Traveling Bakery Maintenance Manager - GA or IL

• Traveling Bakery Maintenance Manager - GA or IL

Travel to Multiple Bakery Locations | 100% Travel | Hands-On Leadership

Turano Baking Company is a family-owned bakery with over 60 years of experience producing high-quality breads and rolls for food service, retail, and national customers across the United States.

We are seeking a HANDS-ON, solutions-driven Traveling Bakery Maintenance Manager to lead engineering, capital projects, maintenance strategy, and facility improvements across multiple manufacturing operations.

This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for driving operational reliability, supporting plant performance, and managing major engineering and construction initiatives throughout the organization.

The ideal candidate MUST HAVE bakery engineering experience, practical project leadership skills, and the ability to work effectively across operations, maintenance, sanitation, quality, and executive leadership teams.

This role oversees major engineering and facility projects across the organization, including line installations, equipment upgrades, plant improvements, and infrastructure initiatives.

This role works closely with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Safety, and Executive Leadership to improve operational efficiency, equipment reliability, food safety compliance, and long-term manufacturing capability.

This is a hands-on manufacturing leadership position - not a desk-only engineering role. Candidates must have strong mechanical, electrical and PLC experience.

• Lead multi-site engineering and capital improvement projects from planning through implementation
• Manage construction, facility upgrades, equipment installations, and production line expansions
• Develop project scopes, budgets, timelines, and vendor requirements
• Coordinate contractors, suppliers, and internal teams to ensure successful project execution
• Evaluate manufacturing processes and recommend operational improvements

• Partner with Plant Engineers and Maintenance teams to improve equipment reliability and operational performance
• Assist facilities in developing and strengthening preventive maintenance (PM) programs, maintenance procedures, and equipment lifecycle planning
• Support the development of breakdown analysis and root cause corrective action programs to reduce downtime and improve operational efficiency
• Assist plants in improving maintenance inventory control and critical spare parts management
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of major mechanical, electrical, and PLC-related equipment issues
• Recommend and implement equipment upgrades and modernization initiatives to improve reliability, safety, efficiency, and production capability
• Work with plant leadership to evaluate aging equipment and support both mechanical and electrical improvement projects across facilities
• Analyze equipment failures and implement long-term corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives

• Ensure engineering and maintenance activities comply with GMPs, food safety standards, and company sanitation requirements
• Coordinate maintenance activities in food handling areas to minimize operational and product safety risk
• Ensure proper communication and cleanup procedures following maintenance or repair work
• Support compliance with applicable OSHA, environmental, and regulatory requirements

• Present project updates, budgets, and recommendations to Leadership
• Work cross-functionally with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Sanitation, and Purchasing teams
• Support long-term facility planning and operational growth initiatives
• Assist in developing engineering standards and best practices across facilities

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