Maintenance Manager
Baker Commodities Inc · Seattle, WA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Reliability
- Base pay
- $95k–$100k
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 13 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management reliability role at Baker Commodities Inc (industrial) in Seattle, WA.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- Welding, EHS / safety
- Base pay
- $95k–$100k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in Washington: typical posted base $105k–$145k. This one lists $95k–$100k.
Median of the low and high ends of 12 live postings that list pay, out of 20 reliability engineer openings in Washington, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Washington plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 19 other live reliability postings in Washington.
- Base pay
- About 22% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 2+)
Typical $105k–$145k, from 11 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 2+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Python 55%
- Root cause 50%
- Automation 40%
- FMEA 30%
- ✓ Team leadership 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Welding, EHS / safety, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Baker Commodities Inc
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- 2
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Baker Commodities Inc in Seattle
1 other open role at this site.
- Assistant Plant Manager · Production · Manager
Full description from Baker Commodities IncAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Manages and directs all maintenance personnel, including but not limited to reviewing and approving time off requests and hours worked, training and coaching employees, and advising and assisting the Plant Manager on employee disciplinary issues
- ◆This position is involved in and makes recommendations regarding employee terminations or hiring, but does not perform these functions themselves
- ◆Responsible for gathering and filing all maintenance related record keeping
- ◆Must keep up-to-date records of servicing of all major machinery and equipment, and is responsible for scheduling times/dates for any major mechanical repairs or equipment replacements under the supervision of the Plant Manager
- ◆Must delegate tasks to different shifts, follow up on the progression of tasks, and ensure all work is properly documented
- ◆Reviews and maintains inventories of plant supplies, parts, and tools on a regular basis, and communicates with the Plant Manager on the need to re-order plant supplies, parts and tools
- ◆Assists the Plant Manager with ordering plant equipment, supplies and parts, including researching and evaluating different options, placing orders, and communicating with vendors and contractors throughout the process
- ◆Communicates daily with the Plant Manager and keeps the Plant Manager appraised of progress on maintenance jobs and ongoing or potential maintenance related issues
- ◆Required to work with water lines, high-pressure steam pipes, hydraulic hoses, welding, cutting (plasma & torch) and brazing
- ◆Must be able to maintain all major pieces of equipment, including but not limited to the boilers, scrubbers, cooker, and presses
- ◆Must learn and be able to troubleshoot issues with equipment and machinery used throughout the plant
- ◆Required to respond to after-hours emergencies as they occur
- ◆Must be able to direct others to repair gear drives
- ◆Must be able to direct work on the installation and removal of heavy machinery and equipment
- ◆Oversee the completion of the OSHA checklist and assist the Plant Manager with OSHA inspections and follow-up
- ◆Ensures that the plant and all equipment are maintained in an orderly and clean condition
- ◆May conduct inspections with regulatory bodies, for insurance purposes, or as otherwise requested by management or Baker Corporate.
- ◆Interacts with others in a professional and ethical manner
- ◆Follows all Company policies and procedures
- ◆Keeps up regular attendance and punctuality; regular attendance and punctuality are essential for the smooth operation of this Company. Any time off requests should be made 2 weeks in advance to the Plant Manager and the Northwest Regional Manager
- ◆Performs other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective operation of the business. These
responsibilities
may change from time to time as business needs change
Requirements
Qualifications (KSA, professional certifications, education, experience, travel requirements)
- ✓Knowledge of safe work practices
- ✓Background in maintenance of industrial plants
- ✓General knowledge about operating and maintaining gas-fed steam boilers
- ✓Working electrical knowledge, including the use and installation of motors, controls and variable frequency drives and lockout/tagout
- ✓Ability to perform basic plumbing repairs
- ✓Strong organizational skills for recordkeeping
- ✓Basic computer skills, including the use of Microsoft Word and Outlook
- ✓Welding and fabricating experience preferred but not required
- ✓High School degree
- ✓3-5 years’ experience in a supervisory or leadership role
- ✓Less than 20% travel requirement
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Description
Directly manage and supervise the activities of maintenance personnel; schedule work assignments and maintain maintenance inventory and service records. This position should also propose ideas to build on the existing maintenance program and improve it.
Please see our website for more information regarding Baker Commodities, Inc. www.bakercommodities.com
Constantly (over 2/3)
- •Communicates with vendors, contractors and co-workers and exchanges accurate information in-person, telephonically and via electronic devices/e-mail
- •Operates and uses maintenance/mechanic tools, including electrical hand tools
- •Must be able to position self to maintain equipment or perform duties of repairing and maintaining work equipment
- •Must be able to move around industrial equipment in a manufacturing facility
- •Must be able to detect and observe equipment in need of repair
Frequently (1/3-2/3)
- •Operates computer and other office productivity machinery such as calculator, copy machine and printer
- •Review documents, organizes data and detects accuracy of information
- •Move and transport material, equipment and tools up to 70 lbs with and without specialized lifting, moving and rigging equipment
- •Moves across wet/slippery and uneven surfaces
- •Exposed to materials that occasionally require use of PPE
Occasionally (under 1/3)
- •Exposed to work in outdoor weather conditions and rendering odors
About Baker Commodities, Inc.
Baker Commodities Inc. has been in business for over 80 years. We are a privately owned company with?manufacturing facilities strategically located within the United States providing quality products and services worldwide. Much of our success is due ?to our outstanding employees. Through their careful attention to quality, service, innovation and integrity, we will continue to be one of the world's premier rendering companies. ?
