Ranch Hand Maintenance Team Leader

Join the Lippert Team!

Lippert is excited to announce we will be relocating our RANCH HAND Shiner and Beeville, TX locations to Seguin, TX! This role will initially be based in Shiner, TX with a targeted relocation date of November 2026

Travel assistance will be available to Team Members if needed!

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation and premium products to all of our customers.

Maintenance Team Leader

Our Maintenance Team Leaders are responsible for coordinating, leading, and supporting the work activities of Maintenance Technicians in an industrial production environment. Responsible for adhering to LCI core values, safety guidelines, and lean initiatives. Required to provide support, as necessary, to Maintenance Technicians and other Maintenance leadership. All Maintenance positions support operations and production first, when necessary

Responsibilities

• Oversee a staff of hourly maintenance workers in one or more areas of plumbing, carpentry, painting, plastering, and machine and electrical maintaining, repairing, rebuilding, installation, and servicing
• Champion improvement activities, including, but not limited to, preventative maintenance, world class manufacturing methodologies, predictive maintenance, 5s, lean/six sigma principles, safety, and daily team maintenance strategies as directed by Maintenance or Plant Managers
• Contribute to the development of processes and procedures to align with overall goals of the department as established by the General Manager and Maintenance Director
• Enforce the safety standards throughout the Maintenance Department and throughout the facility
• Follow up with Requestors on work requests when complete or when additional information is available/needed
• Create training plans and opportunities for all team members; trains team members on safety topics, as required
• Ensure that project/department milestones/goals are met, and approved budgets are observed
• Work with the Maintenance Planner to review work requests and establish daily and weekly priorities
• Work with the Maintenance Planner and Maintenance Technicians to ensure that materials for work to be completed are received in a timely manner
• Responsible for keeping spare parts inventories for the group at pre-determined levels
• Responsible for reviewing the quality, consistency, and efficiency of Maintenance Technicians’ work product
• Responsible for communicating with the Safety department to enforce current policy and implement corrective action plans throughout the facility
• Responsible for hourly team member disciplinary actions, team member reviews, and team member timekeeping, field job assignment observation, and scheduling
• Work with other team members to coordinate work between Maintenance team members and outside vendors when necessary

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience as a Maintenance Leader or in a supervisory role
• Experience organizing and overseeing multiple projects and crews
• Must successfully complete LCI new hire safety training and refreshers

Preferred Education and Experience

• Experience working in a Welding environment preferred
• Experience working in an environment with a powder coating system preferred
• Work with CMMS software preferred; knowledge of Tabware software a plus
• Experience with preventative maintenance, world class manufacturing methodologies, predictive maintenance, 5s, lean/six sigma principles, and/or daily team maintenance preferred
• Experience pouring and finishing concrete may be preferred
• Ability to weld or experience with basic metal fabrication may be preferred
• Experience diagnosing/resolving issues with overhead doors may be preferred
• Experience rigging and moving equipment with a boom preferred
• Experience with a meter or other electrical test equipment preferred
• Ability to read electrical, hydraulic, or pneumatic prints preferred
• Education/Experience with machine operation and repair preferred
• Experience with servicing HVAC or pneumatic compressors may be preferred

Supervisory Responsibility:

This role will have multiple direct reports, including Maintenance Technicians.

Travel:

Only local travel will be required regularly, with infrequent…