Maintenance Lead

SUMMARYA high-performing Maintenance team is essential to our operation. As a Maintenance Lead, you will lead maintenance activities across the facility, ensuring equipment reliability, operational efficiency, and a strong safety culture while guiding your team to consistently meet and exceed performance expectationsESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:Leading and supporting a skilled maintenance team through daily operationsOverseeing machine maintenance, mechanical and electrical troubleshooting, and facility upkeepSupporting installation of new equipment, construction projects, and food safety work ordersPlanning, monitoring, and supervising work activities in your assigned areaDriving efficiency and performance using sound maintenance principles and best practicesRolling up your sleeves to troubleshoot and repair mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systemsCoaching operators and line mechanics on safe and effective equipment operationAssisting with fabrication, preventative maintenance, and routine equipment checksTraining and mentoring maintenance team members and supporting associate developmentPromoting a clean, organized, and safe work environment through 5S practicesEnsuring accurate documentation, part usage tracking, and daily schedulesMaking sure repairs fix the root cause, not just the symptomCommunicating clearly across all maintenance shiftsCovering the floor as needed to maintain peak production efficiency and food safety excellenceEDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCETwo to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. This position requires a well-organized individual that is self motivated and takes charge, is dependable and responsible, enjoys new opportunities and challenges, enjoys working with and developing people, deals with criticism calmly and effectively, is attentive to detail and is thorough in completing tasks as assigned and on time, is flexible and open to change. Must be knowledgeable in pneumatic, electric, & steam systems & their associated components, liquid pumps (PD & centrifugal), PLC's, HMI's, electric motors, and gearboxes.LANGUAGE SKILLSAble to read, analyze, and interpret equipment manuals, blueprints, electric and pneumatic schematics, general business periodicals, and or governmental regulations in English. Able to effectively present information and respond to questions from customers, staff and managers.MATHEMATICAL SKILLSBasic addition, subtraction, multiplication, Division and fractions.PHYSICAL DEMANDSWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is required to regularly stand, stoop, kneel and walk. The employee must frequently lift and or move 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.WORK ENVIRONMENT