MAINTENANCE LEAD CARROLLTON PLANT

Essential Functions

• Manages maintenance work requests from production floor by determining priority and assigning work orders to technicians.
• Verifies completion of assigned work orders by technicians.
• Enforces departmental use of Lock Out Tag Out as defined by the company policy.
• Ensures team members comply with all safety and good manufacturing practices.
• Communicates to Production and Quality Assurance departments equipment breakdowns and estimated times for repair completion.
• Works with management, vendor, engineering and quality control personnel to resolve maintenance issues and recommend measures to improve operations and conditions of machines and equipment.
• Audits work of team members to ensure that standards are being met.
• Conducts daily meetings at the end of each shift to update incoming maintenance personnel on status of breakdowns, repairs and troubleshooting completed during previous shift.
• Maintains shop cleanliness, including the office and outside staging area.
• Communicates daily shift pass down report via designated email distribution.
• Dismantles equipment to gain access to and remove defective parts.
• Examines form and texture of parts regularly to remove defective parts.
• Lubricates and cleans parts, equipment, and machinery.
• Tests and adjusts equipment to meet performance specifications.
• Sets up and operates lathe, drill press, grinder, saws, and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts.
• Communicates to Supervisor parts needs.
• Repairs electrical equipment.
• Represents the Maintenance department as needed for cross functional meetings.
• Ensures shift is meeting department KPIs and CMMS compliance.
• Follows up on Downtime items and aids in root cause analysis.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years of Maintenance Mechanic experience in a manufacturing environment.
• One year certificate from a college or technical school or equivalent experience.
• Ability to operate a variety of hand tools including welding machines, cutting torches, pipe/tube cutters, power drills/saws, calipers.
• Prior work with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Experience with interpreting a variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.

Preferred Education & Experiences

• Previous experience in a food processing environment.
• Previous leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• PLC troubleshooting experience.
• VFD programming experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Strong communication skills and ability to problem solve and troubleshoot diverse breakdowns.
• Demonstrated knowledge in various software programs such as Microsoft applications and experience with a CMMS program.
• Ability to operate a variety of hand tools to include welding machines, cutting torches and power tools.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.

Work Environment

• Production Environment

Work Ability Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is frequently required to climb or balance.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.

Work Authorizations

• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and quality benefits package.
• Discretionary/performance-based incentives.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance plans.
• Optional HRA/HSA, telemedicine, employee assistance and wellness programs.
• Long-term disability.
• Basic life and AD&D.
• 401(k) with a company match.
• Paid time off.
• 10 paid holidays each year.
• Paid parental leave.

Equal Employment Opportunity

• Trident Seafoods provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

• Trident Seafoods and its subsidiaries have adopted a drug-free workplace policy. Working under the influence of Drugs or Alcohol is not permitted.

Immigration Status

• Employment with Trident Seafoods is contingent upon the candidate maintaining valid immigration status and work authorization throughout employment, with or without immigration sponsorship by the company.