Maintenance Lead - 3rd Shift - $42.07

Eagle Foods, LLC•Waukegan, IL

11d

About The Position

Eagle Foods is a diversified food company that produces and markets sweetened condensed and evaporated milk, snacks, and convenient meal solutions. The Maintenance Lead oversees and supports maintenance team members, preventive maintenance, equipment repairs, and reliability efforts. The role works with production, engineering, and the maintenance storeroom coordinator; manages third-party repair work onsite; supports capital projects and machine rebuilds; and helps ensure safe and efficient maintenance operations. The position is listed for the 3rd shift at $42.07.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
Knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures.
4–6 years of mechanical/electrical technician experience.
Ability to read and interpret safety documentation, blueprints, instruction manuals, schematics, operating and maintenance instructions, and mechanical drawings.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to rework and rebuild mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
Ability to perform electrical and mechanical troubleshooting on plant equipment and machinery.
Ability to safely operate high-lift equipment and machine tools, including lathes, mills, saws, grinders, and welding equipment.
Ability to train in, perform, and comply with LOTO.

Nice To Haves

Supervisory experience preferred.
Fluency in English and Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

Train, guide, coach, evaluate, and support the development and onboarding of maintenance department team members.
Collaborate with production and engineering on special projects.
Work with the maintenance storeroom coordinator to ensure scheduled jobs are properly kitted.
Manage onsite work performed by third-party repair providers.
Identify when repairs, parts, or equipment failures may be covered under warranty.
Assess daily line performance with the supervisor using RedZone.
Train, motivate, and direct employees to follow safe work methods and standards.
Lead daily inter-shift communication meetings.
Take ownership of preventive maintenance activities and assess PM activities and frequencies to optimize manpower, resources, and equipment reliability.
Identify upcoming departmental work requirements and communicate them to the team.
Document work performed and work-order completion in the ManagerPlus asset management system.
Assist with and execute capital projects and machine rebuilds.
Contribute to and produce breakdown analysis documents to prevent recurring problems.
Provide specialized training to improve maintenance staff problem-solving and breakdown-analysis techniques.
Recommend improvements to preventive maintenance activities.
Review and contribute to the plant assets min/max program.
Cross-train maintenance leads.
Recommend strategies, projects, and implementations to improve maintenance department efficiency.
Read and interpret safety documentation, blueprints, instruction manuals, schematics, operating and maintenance instructions, and mechanical drawings.
Write routine reports and correspondence.
Rework and rebuild mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
Troubleshoot plant equipment and machinery using electrical and mechanical methods.
Safely operate high-lift equipment for overhead work.
Safely operate machine tools, including lathes, mills, saws, grinders, and welding equipment.
Train in, perform, and comply with LOTO.
Perform other duties as assigned.