Maintenance Team Leader; 3rd Shift

Position: Maintenance Team Leader (3rd Shift)
## Maintenance Team Leader (3rd Shift)
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North America/USA/Tennessee/Lexington, TN:
Full time:
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R0017887

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** Job Summary
** The Team Lead, Maintenance (Facilities) is an advanced skilled role responsible for providing day‐to‐day work leadership and advanced technical support for facility maintenance operations. This role performs hands‐on maintenance work while coordinating daily activities, prioritizing tasks, reinforcing safety and quality standards, and serving as a first point of escalation for facility maintenance issues.
** Job Description
** Role Overview The Team Lead, Maintenance (Facilities) performs skilled maintenance work across building systems while providing informal leadership and coordination for maintenance technicians or trades personnel. The role focuses on task assignment, troubleshooting, safety reinforcement, and operational readiness, without formal people‐management responsibilities such as performance reviews, hiring, or disciplinary actions.

This position typically reports to a Facilities Supervisor, Maintenance Supervisor, or Facilities Manager (M1).

Key Responsibilities Facilities Maintenance Execution Perform skilled maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of building systems

Support electrical, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, and general facility repairs

Respond to corrective, preventive, and emergency maintenance needs

Day‐to‐Day Team Leadership Coordinate daily maintenance work orders and task assignments

Serve as first‐level escalation for technical or operational issues

Reinforce safe work practices, job planning, and proper use of tools and PPEPreventive Maintenance & Reliability Support execution of preventive maintenance schedules

Identify recurring issues and recommend corrective actions

Assist in improving equipment reliability and facility performance

Safety, Compliance & Housekeeping Ensure work is performed in compliance with safety policies and regulations

Promote proper lockout/tagout, confined space, and hazard awareness practices

Maintain clean, organized, and safe work areas

Work Order & Documentation Support Update work orders with accurate labor, materials, and completion details

Support documentation of repairs, inspections, and asset conditions

Assist with closeout of work orders and follow‐up actions

Issue Resolution & Stakeholder Support Troubleshoot facility issues and coordinate timely resolution

Communicate status and priorities with Operations, EHS, and occupants

Escalate risks, delays, or system failures as needed

Training & Knowledge Sharing Support onboarding and training of maintenance technicians

Share best practices and technical knowledge

Provide hands‐on guidance during complex or non‐routine repairs

Process Improvement & Readiness Identify opportunities to improve maintenance efficiency and effectiveness

Support standardized procedures, PM optimization, and spare parts usage

Assist with shutdowns, inspections, and facility improvement projects

Qualifications

Education & Experience High school diploma or equivalent required; technical or trade schooling preferred

Typically 5–10 years of experience in facilities maintenance, skilled trades, or industrial maintenance

Prior experience acting as lead technician or senior maintenance resource preferred

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