership, and team-building skills, with a strong PLC knowledge base being a plus. Experience in electrical circuitry, bread and roll production equipment repair, refrigeration, and fuel-burning equipment is essential.</div><div class="ql-align-justify">·        Must be computer literate and have a proven ability to build, develop, and lead teams.</div><div class="ql-align-justify">·        Ability to identify various parts and read mechanical and electrical drawings, instructions, gauges, meters, etc.</div><div class="ql-align-justify"><br></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><span>The physical and mental demands described in each job posting are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of each job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of each job. </span></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><span>Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, any other classification protected by law. </span></div><div><span>It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.</span></div>