Maintenance Team Lead

What are you going to do?

The Maintenance Team Lead is responsible for leading and developing a high-performing team while ensuring operational efficiency and business success. This role oversees daily team operations, aligns resources to meet business demands, monitors key performance metrics, and drives continuous process improvements. The successful candidate fosters an open, engaged, and collaborative work environment through strong communication, effective coaching, and active partnership with employees and cross-functional teams. This position also leverages technology applications, operational systems, and data analytics to improve decision-making, enhance productivity, and support business objectives while developing employees through training, career planning, and performance management.

Requirements

• Experience in Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of working experience in operations, technical services, or a related environment.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and employee engagement skills with a proven ability to motivate and develop employees.
• Experience with workforce planning, resource allocation, and operational performance management.
• Proficiency in analyzing KPIs, dashboards, and business metrics to drive operational improvements and support data-driven decision-making.
• Strong financial acumen, including budget management, labor cost optimization, and resource planning.
• Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives and developing business cases for process enhancements.
• Excellent communication, organizational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other business technology applications used to support operational planning, reporting, and team collaboration.
• Ability to effectively partner with Human Resources and cross-functional leaders to achieve organizational objectives.

We offer

• Flextime policy
• Paid Time Off (i.e., PTO) that can be used as it's accrued
• Paid Holidays effective date of hire
• Medical insurance (i.e., three plans available, PPO, HMO*, and PPO with HSA) effective date of hire
• Dental care
• Vision care
• 100% Voortman USA LLC paid life insurance
• Additional voluntary life insurance option
• 100% Voortman USA LLC paid short-term disability
• 50/50 premium split between Voortman USA LLC and employee for long-term disability (i.e., LTD)
• 401K plan available with Company contribution

About Voortman

Join Voortman -

With over 70 team members currently based in Fresno and Monee, this relocation marks a major step forward in our commitment to serving customers across North America and investing in the future of our workforce.

As part of a global organization headquartered in the Netherlands with more than 750 employees, Voortman is a leader in designing and building advanced CNC steel processing machines, developing intelligent software solutions, and delivering outstanding customer service.

This move reflects our long-term vision for growth, innovation, and excellence. We're actively recruiting driven individuals who want to be part of a forward-thinking team shaping the future of steel processing.

Be part of our next chapter. Grow with Voortman.