Lead Maintenance Technician

Responsibilities

• Communicates closely with Maintenance Mechanics and other team members on the status of work progress.
• Maintains good relations with other business managers.
• Makes sure key performance indicators like timeliness in responding to issues, material costs, parts, trends, etc., are monitored.
• Exercises good leadership and technical judgement in planning and organizing routine and urgent tasks.
• Demonstrates continuous improvement methods to drive results.
• Oversees and performs maintenance duties to troubleshoot and repair defective equipment in a timely manner.
• Responds to assigned work orders and inputs to Maintenance Management System.
• Performs predictive and preventive maintenance duties.
• Responds to and generates work requests to repair defective equipment.
• In conjunction with the Manager and in their absence, creates and modifies team members' work schedules and grants them time off, coordinating with the manager.
• Actively mentors, coaches, and resolves problems with team members.
• Sets expectations and targets. Provides constructive feedback to help build skills, ability, relations, and confidence.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Experience and Skills:
  • Mechanical/Electrical Engineering Degree
  • Minimum of two years of experience in food manufacturing environment or equivalent technical training
  • Minimum two years in leadership or supervisory role
  • Knowledge of Timekeeping systems and Microsoft Office Programs (Word, Excel, Outlook)
  • PLC programming and knowledge of ladder logic
  • Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to interpret bar graphs
  • Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing practices (5 S, Six Sigma, Kaizen)
  • Ability to communicate effectively, written and verbal
  • Knowledge of Cal-OSHA, HazMat, MSDS, ADA, NFPA, OSHA and other regulations
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations
  • Related trades certifications is helpful
  • Experience working in a chilled food manufacturing environment preferred
• Physical Requirements:
  • While performing the duties of this job, requires the employee to stand for long periods of time, walk, frequent lifting of material up to 50 pounds and frequent twisting, turning, reaching, pushing and pulling
  • Use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs, balance; stoop, kneel or crouch; talk and hear
  • Work is normally performed in a warehouse/production environment
  • Employees may be exposed to work in a production setting and cold temperature (-20 degrees) at times