Maintenance Team Lead-GA

Maintenance Team Lead

Under direction of the Maintenance Manager/Supervisor, the Maintenance Team Lead must provide support to production while following all safety procedures and policies.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist the Manager/Supervisor in leading the departmental safety guidelines, including housekeeping disciplines, and the investigation of all accidents and injuries.
• Assist the Manager/Supervisor in leading the department's day to day operations.
• Supports and Enforces departmental policies and procedures.
• Assigns work to individuals and provides technical direction and help accomplish difficult work steps and processes if needed.
• Motivates Technicians to operate as an effective work unit.
• Maintains work reports and records.
• Back up support to all Maintenance Techs who are on the job and may need extra assistance.
• Will serve as the lead contact between production and all maintenance technicians.
• Installs wiring, pneumatic, hydraulic, and PLC controls.
• Adjusts and calibrates machines.
• Removes, replaces, and or repairs machinery.
• Takes work orders out of maintenance system and completes in a timely manner.
• Completes parts requisitions in maintenance system with correct part numbers and vendors.
• Insures all safety and lock out / tag out procedures are followed.
• Initiates and participates in process improvements and is part of the implementation group.
• Initiates self-directed activities.
• Responsible for parts inventory.
• Provides schedules for preventative maintenance on equipment and adheres to the published standards.

Physical Demands:

• Standing: Most of the day (more than 5 hours per day)
• Sitting: Most of the day (more than 5 hours per day)
• Walking: Most of the day (more than 5 hours per day)
• Bending: Occasionally
• Lifting: medium (less than 100 lbs.)
• Carry: medium (50- 80 lbs.)
• Pushing/Pulling: under 50 lbs. without assistance frequently

Job Qualifications:

Strong technical knowledge of manufacturing environment and high-speed production equipment. Ability to work, motivate, and train effectively with Maintenance technicians who have a variety of backgrounds and training experience. Ability to plan, work, and carry out assignments effectively. Must possess and demonstrate aptitude in the mechanical and electrical, machine controls and hydraulics, pneumatics/vacuum primary skill. Ability to clearly communicate and have above average interpersonal skills.

Experience Requirement:

5 years industrial maintenance to include pneumatics and hydraulics preferred. Technical School Training preferred considered in lieu of experience. Electrical license or 5 years industrial electrical experience preferred. Prior Supervisory Experience preferred.