Building Facilities/ Maintenance Tech

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.

1st Shift

Key Accountabilities

Assists the maintenance department in keeping up the facility and equipment by performing necessary repairs, and/or maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Gives priority to and executes on all verbal assignments from production management and maintenance management.
• Completes written work orders as assigned.
• Completes daily tasks from the Facilities checklist.
• Inspects the water boiler daily and is responsible for checking chemical tank, releasing pressure and checking salt levels. Makes adjustments to boiler as needed.
• Assists the mechanics as needed.
• Request parts needed and follow up on them.
• Communicate daily with the maintenance team regarding any issue.
• Conducts daily facility walk-thru inspection, identifying and resolving issues immediately.
• Maintains cleanliness and safety of maintenance shop and yard.
• Performs maintenance detail work at Rialto warehouse as needed.
• Performs special projects as assigned.
• Follows rules and regulations to ensure food safety, quality, and legality.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships.
• Perform other duties as assigned by any lead, supervisor, manager or other leader in the organization.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 1 YR exp. maintenance or equivalent, manufacturing environment preferred
• GMP/HACCP Certificate (in-house), sit- down & stand-up forklift certified, boom/scissor lift certified

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed required to work near moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather). The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme heat or cold (non-weather), and to rapid changes in temperature. The employee must be able to tolerate a work environment that contains flour dust. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can get loud.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and walk; and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

This position requires employee to have adequate communicating and observational skills, including seeing, speaking and hearing, due to the operation of various types of moving equipment used in the bakery. These requirements are for the safety of the employee and co-workers. These requirements are also necessary for collecting and distributing information to staff, and communicating with co-workers. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and color vision.

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.