Sr Team Lead - Maintenance

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Job Title Sr Team Lead
- Maintenance Responsible for directing activities of workers involved in and producing parts using technical and complex equipment in an assigned area. Leads and encourages a collaborative team environment dedicated to meeting departmental goals and objectives. Maintains work area cleanliness. Working supervisor for a team of workers including conducting/providing input on performance reviews, hiring, coaching, and disciplinary actions.

Roles & Responsibilities Direct work of operators operating complex or technical equipment following production schedule to meet quality and on time delivery requirements

Communicate human capital and overtime requirements and production challenges to appropriate leader

Experience assessing equipment issues and determining when repairs can be completed by operations personnel versus maintenance technicians.

Ability to provide basic troubleshooting guidance over the phone and effectively escalate issues when additional maintenance support is required.

Willingness to participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation and respond to equipment-related emergencies as needed.

Ability to learn kiln operations, preventive maintenance practices, and metallizing/firing processes.

Working knowledge of industrial equipment maintenance, including troubleshooting, inspections, and preventive maintenance activities.

Ability to coordinate and prioritize maintenance resources based on operational needs and equipment capabilities.

Proficient in communicating with production teams, maintenance personnel, and leadership during equipment downtime or repair situations.

Maintain production data (workflow and scrap) in appropriate computer database, identifies trends correcting or escalating to appropriate person

Partner with production planner to determine department work flow and schedule

Provide consistent and timely feedback to employee on development, performance and conduct

Train and coach employees on department work instructions, processes, procedures and policies

Monitor, review and approve employee time records in a consistent and timely manner

Operate and/or setup a variety of complex and/or technical manufacturing equipment in assigned area to produce acceptable product per work instructions, inspect parts for defects as part of in-process inspection, record results and adjust process/machine or notify appropriate person when production schedule compromised

Gather improvement ideas, implement and maintain as directed by department supervisor

Wears required personal protective equipment at all times in areas where mandatory

Job Requirements:

Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent

Experience:

Three
- Five (3-5) years relevant leadership and manufacturing experience

Previous maintenance experience in a manufacturing, industrial, production, or processing environment.

Demonstrated leadership experience as a Team Lead, Shift Lead, Lead Technician, or similar role.

Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to troubleshoot mechanical and hydraulic systems.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with kilns, furnaces, thermal processing equipment, or similar industrial systems.

Knowledge of hydraulic systems and industrial mechanical equipment.

Experience working closely with both production and maintenance teams in a manufacturing environment.

Mechanical experience gained through professional work, technical training, military service, automotive repair, HVAC, machinery maintenance, or similar hands-on activities.

Demonstrated interest in mechanical systems through hobbies, personal projects, or vocational pursuits.

Functional/Technical Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Ability to provide and receive verbal and written instructions

Intermediate math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, decimals and fractions) and computer skills

Demonstrated leadership and coaching/mentoring ability

Ability to resolve conflict in a professional manner

Advanced knowledge of technical or complex production…