LEAD MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

About the role

The Maintenance Lead position is part of a unified organization of five businesses at STS Metals, dedicated to delivering high-quality titanium, stainless, alloy steel, and nickel products to the aerospace, medical, industrial, and space industries. This role is a full-time, non-exempt position within Brown Pacific.

Responsibilities

• Assist Engineering, Operations, and/or Maintenance Managers with R&D and improvement projects.
• Work with outside contractors, obtain bids, schedule work, and assist with projects.
• Lead by example and delegate tasks to the department.
• Work as a mentor for all aspects of the job, showing the highest level of leadership.
• Assist Management with departmental training, including confined space, lockout/tagout procedures.
• Perform regular preventative maintenance, inspections, and repairs on machines, equipment, and plant facilities to minimize downtime and meet production goals.
• Assess and perform repairs on equipment with minimal supervision, ensuring equipment is back in service with limited downtime.
• Use basic power and hand tools, and operate a forklift.
• Show knowledge of PLCs, electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Have experience troubleshooting systems, particularly in industrial furnaces, boilers, and water treatment.
• Work safely around industrial equipment and comply with OSHA safety rules.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals, blueprints, and schematics.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Continued education in the field of current work.
• Industrial electrical experience.
• Good, dependable attendance with ability to work overtime on short notice.
• 3-5 years of experience performing mechanical maintenance activities.
• Minimum 5 years of experience performing electrical maintenance activities.
• Experience installing industrial equipment a plus.
• Able to work safely around industrial equipment.
• Forklift experience preferred.
• Bilingual in Spanish a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and mentoring skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Basic skills using power/hand tools and operating a forklift.
• Knowledge of PLCs, electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Previous experience troubleshooting systems, especially in industrial furnaces, boilers, and water treatment.
• Experience in industrial electrical and mechanical maintenance.
• Ability to read and interpret equipment manuals, blueprints, and schematics.