Maintenance Lead, Maintenance Technician ​/ Mechanic, Industrial Maintenance

Description

As a newly formed independent global company with a 100-year legacy, we are poised for significant growth and opportunity. You will play a role in shaping our future, strengthening customer trust, and unlocking unlimited growth potential. We are a safety-first organization, and we make our customers and employees priority.

The formal job description is below but first let me ask you a few questions:

• Are you looking to build your career with a rapidly growing pet, livestock & aquaculture nutrient manufacturer where your ideas and contributions can make a real impact from day one? We are a proud American Manufacturer.
• Do you want endless growth opportunities, clear career pathways, and the chance to advance as the company continues to expand? We offer attractive market wages and top tier benefits!
• Are you excited by joining a business on a fast track to becoming an employer of choice, where innovation and ambition are encouraged?
• Would you value working in an environment where passion for quality products, and continuous improvement drive everything we do?
• Are you ready to be part of a dynamic team? You will have full exposure to management and senior leadership!

If this sounds like a place that motivates you, we welcome you to apply! With our new leadership team onboard, we are reshaping the landscape and invite you to join an exciting ground floor opportunity. You will help us shape our future.

The Lead Maintenance Mechanic is a hands‑on technical leader responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing production equipment and facility systems at an aquafeed manufacturing plant. This role provides technical guidance to maintenance mechanics, helps prioritize daily maintenance activities, and supports reliable plant operations by minimizing downtime, improving equipment performance, and ensuring maintenance work is completed safely and effectively.

• Perform preventive, corrective, and emergency maintenance on production equipment and facility systems.
• Troubleshoot and repair equipment including grinders, mixers, pellet mills, extruders, dryers, conveyors, gearboxes, pumps, bearings, and pneumatic systems.
• Serve as the go‑to technical resource for maintenance mechanics, providing hands‑on guidance and support with difficult repairs and equipment issues.
• Help coordinate daily maintenance priorities and ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and correctly.
• Identify root causes of equipment failures and recommend solutions to prevent recurring issues.
• Support preventive maintenance programs, equipment improvements, and reliability initiatives.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, work orders, and equipment documentation.
• Work closely with production and plant leadership to minimize downtime and support production goals.
• Promote safe work practices, including lockout/tagout, machine guarding, housekeeping, and feed safety requirements.
• Train and mentor maintenance mechanics to improve technical skills, troubleshooting abilities, and overall team performance.
• Ensure compliance with all Food Safety Guidelines, FDA and OSHA guidelines, as well as Federal and State laws governing the workplace.
• Other duties as assigned.

• At least 5 years of maintenance experience in manufacturing or other related fields.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting ability.
• Working knowledge of hydraulics.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing environments or other manufacturing experience.
• General understanding of Preventive Maintenance programs and how to implement these in a manufacturing facility.
• Ability to guide other mechanics through complex repairs and troubleshoot difficult equipment issues.
• Strong…