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Maintenance Technician

Bimbo Bakeries USA · Valdese, NC

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Level
Technician
Team
Reliability
Experience asked
18+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
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The role in 30 seconds

A technician-level reliability role at Bimbo Bakeries USA (industrial) in Valdese, NC.

They ask for
18+ years

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$83k.

Median of the low and high ends of 39 live postings that list pay, out of 1590 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

North Carolina plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 82 other live reliability postings in North Carolina.

Experience asked
More than usual (18+ vs 3+)

Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Team leadership 47%
  • PLC 46%
  • Welding 33%
  • Tooling 23%
  • EHS / safety 23%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 18+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Lifts up to 50 lbs

Pulled from the posting text. If it's not listed here, the posting didn't say.

How to get in at this plant

Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.

  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Bimbo Bakeries USA

    Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.

  2. 2

    Send a short, curious note

    One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.

  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

    Questions worth asking about this team:

    • What does a normal week look like on your team?
    • How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
  4. 4

    Apply with someone vouching for you

    If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.

  5. 5

    Bring proof to the interview

    One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.

Full description from Bimbo Bakeries USAAs posted on their careers site.Show

Perform the required Maintenance activities and tasks to keep equipment safe, functional, and efficient by executing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance actions. Must be 18 years of age or older. Ability to use all power tools, hand tools, drill presses, shop tools, etc Ability to read and interpret documents in English. Able to use a variety of communication methods on frequent basis. Use a notebook computer and standard office equipment. Able to sit, stand, stoop and have use of hand motor coordination regularly. Capable of moving up and down building stairways in a multi-level plant to reach job assignments and perform the tasks required. Worker will be exposed to all hazards of machinery and equipment in an operational baking environment. Ability to lift 50 pounds, stack/unstack or carry, stand and/or stoop for prolonged periods of time in a hot environment.

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