Dessert Holdings is North America's fastest growing premium dessert company, recognized for providing retail and foodservice customers with chef-inspired innovative desserts made with real ingredients, a flexible and low-cost supply chain, and best in class service. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, it is a collection of premium dessert companies and brands: Steven Charles, The Original Cakerie, Lawler's Desserts, Atlanta Cheesecake Company, Dianne's Fine Desserts and recently Kennys Pies. Dessert Holdings is owned by Bain Capital and is continuing its journey of rapid growth.
The company employs approximately 3,000 people across eight manufacturing facilities and its headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota. The manufacturing facilities are geographically dispersed, with two facilities in Canada and Georgia and one each in Colorado, Texas,Massachusetts, Minnesota, and North Carolina.
- Perform general maintenance and repairs on building and facility systems, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, lighting, doors, dock equipment, roofing, and building structures.
- Effectively complete assigned Preventative Maintenance Plans for building, facility, and production support systems as scheduled to eliminate unplanned downtime.
- Participate in RCA on facility, utility, and equipment failures to provide insight to failure and suggest corrective actions.
- Work Well in a team environment and understand the team is stronger as a unified group vs a team of individuals.
- Conduct routine inspections of the building interior, exterior, grounds, and parking areas to identify and correct deficiencies, safety hazards, and repair needs.
- Maintain and service plant utilities and support systems, such as boilers, air compressors, refrigeration, water, and wastewater systems; partner with engineering or others on non-routine repairs and facility projects.
- Perform general upkeep tasks, including painting, carpentry, drywall, floor, wall, and ceiling repairs, and fixture replacement, to maintain sanitary building conditions.
- Coordinate and monitor outside contractors and vendors performing facility work to ensure compliance with site safety, GMP, and food safety requirements.
- Understands the management of Quality Systems and is familiar with SQF, HACCP, and GMP practices which help ensure the safety within the workplace and the production of a safe and quality product(s)
- Will perform other duties as required by supervisor and reporting structure
- Document all Maintenance work activity within CMMS System.
- Effectively support the Preventative Maintenance (PM) program with a goal of continually reducing unscheduled downtime.
What You Bring to the Team?
- Operate in the workplace in a safe and effective manner and adheres to mechanical/fluid power/electrical power and environmental rules and regulations for welding.
- Ability to follow Processes to disassemble and reassemble equipment before and after cleaning and then properly test for safe and correct operation.
- Installs aligns and adjust mechanical power transmission components (Gearboxes/Bearings/Chains/Shafts/Gears)
- Lubricates equipment using correct lubricants and properly disposes of used lubricants and oils
- Must have own tools (Required Tool List will be provided and needs to be on site within 2 weeks of hire)
- Adjust/Service pneumatic regulators, filters and pneumatic conductors
- Ability to perform basic welding including proper selection of PPE, and preparation of welding process.
- Must have a flexible schedule
- Must be willing to work overtime including weekends if necessary
- Proficiency in MS Office and basic PC skills
Required
- 2+ years of general building, facility, or industrial maintenance experience, or a two-year technical degree in a related field
- Working knowledge of building systems, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, lighting, and refrigeration
- Ability to read and interpret basic blueprints, schematics, and equipment manuals
- Knowledge of Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and safe work practices, including ladder, lift, and hot work safety
- Ability to safely use hand tools, power tools, and test equipment (e.g., multimeter) to diagnose and repair facility issues
- Must be able to read, write and speak English, preferred if can read, write and speak English and Spanish.
- Must be able to successfully complete HACCP Certification
- Must have Forklift License or able to complete required training within 90 days of hire
Preferred
- Have good verbal, written communication, and mathematical skills (ability to deal tactfully and courteously/interdepartmentally as well as with co-workers and vendors).
- EMAINT CMMS knowledge preferred but must have experiencing using CMMS System.
- Working Knowledge of Ovens, bakery equipment, and packaging equipment.
- AIB Bakery Equipment training course is helpful.
Physical requirements
- Must be able to lift up to 75lbs and is required to ask for assistance if limit is exceeded
- Stoop, kneel or bend
- Be on feet up to 12 hours a day
- Manual Dexterity is required for operating machinery and computers
Benefits
Dessert Holdings offers a wide range of benefits to employees. Some are subsidized by the company and others are fully employee-paid. Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan. Steven Charles sponsors a 401 (k) plan which includes company match. Dessert Holdings offers paid vacation, holidays, and provides wellness/sick, bereavement leave, and others income replacement plans for eligible employees.
EEO Statement
Dessert Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Contact HR if you have any questions.