Job Description

Overview

Flowers Foods, Inc. is a leading producer of packaged bakery goods in the United States, committed to crafting moments of joy with every product. The Industrial Maintenance Technician II role focuses on ensuring optimal efficiency through maintenance while adhering to safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate safe work habits and proper tool selection.
  • Show knowledge of electrical welding, gas welding, cutting, soldering, pipe fittings, and metal fabrication.
  • Identify and inspect mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components.
  • Rebuild mechanical drive components such as clutches and brakes.
  • Verify and correct mechanical timing.
  • Perform proper component lubrication and conduct preventive maintenance.
  • 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 deemed necessary by management.
  • Possess or attain required licenses for job-related equipment.

Requirements

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

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Mesa, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting sits about 18% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs in Mesa, AZ — toward the top of a $28–$38/hr middle band drawn from 24 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 71% 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 58 other active welding openings in Mesa, AZ right now, from 33 different employers. 16 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 505 other active welding openings from 253 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.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (27), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (20), and EZARC (19). 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 Chandler at $36/hr, Tempe at $32/hr, and Phoenix at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Mesa-Industrial Maintenance Technician II figures were last recalculated when this page was built.