Line Maintenance Lead

Line Maintenance Lead Reports To: Maintenance Manager Pay: $26–$30 per hour, based on experience Schedule: Monday–Friday, 6:30 AM–3:30 PM, with some weekends as production requires Location: Pearland, TX About the Role SolvChem is seeking a Line Maintenance Lead to lead day-to-day maintenance operations at our manufacturing facility. As a working leader, you'll coordinate and mentor our Projects/Line Mechanics, prioritize work, and stay hands-on with repairs. You'll keep production equipment, utilities, and facility infrastructure running safely and reliably. What You'll Do Assign and prioritize work orders for Projects/Line Mechanics based on production needs, and inspect completed work for quality and safety Coach, mentor, and cross-train mechanics across manufacturing and utility systems, including consumer and bulk operations Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on manufacturing, packaging, utility, and facility equipment Troubleshoot, repair, and rebuild equipment, and handle installations, modifications, and line changeovers Respond to emergency breakdowns to restore production quickly Help develop and run the preventive maintenance program, and lead root cause analysis and reliability improvements Enforce EHS requirements, including LOTO, PPE, and machine guarding, for both employees and contractors Prepare and approve purchase requisitions, and coordinate with vendors and contractors Maintain work orders and records in the CMMS Serve as backup to the Maintenance Manager when needed What You Bring High school diploma or GED. Vocational or technical training with relevant experience may substitute. An associate's degree in a technical or industrial discipline is preferred. 10+ years of industrial maintenance experience in manufacturing, processing, or production Strong mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and basic electrical knowledge Ability to read blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams, and equipment manuals Experience with preventive maintenance programs, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis Working knowledge of CMMS Experience leading or mentoring maintenance personnel is preferred Electrical controls, PLC, and automation experience is preferred Bilingual (English/Spanish) is preferred Benefits ESP Benefits until direct hire. Note that this is a temp-to-hire position. Will discuss details during screening and interview. #J-18808-Ljbffr ESP Enterprises, Inc.