Maintenance Lead

Maintenance Technician

You will oversee and guide maintenance associates to ensure department objectives are met while performing maintenance technician duties. You will lead troubleshooting, repair, and adjustment of refrigeration and material handling equipment, monitor system performance, and recommend corrective actions. You will coordinate contractor activities, maintain preventive maintenance records, and support continuous improvement efforts across the site.

Essential functions include providing oversight and guidance to maintenance associates to ensure execution of department objectives and assignments, performing operation, repair, and adjustment of refrigeration systems and material handling equipment, monitoring equipment and system performance, recommending corrective actions, and analyzing reliability and availability. You will troubleshoot building, refrigeration, and equipment systems to drive root cause analysis and implement solutions, direct and oversee contractor work and inspect completed tasks for compliance with specifications and safety standards, maintain accurate preventive maintenance records, lead continuous improvement initiatives across the site, support capability development of facility technicians, and ensure effective communication across all maintenance shifts.

What experience and education you need includes a high school diploma or GED required, minimum 5 years of industrial maintenance experience, or minimum 2 years of industrial maintenance experience plus supervisory or lead experience. You should be skilled in industrial refrigeration, material handling equipment, dock door and leveler, plumbing, electrical, and building maintenance. Required to complete assigned industrial refrigeration and maintenance courses and obtain HAZMAT certification. Demonstrated experience implementing and maintaining OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) programs in an industrial setting, and proficiency in using Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and Microsoft Office Suite.

What could set you apart includes CARO or CIRO certification, experience using Oracle Computerized Maintenance Management System, experience training and developing less experienced technicians, experience overseeing and inspecting work performed by maintenance associates, effective verbal and written communication, ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently, adaptability in a fast-paced environment, and commitment to continuous improvement.

Physical requirements include being able to tolerate working environment with inside controlled temperatures of minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit and outside ambient temperatures (including heat, cold, and precipitation), able to work at heights in excess of 30 ft. and access elevated platforms, catwalks, and roofs, able to work in confined areas, able to climb ladders and stairs, able to frequently stand, walk, push, pull, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, and/or crouch, able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds frequently, able to operate hand and power tools safely, able to meet specific vision abilities required by this job including close vision, distance vision, color vision, and depth perception, able to pass a physical and respiratory/respirator fit exam, able to frequently step up/on or step down/off to mount and dismount material handling equipment, able to perform fine articulation movements with fingers/hands and/or feet to operate equipment, and able to wear personal protective equipment required for any/all tasks.

The company's good-faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting for this position is $26.00 to $38.75 hourly.

Americold is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability status as a protected veteran or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE/AA M/F/D/V.