Maintenance Lead 3rd Shift

Summary

The primary responsibility of this position is to oversee the safe and efficient operation of the production and maintenance process. At Pilgrim’s, Safety Is A Condition, which means the safety of our team members comes first - always.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Be aware of all issues involving your side of the plant; document and report any and all downtime events to your supervisor.
• Have an estimated time for each issue to be resolved.
• Properly communicate all information to any member of management as it is requested in a professional manner.
• Ensure that all maintenance employees are properly utilizing their time, including time spent on breaks and lunches.
• Conduct PM audits and ensure all PM's are completed for your shift.
• Ensure we maintain a TEAM WORK mentality between both shifts and other departments.
• Properly communicate to the incoming shift any outstanding issues and all resolved issues that impacted your side of the plant during your shift.
• Ensure a recap is sent out every day properly documenting the occurrences for the day.
• Direct our employees to ensure all issues are being addressed.
• Assist on all issues as necessary.
• Notify your supervisor of any issues involving your crew that need to be addressed in regards to company policies and expectations so they can be addressed.
• Follow through with all directives given to you by your Supervisor or any other member of maintenance management.

Non-Essential Duties

• Assist maintenance supervisors and management with anything that they need help with.
• Assist production with any issues they may need help with.
• Housekeeping and 5-S of all areas of the production floor and shop, including outside areas around all sides of the plant.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to physically perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or general education diploma (GED).
• Three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Basic computer skills are required.

Licenses and Certifications

• Forklift, pallet jack and man lift.
• Lock out tag out.
• SAP training.
• People first training participation.

Training Requirements

• All employees are required to attend employee and safety orientation prior to performing the above duties.
• Once the employee completes this training, their Supervisor will further orient the employee to the workplace, introduce him/her to employees and other supervision, demonstrate work assignment and explain ingress and egress procedures to and from work stations.

Training Responsibilities and Tracking

Those responsible for training and indoctrination may include: personnel representatives, safety director, supervisors, and other lead workers. The supervisor is accountable for tracking employee progress and performance.

Performance Evaluation

A specific probationary period is assigned to all employees hired to evaluate employee effectiveness and performance. At the end of this period the supervisor will evaluate the job performance of each new employee utilizing current forms and procedures in effect at that time. The employee will be rated and evaluated on essential work duties listed above as well as attendance, tardiness, interaction with co-workers and management, attitudes and work actions. Unacceptable performance of duties and disciplinary actions will be documented on corrective action reports and appropriate personnel records. Absent any negative actions, the employee may be eligible for a wage increase according to the wage and salary policies in effect at that time.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop or kneel. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to cold, wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

Protective Equipment

The employee is required to wear a hair net, beard net (if necessary), gloves, smock, slip proof boots, and ear protection. Employee may also be required to wear additional PPE if job at hand requires it.