Maintenance Team Lead | Alamo

Hitachi Energy located in Alamo, TN is seeking an Electro‑mechanical Repair Lead to join its team. In this position, you will follow safety and work procedures to perform/oversee preventive maintenance, routine mechanical and/or electrical repairs on production and processing equipment. The selected candidate will perform/oversee troubleshooting equipment malfunctions and replace electrical and/or mechanical components as necessary to ensure maximum uptime and customer satisfaction is achieved.

Modify equipment as assigned by the planner/scheduler to support a continuous improvement culture.

How you'll make an impact:

• Observe and follow all safety rules and procedures including Lock‑Out‑Tag‑Out
• Provide/assist unscheduled repairs of production equipment.
• Work with the engineering department to ensure the plant is running efficiently.
• Install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain production machines and plant equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance on machines, updating the PM program as needed to better support customer satisfaction.
• Work with the planner/scheduler to ensure the team is up‑to‑date and current on assigned PMs, assist where needed to ensure machine reliability.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and constructively in a team environment.
• Must be able to read/follow blueprints, wiring diagrams, schematic drawings and technical manuals.
• Working knowledge of 24v – 480V equipment, how to safely troubleshoot, diagnose and repair.
• Troubleshoot/repair systems or equipment including hydraulic systems, transformers, motors, DC circuitry, PLCs, variable frequency drives, relays, switches, position sensing devices and printed circuit boards.
• Monitor and document observations, settings, readings, meters, gauges as needed.
• Perform simple machinist duties and responsibilities as needed.
• Perform a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions.
• Basic welding and cutting, including acetylene torch, plasma, stick, TIG and brazing.
• Secure and complete required department work order documentation (e.g., confined space, hot‑work permits, etc.).
• Record all work timely in a CMMS software.
• Responsible for housekeeping in his/her work area.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the planner/scheduler.
• Live Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, taking responsibility for your actions while caring for colleagues and the business.

Your Background:

Associate’s degree in an engineering discipline or industrial maintenance/electrician certificate from an accredited trade school.

Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission‑critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.

Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to encouraging inclusion in the workplace.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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