Maintenance Team Lead 3rd Shift

Position Facility: Meadowside

We can't do what we do best - make great-tasting sausage products - unless our equipment is reliably running at its best. Members of our maintenance team keep our machines, lines and facilities running. You and your teammates will be responsible for all production and industrial refrigeration equipment, as well as our electrical controls systems. You'll also work closely with our engineers and production members to make important upgrades to our production machinery, as we innovate and grow the business.

Position Overview

Pay Range: $38.16/hr - $45.63/hr + $2.00 Shift Premium
Hours: 9:00pm - 6:00am, Monday-Friday (Overtime as production demands)


Responsibilities
• Live and Lead the Johnsonville Way.
• Commit to the development of all Maintenance members God given talents.
• Lead and assist with preventative maintenance, predictive maintenance, maintenance repairs and troubleshooting of all plant equipment and some utility equipment.
• Assist in developing a World Class maintenance department.
• Ensure communication between all departments and all maintenance shifts as it relates to scheduling, work projects, and other necessary information.
• Facilitate the successful resolution of recurrent problems through team participation.
• Coordinate all 2nd Shift Maintenance activities and ensuring completion of all required work.
• Facilitate the resolution of member issues.

Experience
• At least 4 years of industrial maintenance experience strongly preferred (Journeyman's level preferred, or at minimum enrolled in Journeyman's program).
• Demonstrated experience and ability to coach and mentor others to higher levels of responsibility and skills.
• Demonstrated success in problem-solving technical and mechanical problems in an industrial environment.
• Experience with heating, ventilation and air conditioning and steam generation (boilers) are a plus.
• Strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills.
• Experience in electrical and mechanical systems (PLC knowledge, a plus).
• Some refrigeration background (ammonia), a plus.
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Computer literate in Outlook, Word; Excel, SAP knowledge, a plus.

Skills
• Ability to operate and maintain all plant equipment.
• Participate in and lead project work as needed.
• Ensure planned work schedules, preventative maintenance schedules and responsibilities are completed.
• Improve communication between Maintenance, Operations and Sanitation Members at all campus facilities.
• Develop relationships with internal and external customers.
• Set work priorities and provide direction to Members.
• Identify technical skills needed and develop Members to meet those needs.
• Create an atmosphere of innovation and problem-solving within the Team.
• Build team chemistry and participation.
• Control budget spending.
• Drive the Reliability of all equipment.
• Work with Members to create an environment that makes Johnsonville the Best Place to Work.
• Be an agent of change to increase performance and results.
• Work with members to develop and maintain PDCs
• Based on business necessity, must be proficient in English.

Other Requirements
• Ability to pass pre-employment, post offer drug screen, physical and background check

Benefits and Compensation

Members have potential for a monthly bonus and 401k with a company match. Members also have access to terrific benefits including affordable medical, dental and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; disability and life insurance; and fertility and adoption assistance. Johnsonville also offers competitive paid time off, including paid parental time off, as well as access to the 24/7 onsite fitness center, and onsite medical clinic! Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the country where this job is located, without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

About our Company

Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave-able sausage. Today, we are 4,000+ Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it The Johnsonville Way. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself!

Johnsonville is an equal opportunity employer, including Vet/Disability.


We embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including protected veteran and disability status.

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The Johnsonville Way

Our culture, called the Johnsonville Way , guides the way we behave, operate and treat one another. We truly believe that here at Johnsonville, we have a moral responsibility to create and maintain an environment that requires each Member to fully develop their God-given talents and help others to do the same. We achieve this by living the Johnsonville Way .

Our owner is famous for saying that, "Other companies use their people to build a business, but at Johnsonville, we use the business to build our people." We are proud to offer endless opportunities for continued learning and growth here at Johnsonville.