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Overview

Flowers Foods, Inc. is a leading producer of packaged bakery goods in the United States, focusing on crafting moments of joy through their products. The Industrial Maintenance Technician role involves ensuring optimal efficiency through maintenance tasks while adhering to safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate safe work habits and proper tool usage.
  • Perform maintenance tasks and demonstrate knowledge of critical equipment components.
  • Identify and inspect mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components.
  • Rebuild mechanical drive components such as clutches and brakes.
  • Verify and correct mechanical timing.
  • Conduct preventive maintenance on specific equipment.
  • Identify mechanical wear and troubleshoot mechanical drive and conveyor components.
  • Use SAP software for parts checkout and reporting.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
  • Comply with all company policies and procedures.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by management.
  • Possess or attain required licenses for working with job-related equipment.

Requirements

  • 1+ years of experience as a technician in related fields.
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Technical/Trade School certification or diploma is a plus.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Mesa, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting sits about 10% above the $31/hr median for welding jobs in Mesa, AZ — toward the top of a $25–$35/hr middle band drawn from 13 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 69% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Mesa, AZ

We're tracking 50 other active welding openings in Mesa, AZ right now, from 42 different employers. 28 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 495 other active welding openings from 293 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Mesa, or widen the search to Arizona.

Flowers Foods & Subsidiaries currently has 1 other opening live in Arizona, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are EZARC (18), Sundt Construction (15), and U-Haul (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are El Mirage at $38/hr, Waddell at $34/hr, and Phoenix at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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