Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands like La Brea Bakery®, Otis Spunkmeyer®, and Oakrun Farm Bakery®. With 13 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers’ expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration.

 

 

The Maintenance Technician III provides complex technical repairs and preventive maintenance on Bakery equipment including mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and computerized systems to minimize downtime. This role troubleshoots issues, performs repairs, installs new parts, executes equipment overhauls, tests repaired equipment, and maintains records in the computerized maintenance system.

 

Responsibilities:

• Conduct all work activities in a safe and acceptable manner.
• Use Good Manufacturing Procedures in the execution of daily work activities.
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on assets.
• Troubleshoot equipment problems and perform immediate repairs and preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Overhaul existing equipment and engage in new equipment installations.
• Generate parts requests and follow all required MRO procedures to help ensure adequate inventory.
• Daily monitor work order load in queue, execute assigned preventative and corrective work order/tasks as per assigned schedule. Create follow up notifications for identified corrective work still required.
• Identify initial priority and update on work orders based on status, inspection, and criticality for follow up. Notify Maintenance planner, Supervisor, or Manager verbally if equipment is at high risk of catastrophic failure.
• Perform updates/corrections to work orders promptly as identified and communicated by leadership.
• Communicate with planner, parts coordinator if any availability or other part issues occur with materials required to complete work orders. Provide verbal communication on high priority items that place operations/equipment at risk.
• Work with parts coordinator to inspect material kit content days in advance of work order scheduled start date to confirm required parts are onsite ready to use.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications:

• High school diploma with a minimum of 4 years of experience in instrumentation, measurement, and control systems, electronics, mechanical and/or electrical experience in industrial and manufacturing machinery or 6 years of experience in instrumentation, measurement, and control systems, electronics, mechanical and/or electrical experience in industrial and manufacturing machinery. A Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field is preferred.
• 4 or more years experience in industrial maintenance environment troubleshooting PLC software, I/O, and field devices and working with mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic systems preferred.
• Experience in three of the following skills: refrigeration, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and food manufacturing process controls.
• Knowledge of equipment set-up, functionality, operating procedures, and preventative maintenance techniques.
• Able to handle multiple tasks with the capability of prioritizing and planning work activities.
• Must have the ability to read and interpret electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, and control systems design documentation and vendor-supplied documents including Process & Instrument Drawings (PID), electrical single line drawings, instrument loop drawings, electrical cable, routing and termination, mechanical diagrams and machine layout drawings.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and must also adapt to frequent changes that occur on the production line.

 

Shift: 1st (Friday-Monday: 5:45am - 4pm)

Hourly Rate: $28.08 - $34.00

 

Benefits Designed with You in Mind

At Aspire Bakeries, we’re committed to supporting your well-being, professional growth, and financial stability. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

 

Health & Wellness:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Company-paid life insurance
• Optional voluntary benefits

Work-Life Balance:

• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off and holidays

Financial Security:

• Competitive 401(k) plan with a 100% vested company match
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Continuous Growth:

• Tuition reimbursement program
• Flexible Spending:
• HSA and FSA options

Performance-Based Rewards:
We value your hard work and dedication. That’s why we offer performance-driven incentive programs tailored to your role:

• Short-Term Incentive Plan (STIP): Recognizing individual and team achievements.
• Sales Incentive Plan (SIP): Rewarding excellence in sales performance.
• Bakery Incentive Plan (BIP): Focused on achieving bakery-specific performance goals.

 

At Aspire Bakeries, we believe that when you succeed, we all succeed. Join us and experience benefits that truly work as hard as you do!

 

Aspire Bakeries LLC values the contribution each Team Member brings to our organization. The final determination of a successful candidate’s starting pay will vary based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to location, shift, education, skill, and experience within the job or the industry. The pay scale listed for this position is generally for candidates that meet the specified qualifications and requirements listed In this specific job description. Additional pay may be determined for those candidates that exceed these specified qualifications and requirements. We provide a competitive compensation package that recognizes your experience, credentials, and education alongside a robust benefits program to meet your needs. For union-represented postings, wage rates and ranges are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

 

Aspire Bakeries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.