Maintenance Team Leader

Maintenance Team Lead

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. From global icons like Johnnie Walker, Guinness and Tanqueray to Smirnoff and Don Julio, we create brands consumers love. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate and innovate. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you'll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.

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Supply Chain & Manufacturing is where our brands are made, moved and delivered to the world.

With over half of our people working across more than 100 sites, this is a complex, large-scale operation that brings together production, logistics, engineering and supplier partnerships.

It's fast-paced and hands-on, with teams working together to ensure quality, efficiency and sustainability at every stage. From sourcing ingredients to getting products into customers' hands, you'll play a role in delivering the brands people know and love.

The Maintenance Team Lead provides hands-on technical leadership and coordinates maintenance activities during the assigned shift. This position serves as the primary technical resource for the maintenance team and supports safe, reliable, and efficient operation of production equipment.

The Maintenance Team Lead is a working leadership position and is expected to actively participate in troubleshooting, repairs, preventive maintenance, and equipment improvement while providing technical direction and support to maintenance employees.

The role serves as a key link between Maintenance, Production, Controls/Automation, Engineering, Planning, and other support functions during the shift.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical leadership and direction to maintenance employees assigned to the shift.
• Coordinate and prioritize maintenance activities based on safety, production impact, equipment criticality, and the maintenance plan.
• Lead maintenance response and troubleshooting during equipment breakdowns.
• Actively participate in mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and controls-related troubleshooting and repairs.
• Ensure equipment is repaired safely and returned to Production in a reliable operating condition.
• Support execution of preventive maintenance (PM), corrective work orders, inspections, and planned maintenance activities.
• Ensure maintenance work is properly documented in SAP, including work performed, findings, parts used, and required follow-up.
• Ensure effective communication and handoff between maintenance shifts.
• Escalate significant equipment failures, safety concerns, resource needs, and recurring technical problems to the Asset Care Manager.
• Identify recurring equipment failures and participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and corrective actions.
• Support improvements to equipment reliability, PM programs, maintenance procedures, and spare-parts strategy.
• Provide hands-on coaching, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing to maintenance employees.
• Support employee skill assessments, training, and cross-training activities.
• Coordinate effectively with Production, Controls/Automation, Engineering, Planning, Storeroom, contractors, and other support functions.
• Promote and enforce compliance with site safety procedures, LOTO, GMP requirements, and established maintenance standards.

Technical Skills

The Maintenance Team Lead should demonstrate strong industrial maintenance and troubleshooting capabilities, including:

• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.
• Working knowledge of motors, sensors, VFDs, servo systems, pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors, and automated production equipment.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and equipment documentation.
• Basic PLC troubleshooting skills, including the ability to connect to a PLC, navigate the program, and trace logic to identify equipment faults and conditions preventing machine operation.
• PLC programming or program modifications are not required for this position.
• Ability to use PLC and HMI information to support troubleshooting and identify mechanical, electrical, controls, or process-related issues.
• Basic understanding of machine safety circuits and safety devices for troubleshooting purposes.
• Ability to work effectively with Controls/Automation personnel on advanced controls-related issues.
• Experience with CMMS systems; SAP PM experience preferred.

Leadership Expectations

The Maintenance Team Lead is expected to:

• Lead by example in safety and quality, accountability, and quality of work.
• Maintain a strong presence on the production floor and remain actively involved in maintenance activities.
• Provide clear technical direction and establish priorities during maintenance activities and breakdowns.
• Promote teamwork, communication, and knowledge sharing across shifts.
• Make sound technical decisions and communicate effectively during high-pressure situations.
• Hold the team accountable for following…