Facilities Maintenance Lead Technician

IPG Photonics • Marlborough, MA

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About The Position

The Facilities Maintenance Lead Technician is the most experienced hands-on facilities role and serves as the primary technical escalation point and informal team leader for the facilities group, without formal people-management accountability. The role advises on preventive maintenance strategy, leads reliability and improvement initiatives, provides backup coverage for building automation and controls as needed, manages vendors and contractors for larger or specialized projects, and mentors less experienced technicians and maintenance workers.

The position coordinates daily work assignments and priorities, improves preventive maintenance and maintenance-system data quality, leads analysis of recurring failures, and provides input on capital planning and long-range maintenance initiatives. It also leads renovation, equipment-move, and workspace-reconfiguration projects; supports safety, compliance, emergency response, and facility shutdown and startup; and maintains accurate maintenance and compliance records. Site-specific building automation platform training is provided on the job.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least 6 years of experience in facilities maintenance, industrial maintenance, or a related trade, including experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Demonstrated experience informally leading, coordinating, or mentoring other technicians or maintenance staff.
• Advanced cross-trade working knowledge of electrical, HVAC, plumbing, mechanical, and building infrastructure systems.
• General understanding of building automation and controls, ability to read basic control diagrams and sequences of operation, and ability to recognize control-related problems.
• Willingness to cross-train on the building automation platform used at the assigned site.
• Experience scoping and coordinating outside contractors and vendors for specialized or capital-project work.
• Proficiency administering or reporting from an IWMS or maintenance tracking system (CMMS).
• Strong independent judgment and comfort determining an approach when no precedent is defined.
• Willingness to work on-call and serve as an escalation point during off-hours emergencies.
• Intermediate computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office, email, work order and maintenance tracking systems, and basic electronic documentation and reporting.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs, climb ladders, and work in mechanical rooms, crawl spaces, and rooftop equipment areas.
• Availability for rotating on-call coverage, including nights and weekends, for facility emergencies.

Nice To Haves

• Technical school, trade certification, or relevant licensure.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary escalation point for complex, non-routine, or previously unencountered facility issues.
• Determine methods and procedures for new or ambiguous assignments without an established process.
• Own and continuously improve the preventive maintenance program, including schedules, asset criticality, and CMMS or IWMS data quality.
• Lead root-cause analysis of recurring failures and drive corrective and preventive actions to reduce downtime and repeat repairs.
• Provide input on capital planning, budget awareness, and long-range maintenance and reliability initiatives.
• Provide backup coverage for the site building automation system, including responding to alarms, making routine schedule and setpoint adjustments, and escalating to the controls contractor as needed.
• Coordinate daily work assignments and priorities for the facilities and maintenance group.
• Coach, mentor, and up-skill Facilities Technicians and support onboarding and training plans.
• Manage vendor and contractor relationships for larger, specialized, or capital-project work, including scoping work, reviewing quotes, and overseeing quality.
• Lead facility renovations, equipment moves, and workspace reconfiguration projects from planning through completion.
• Lead routine and ad hoc safety and compliance inspections and track remediation through closure.
• Ensure facility and contractor work meets OSHA requirements, company policy, and applicable building codes.
• Serve as a key contact during emergency response, storm preparation, and facility shutdown and startup, coordinating cross-shift and cross-team response.
• Maintain and audit maintenance records, inspection logs, and compliance documentation for accuracy and completeness.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED