Industrial Manufacturing Facilities Mechanic Lead

Facilities Mechanic Lead

Schedule: 1st Shift, MondayFriday

The Facilities Mechanic Lead is responsible for the overall management, maintenance, safety, cleanliness, and regulatory compliance of all facility infrastructure within a plastic cap manufacturing plant. This role maintains ownership of building systems, utilities, grounds, and critical infrastructure, including HVAC, plumbing, air compressors, chillers, storage silos, fire pumps, fire suppression systems, and related equipment.

The Facilities Lead ensures facility systems remain reliable and properly maintained, required inspections and preventive maintenance are completed, and accurate documentation is maintained in accordance with company procedures, applicable regulations, and established food safety requirements. This position also coordinates outside vendors and contractors and ensures the facility remains safe, clean, operational, and audit-ready.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Facility, Building & Utility Management

• Take ownership of all facility infrastructure, buildings, grounds, utilities, and support systems throughout the manufacturing plant.
• Oversee maintenance and servicing of HVAC systems, plumbing, air compressors, chillers, storage silos, pumps, fire protection systems, and related equipment.
• Maintain building structures and infrastructure, including roofs, walls, floors, doors, ceilings, drains, lighting, and other facility components.
• Coordinate grounds maintenance, exterior cleanliness, landscaping, snow and ice removal where applicable, parking areas, and general property upkeep.
• Schedule inspections, preventive maintenance, repairs, and service activities to minimize failures and facility-related downtime.
• Identify facility deficiencies, prioritize repairs, and coordinate corrective actions to maintain safe and reliable operations.
• Maintain equipment inventories, service histories, inspection schedules, and facility maintenance records.

Food Safety, Compliance & Documentation

• Ensure facility conditions and maintenance activities comply with applicable food safety requirements, company standards, and site-specific procedures.
• Maintain accurate documentation for facility inspections, maintenance activities, cleaning schedules, sanitation requirements, and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure cleaning and housekeeping activities are completed and documented according to established food safety procedures.
• Maintain applicable pest control records, facility inspection reports, service documentation, and corrective action records.
• Support internal and external audits by ensuring required documentation is current, organized, and readily available.
• Identify and correct facility conditions that could introduce contamination risks or compromise product safety.

Vendor & Contractor Management

• Coordinate outside vendors and contractors for HVAC, plumbing, utilities, fire protection, building repairs, cleaning, grounds maintenance, and other facility services.
• Schedule and oversee service activities to minimize disruption to production.
• Ensure contractors follow plant safety, hygiene, access, and food safety requirements.
• Review service reports, inspection results, and completed work to ensure requirements are met.
• Maintain vendor records, service documentation, inspection reports, and applicable certifications.
• Communicate facility needs, repair priorities, and project status to plant leadership.

Facility Cleanliness & General Upkeep

• Maintain overall ownership of facility cleanliness, housekeeping, and general building conditions.
• Coordinate cleaning activities for production support areas, utility rooms, storage areas, restrooms, and other assigned facility spaces.
• Monitor building and grounds conditions to ensure they meet established safety, cleanliness, and food safety standards.
• Ensure facility deficiencies are documented, assigned, and corrected promptly.
• Support 5S and continuous improvement initiatives related to facility organization, cleanliness, and maintenance standards.

Safety & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure facility systems and equipment are maintained according to applicable safety requirements and manufacturer recommendations.
• Coordinate required inspections and testing for fire pumps, fire suppression systems, and other safety-critical infrastructure.
• Track inspection schedules and promptly escalate deficiencies requiring specialized or emergency attention.
• Follow applicable lockout/tagout (LOTO), contractor safety, and permit requirements when coordinating maintenance work.
• Identify opportunities to improve utility efficiency, reduce facility costs, prevent equipment failures, and strengthen compliance practices.

Qualifications & Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required; technical training in facilities maintenance, HVAC, plumbing, industrial maintenance, or building systems preferred.
• Previous experience in industrial or manufacturing facilities management or maintenance required.
• Working knowledge of HVAC, plumbing, industrial utilities, building systems, and general property maintenance.
• Experience coordinating contractors, service providers, inspections, and facility repairs.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to maintain accurate maintenance, cleaning, inspection, and compliance records.
• Familiarity with food safety programs, sanitation requirements, contamination prevention, and audit documentation preferred.
• Knowledge of fire protection systems and their inspection and service requirements is a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, identify facility risks, and follow through on corrective actions.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of facility conditions, infrastructure, and compliance responsibilities.

Work Environment & Schedule

First shift, Monday through Friday, in a plastic cap manufacturing facility. The role requires regular interaction with production areas, utility systems, building infrastructure, grounds, contractors, and service providers. Occasional overtime or off-hours coordination may be necessary for emergencies, inspections, or critical facility repairs.

Performance Expectations

• Maintain reliable operation and upkeep of facility systems, buildings, and grounds.
• Keep required inspections, servicing, and documentation current and organized.
• Ensure facility cleaning and maintenance records meet established food safety requirements.
• Maintain facility conditions that support audits, product safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate vendors effectively and ensure contracted work meets plant requirements.
• Identify and resolve facility deficiencies before they result in equipment failures, safety hazards, contamination risks, or compliance issues.
• Maintain a clean, safe, organized, and audit-ready manufacturing facility.

About MRP:

MRP Solutions (MRP), a plastic cap manufacturer, is a leading provider of high-quality, injection molded plastic closures, jars and packaging components used every day by millions of consumers around the globe. But we offer more than just plastic caps and lids we deliver industry-leading packaging solutions tailored to each customers unique requirements, providing best-in-class product protection while ensuring consumer confidence.

MRP Solutions combines extensive packaging expertise with a consultative approach to reliably uncover customer needs. By understanding your business goals, we can tailor smarter, safer, and more flexible packaging solutions that reduce cost and increase speed to market, helping your businesses capitalize on opportunity. By constantly innovating, MRP enables our customers to grow, making us a preferred partner.

We are passionate about partnering with distributors and manufacturers who understand that plastic caps and lids are a small but important part of how people experience their brands. Together, we deliver packaging with purpose.

Our Vision:

We deliver industry-leading packaging solutions tailored to each customers unique requirements, providing best-in-class product protection while ensuring consumer confidence.

By constantly innovating, MRP enables our customers to grow, making us a preferred partner.

Our Values & Beliefs

• Integrity We have the courage to act with the highest level of integrity, even when no one is watching. We do what is right 100% of the time.
• Value Creation The sole reason a company exists is to create real long-term value for society. This starts with ensuring human safety, as value cannot be created without first protecting human life. We seek opportunities for mutual benefit with all of our stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, suppliers, and the communities in which we operate. In everything we do, our overarching goal is to deliver superior results.
• Accountability - We are accountable to each other and to our stakeholders. We say what we do and do what we say. We embrace a culture of ownership, empowering and equipping employees with the ability to own their outcomes.
• Entrepreneurial - Everyone thinks and acts like owners, employing good economic and critical thinking skills while adopting the risk profile of our shareholders. We are inquisitive, constantly seeking out opportunities to improve, actively searching for and innovating across each and every aspect of our business. We relentlessly strive to understand and profitably anticipate