Lead Maintenance Technician

Lead Maintenance Technician

We are seeking a skilled and dependable Lead Maintenance Technician to oversee the safe, reliable operation of our manufacturing facility and active construction yard assets. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for heavy-duty diagnostics, preventative maintenance, and rapid repair of facility high-voltage electrical, plumbing, and specialized manufacturing equipment.

As a Lead Maintenance Technician, you will direct equipment installations, coordinate with external contractors, manage supply inventories via digital systems, and enforce rigorous industrial safety protocols to minimize production downtime.

Essential Responsibilities

Personnel & Project Leadership

Team Communication: Keep workers actively informed regarding company plans, shift goals, and updated operational policies.

Performance Management: Recommend top performers for wage increases, awards, or promotions. Manage poor performance directly by outlining clear expectations, counseling workers on correct methods, issuing warnings, or recommending formal disciplinary actions.

Supervisory Alignment: Meet with your supervisor on a regular basis to report operational problems, discuss potential solutions, and align departmental goals.

Contractor & Project Oversight: Work closely with a variety of third-party onsite contractors to safely maintain the facility while driving both major repair and structural improvement projects.

Production Equipment Support

Machinery Diagnostics: Troubleshoot and repair a diverse mix of automated and manual manufacturing equipment.

Specialized Systems Maintenance: Handle heavy-duty maintenance and diagnostics on key production assets including:

Industrial Welding Equipment

Abrasive Blasting Equipment

Engineering Collaboration: Assist local production and manufacturing engineers directly with process optimizations and machinery infrastructure improvements.

Facilities & Utility Systems Infrastructure

Facility System Maintenance: Keep production-critical facilities equipment and systems operating at peak efficiency, specifically managing commercial HVAC units, electrical distribution systems, and general site plumbing.

Safety Infrastructure: Test, maintain, and rapidly repair facility fire suppression and fire detection systems along with various mechanical devices used throughout the premises.

Daily Response Logistics: Execute both emergency reactive repairs and daily preventative maintenance routines on any machine or infrastructure asset across the facility.

Tools & Asset Management

Tools & Instruments Mastery: Proficiently utilize a wide variety of hand tools, power tools, and specialized electrical measuring instruments to diagnose and resolve issues.

Yard & Construction Equipment Support: Assist with the upkeep, inspection, and minor repair coordination of staging area machinery and structural construction yard assets.

Digital Inventory Tracking: Track equipment maintenance logs, monitor spare parts stock, and log all work orders using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) in alignment with ISO 9000 Quality System requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience: 5+ years of facilities maintenance experience specifically within a manufacturing, heavy industrial, or construction environment.

Leadership: Proven previous leadership experience (such as serving as a lead person, crew leader, or foreman) to successfully direct contractor workflows and manage team dynamics.

Software Skills: Proficient with PCs and Windows software; strong database experience is highly preferred.

Soft Skills: Outstanding multi-tasking, interpersonal, and organizational skills to manage competing priorities on a fast-paced fabrication floor.

Language: Must have a basic command of the English language, both written and verbal, to read industrial blueprints and document safety logs.

Physical Demands: Physical ability to work in non-climate-controlled environments, lift 60+ lbs, and work comfortably at heights or in confined spaces.

Technical Knowledge: Preferred experience Advanced expertise in 3-phase electrical systems, motor controls, hydraulics, and pneumatics. Able to read and interpret complex blueprints, industrial schematics, and equipment manuals.

Working & Environmental Conditions

Environment: This is a safety-sensitive position located primarily in a temperature-controlled manufacturing or industrial environment, with occasional outdoor activities required.

Protective Equipment: Must be willing and able to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (including safety shoes, hard hats, bump caps, safety glasses, hearing protection, and safety harnesses) and respirators when necessary.

Heights & Fall Protection: Must be able to work from all types of ladders (step ladders, "A" frame ladders, etc.) and work at heights usually no higher than 20 feet in the air on elevated structures using proper lift equipment and Fall Protection Equipment.

Physical Agility: Must maintain body equilibrium and agility to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, or transitioning via stairs and step ladders. Requires bending at the waist, bending legs at the knees, and extending arms/hands in any direction.

Endurance & Upper Extremities: Requires continuous standing and walking, frequent use of upper extremities, working with both arms above the shoulders, and utilizing both arms at full length frequently.

Lifting & Tool Use: Must be physically able to meet lifting demands of up to 50 lbs and handle the frequent use of hand tools and power tools.

Vision & Coordination: Requires excellent hand-eye coordination and specific vision abilities, including close vision, distance vision, color perception, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

More Information

This job description outlines the essential functions of the job and does not contain a comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks, and duties.