MAINTENANCE LEAD

Maintenance Tech Lead

Maintenance & Facilities | Full-Time | On-Site | Waxahachie, Texas

Why Join Us?

Americase is a growing Texas-based company known for quality craftsmanship, a safety-first culture, and investment in our people. This role offers a hands-on leadership opportunity where you'll build and mentor a skilled maintenance team, keep our production lines running at their best, and have a direct impact on our plant's success. If you take pride in solving problems, leading by example, and keeping equipment running safely and efficiently, we want to hear from you.

Summary/Scope of Role

The Maintenance Tech Lead is responsible for directing the day-to-day work of a team of 5-10 Maintenance Technicians across multiple shifts, ensuring preventive and corrective maintenance is completed safely, on schedule, and to a high standard. This role oversees shift coverage and hand-off communication, leads troubleshooting on complex machine and facility issues, coordinates parts and vendor needs, and provides hands-on training and mentorship to team members. Duties may include but are not limited to machine maintenance (preventive and corrective), shop and facility upkeep, light plumbing/electrical/HVAC work, and other duties as assigned under the supervision of the Director of Maintenance and Facilities.

Key Attributes Required

• Strong leadership presence with the ability to direct, coach, and hold a multi-shift team accountable for completing assigned tasks
• High self-motivation and sound independent judgment
• Professional, ethical, and safety-oriented in all aspects of the role
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Team-oriented with the ability to build collaboration across shifts
• Excellent communication skills (oral, written, phone, electronic)
• Composed under pressure when responding to downtime or urgent repairs

Duties and Responsibilities

• Team Leadership : Direct, schedule, and prioritize daily and weekly job tasks for 5-10 Maintenance Technicians across multiple shifts, ensuring consistent coverage and clear shift-to-shift hand-off
• Training & Development : Train and mentor Maintenance Team members, including new hires, and provide ongoing training as machinery, tools, and procedures are updated
• Preventive & Corrective Maintenance : Oversee and personally perform shop and machine maintenance, including preventive and corrective maintenance and light plumbing/electrical/HVAC activities, per the direction of the Director of Maintenance & Facilities
• Troubleshooting : Lead troubleshooting of machine and building issues, escalating and coordinating repairs to minimize production downtime
• Parts & Inventory : Manage parts room organization and parts ordering, and coordinate the order/pick-up of parts at the directive of the Director of Maintenance & Facilities
• Safety & Compliance : Enforce safety protocols and lockout/tagout procedures across the team, and ensure work is performed in compliance with company and regulatory standards
• Reporting : Communicate maintenance status, recurring issues, and improvement opportunities to the Director of Maintenance & Facilities
• Other Duties : Perform other duties as assigned

Required Skills/Key Competencies

Leadership and team supervision, excellent communication skills, professional written communication, technical communication, customer service, diplomacy, professionalism, safety-oriented mindset, attention to detail, math aptitude, sound judgment, computer literacy (including CMMS/work order systems), negotiation, problem analysis and solving, decision-making, teamwork, collaboration, and project management.

Education/Experience

• 3-5+ years of applicable maintenance experience, including prior lead or supervisory experience preferred
• Welding experience
• Working knowledge of electrical, plumbing, and HVAC principles
• Working knowledge of electrical controls, pneumatics, motor controls, and hydraulics
• Experience with machinery maintenance, including building/rebuilding equipment
• Metal manufacturing/fabrication experience
• Experience working in a multi-shift, industrial manufacturing environment

Other Key Requirements

• Must have a valid driver's license and proof of insurability
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must be willing and able to work flexible hours, including coverage across multiple shifts, weekends, and on-call as needed
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. and perform physical tasks including standing, bending, climbing, and working in varied plant conditions

Pre-Employment Requirements: All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screening, in accordance with applicable federal and Texas state law.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Americase is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA/ADAAA), Texas Labor Code Chapter 21, and all other applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Reasonable Accommodations: Americase provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. Applicants requiring accommodation during the application process should contact Human Resources.

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This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required and is subject to review and revision at any time.