Plant Maintenance Technician Lead - 3rd Shift

Plant Maintenance Technician Lead

Athens Services invites you to join our team as a Plant Maintenance Technician Lead, where your expertise and leadership experience will drive our operations forward. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager and Supervisor, you'll play a vital role in ensuring the seamless operation of our industrial machinery and mechanical equipment. With experience in an industrial-style environment and fabrication knowledge, you'll troubleshoot and diagnose issues, dismantle devices, and expertly repair components. Your keen eye for detail will spot operational challenges, allowing you to provide valuable insights and maintain our MRF facility.

The Plant Maintenance Lead is responsible for the efficient operation of the maintenance department and for the general leadership of Mechanics and Cleaners. Prioritizes workload according to safety factors and operational needs and ensures workload is evenly distributed. Reviews productivity levels and the progress of all repairs. Monitors the preventative maintenance programs to ensure they are done in a timely manner consistent with all regulatory requirements. Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment by ensuring safe work practices are followed and monthly safety meetings are conducted. Administer company policy and procedures and promote positive employee relations.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assist Maintenance Supervisors and/or Manager to oversee the maintenance department by regularly reviewing and auditing processes/procedures to ensure that the maintenance employees are performing quality inspections/repairs, documenting all repairs, and making process alterations as needed.
• Ensures proper parts inventory management and organization. Performs regular inspections to guarantee processes are being followed.
• Promote positive team work and safe working behaviors.
• Provide proper coaching and/or mentorship to all maintenance employees that will help promote a healthy and positive work environment.
• Ensures all maintenance employees have tools, equipment and supplies to perform maintenance and/or daily tasks.
• Promote the use of relevant technology and information systems that improve shop performance such as Dossier.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma and/or GED
• 3 years Maintenance experience and/or support of maintenance department.
• Bilingual (English /Spanish).
• Self-motivated, highly competitive, and results-oriented with a proven and documented history of success.
• Proficiency level skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint and communicating using email. Ability to learn our internal maintenance software quickly.
• Work experience in successfully implementing safety programs and processes.
• Must have leadership experience, organizational, problem solving and communication skills.
• Ability to perform physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

Hourly Wage: $34.49 - $37.39/hour

Schedule: Monday - Saturday from 9:00 pm - 5:30 am

Benefits:

• Competitive wages
• Comprehensive benefit package Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401K
• Life Insurance
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time
• Career plan
• Recognition programs
• Professional development learning
• An exceptional work environment

Athens will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and any other applicable state, federal or local laws. EEO/M/F/disability/veteran