Engineering Technician - Villa Rica, GA - Military Veterans

For more than 100 years, the people of Flowers Foods have worked with honesty, integrity, and a true passion for baking. Flowers Foods is one of the largest baking companies in the United States with 46 highly efficient bakeries producing a wide range of delicious bakery foods under trusted, best-selling brands like Nature’s Own, Dave’s Killer Bread, Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse, and Tastykake.

Full-time employees are offered: 

• Comprehensive health and medical benefits
• 401(k) Retirement savings plan
• Professional growth and leadership training
• Paid vacation, holidays, and parental leave

Bringing Home the Dough

• $29/Hr starting and fast promoting!

Rising to the Challenge: Position Responsibilities

• Ensures plant facility and equipment are maintained according to standards. 
• Assists Maintenance Manager or Maintenance Superintendent in the performance of assigned duties. 
• Plans, assigns and supervises work of Engineering Personnel on assigned shift. 
• Trains new employees in accordance with established training programs and plant procedures. Demonstrates procedures unique to plant operations. 
• Supervises and/or participates in the repair and maintenance of all plant machine and equipment. 
• Reads, understands and implements schematics and mechanical drawings. 
• Maintains good employee relations. 
• Promotes established safety programs and insure safe operating procedures and monitor employee compliance. 
• Ensures that work areas are cleaned and organized during assigned shift. 
• Ensures compliance with all Company policies and procedures (EEO, Sexual Harassment, Safety, Sarbanes Oxley, etc.) 
• Performs 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.

Knead to Know: Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of proven leadership or supervisory experience in industrial operations, maintenance or utilities operations is preferred. With a demonstrated knowledge in Industrial Electrical wiring, motor control, PLC. Equipment repair, Industrial Equipment installation, start-up, repair, etc.
• Experience in the installation, diagnosing and repairing mechanical equipment through troubleshooting required. Electrical troubleshooting is desired.
• Experience or knowledge of programmable logic controllers (PLC), and Networking devices a plus. Allen Bradley experiences a plus.
• Managing/overseeing a Preventative Maintenance Program
• SAP experience is a plus