Senior Maintenance Mechanic

About the role

The Senior Maintenance Mechanic is the technical authority for NEA’s Massachusetts facilities and owns the equipment that Lakeville’s production depends on. This role resolves system faults, builds and runs the preventive maintenance program, and mentors the Mechanics and Technicians coming up behind it.

Responsibilities

• Own the chiller plant, air handling systems, reverse-osmosis and RODI water plant, and environmental control systems
• Traverse 999 William S. Canning Blvd for work outside of the Senior Facilities Technician’s scope
• Advises the Director on capital repair versus replacement, with supporting failure history
• Maintains the preventive maintenance program and asset registry
• Reports preventive versus reactive work ratio, PM completion rate, and repeat-failure analysis to the Director monthly
• Ensures full CCC and OSHA compliance and documents compliance-relevant repairs
• Mentors Mechanics and Technicians, validating their readiness against the published progression criteria
• Serves as primary on-call escalation and responds to critical after-hours failures

Requirements

• Five or more years of hands-on experience in commercial or industrial HVAC-R, electrical or industrial maintenance
• One of the following, held at hire and not obtainable afterward:
• A Massachusetts journeyman electrical or plumbing license
• EPA 608 Universal certification together with five years of documented commercial HVAC-R service experience
• Formal technical grounding in controls, electronic or mechanical systems
• Demonstrated capability on centrifugal or screw chillers, industrial dehumidification, and building management or environmental control systems
• Demonstrated ability to read and work from electrical schematics, ladder logic, mechanical drawings and P&IDs
• OSHA 10 certification, or the ability to obtain it within 90 days; OSHA 30 within the first year — company paid
• Availability to serve as primary on-call escalation, including nights, weekends and holidays

Qualifications

• Minimum 21 years of age (Cannabis Control Commission requirement)
• Able to obtain and maintain a Massachusetts CCC agent registration card
• Passes a pre-employment background check and drug screen in accordance with company policy and state regulation
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation between NEA Massachusetts locations