Maintenance Lead

Minova is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Lead to join our newest, largest, and most advanced manufacturing facility in Tooele, Utah. This role is a key leadership position responsible for building structure, driving reliability, and setting the standard for maintenance excellence in a growing operation.This is a true player-coach role. We are looking for someone who can lead a team while working side-by-side with technicians, establishing preventive maintenance systems, managing spare parts, and ensuring equipment uptime in a fast-paced industrial environment.Position SummaryThe Maintenance Lead provides leadership to the maintenance team while delivering preventative maintenance, repair, reliability, and technical support to plant operations and equipment. This role supports the manufacturing of steel roof bolts, plates, bonding resins, and powdered chemicals, with a strong focus on Safety, Health & Environment (SH&E), quality, and operational efficiency.Schedule & CompensationPay: $35–$40/hour (hourly, overtime eligible)Schedule: To be DeterminedNo relocation assistance offeredKey ResponsibilitiesLeadership & Maintenance ExecutionLead and supervise the onsite maintenance team (first-level management responsibility)Work hands-on alongside technicians performing mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and welding tasksEstablish, implement, and maintain Preventive Maintenance (PM) programs from the ground upDevelop and manage spare parts and critical spare parts inventoryDiagnose and troubleshoot equipment using ladder logic and PLC diagnosticsSupport Allen-Bradley and Siemens control systemsTrain new hires and support ongoing technical developmentEquipment & Technical ScopeConveyors, hydraulics, pneumatics, and rotating equipmentElectrical systems, compressors, cranes (up to 30-ton), testing equipmentTIG welding and general fabricationForklift and boom lift operation (required)Take ownership of team safety practices and enforce all safety protocolsLead by example to create and sustain a positive safety cultureParticipate in monthly SH&E meetingsEnsure compliance with Lockout/Tagout, machine guarding, JSA programsPromptly report unsafe conditions and incidentsConduct regular inspections and site audits to ensure equipment and plant safetyCommercial Ownership & Operational EfficiencyInvestigate cost-effective solutions to plant and machine issuesCoordinate PMs and repairs with Operations to minimize downtime and overtimeMaintain budgetary compliance (required)Support asset utilization, lifecycle management, and reliability initiativesTravel occasionally to support projects or sister plants, as neededOperational ExcellenceFollow, implement, and sustain 5S principlesPartner with management to develop and execute maintenance schedulesMaintain equipment condition through regular inspections and auditsWillingness to work overtime, rotating hours, holidays, weekends, or alternative shifts when requiredDemonstrated desire for continuous technical learning and performance improvementPeople, Quality & CommunicationLead and hold the maintenance team accountable for quality workmanshipCommunicate effectively across shifts to ensure equipment availabilityMaintain attendance above minimum handbook standards due to the critical nature of the roleAccept coaching and performance feedback professionallyIdentify personal training needs and actively pursue developmentParticipate in continuous improvement (Kaizen) and error-proofing (Poka-Yoke) initiativesComplete documentation accurately, legibly, and on timeServe as a visible example to the hourly workforceFocus on safe operation, asset care, and effective executionWork independently and collaboratively in a team environmentMaintain a professional appearance and task-oriented mindsetProven experience setting up PM programsSpare parts and critical parts management experienceLadder logic troubleshooting and diagnosticsAllen-Bradley and Siemens PLC systemsTIG welding experienceAbility to lead while remaining hands-onCustomer FocusTeam CommitmentResults and efficiency-driven mindsetWillingness to lead small-to-medium-sized projectsMinova and Malone are equal opportunity employers.J-18808-Ljbffr