Pilot Bakery and Commissioning Coordinator

About AMF

WE RISE TOGETHER!

At AMF, we are dedicated to working alongside our customers to produce better food for families around the world while creating better lives for our teammates, families, customers, and communities.

AMF Bakery Systems is the world's largest manufacturer of high-speed bakery equipment. We provide complete automated bakery solutions for numerous categories, including Soft Bread and roll, Artisan Bread and roll, Cake and Pie, Pizza and Flatbread and Pastry and Croissant. AMF is part of the Markel Food Groups, the leading equipment supplier to food manufactures around the world.

Our culture and shared values are spelled out in "The Markel Style" as we encourage and recognize teammates that bring these values to life each day. With the style as our guide, our teams pursue excellence while keeping a sense of humor. Seeking to know our customers' needs, we aim to build financial value for our shareholders while sharing success with others and winning together. We are inspired to work hard and encouraged to challenge management to find better ways of doing things. At AMF, we believe in fostering the professional development and personal potential of our diverse workforce.

If you're searching for the next company to call home, AMF Bakery Systems provides a teammate-centered culture with exciting career growth opportunities. We strive to build extraordinary teams by seeking out a wide range of talent, experiences, and diverse backgrounds. Diversity of thought and the collaboration of various life experiences are what drive growth and innovation at AMF.

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Pilot Bakery & Commissioning Coordinator to lead operations in our state-of-the-art pilot bakery and manage the commissioning of new production lines throughout the U.S. and Canada. This hands-on leader will bring deep expertise in AMF Bakery Systems technologies-including Dividing, Sheeting, Depositing, Laminating, and Baking-and proven experience across multiple bakery product categories.

In this role, you will partner closely with Sales, Engineering, Project Management, and Customer Care to validate and optimize equipment and processes, ensuring seamless transitions to full-scale production. You will plan and run pilot trials, uphold the highest standards of product quality and process efficiency, and lead commissioning efforts that deliver on our commitments to safety, performance, and customer satisfaction.

How you will impact AMF

• Collaborate with project managers to deliver products and solutions that meet all contract requirements.
• Proactively create new bakery concepts using AMF technologies, aligned with market trends and customer needs.
• Identify AMF solutions that address customer challenges and enhance operational performance.
• Lead the Pilot Bakery as a premier customer showcase and innovation hub, ensuring excellence in trials, demonstrations, and product development.
• Accelerate commissioning timelines and achieve flawless start-ups through expert testing oversight and process validation.
• Act as the link between Sales, Project Management, and customer operations, translating technical equipment capabilities into practical, bakery-floor solutions.
• Drive measurable customer performance improvements by optimizing AMF equipment settings, processes, and workflows after installation.
• Build customer satisfaction and loyalty through proactive after-sales support, on-site troubleshooting, and targeted training.
• Uphold AMF's market reputation by ensuring every pilot trial and commissioning project reflects our standards for quality, reliability, and innovation.
• Share process improvement opportunities from field experience with R&D and Engineering to inform upgrades and future product designs.
• Support sales growth by providing technical expertise and live demonstrations that help secure new projects and expand existing partnerships.

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