Maintenance Lead

Sunset • Madison, ME

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Lead is responsible for ensuring the continuous operation of greenhouse equipment through comprehensive predictive and preventative maintenance. This includes managing automated material handling, packaging, conveyor systems, and production machinery. The role involves leading a team of Maintenance Technicians, enforcing safety procedures, and facilitating knowledge transfer within the team. Key duties include managing the UpKeep software system for work orders and preventive maintenance, conducting regular greenhouse inspections, coordinating with external contractors, and performing installations and repairs of industrial electronic control systems. The Maintenance Lead is also responsible for equipment calibration and ensuring compliance with all safety policies and good work practices.

Requirements

• Experience with safety management; including working knowledge of OSHA safety standards
• Experience with maintenance engineering concepts including planning & scheduling, preventive & predictive maintenance, project check-out & start-ups
• Experience with mechanical & hydraulic presses, and electrical and pneumatic
• Always promote and follow facility wide safety guidelines for items such as PPE
• Provide leadership and support to maintain clean and organized work areas
• Ability to produce accurate, high quality work in a time sensitive fast paced environment
• Ability to organize, prioritize and multi-task while meeting and/or exceeding deadlines
• Strong communication skills and proven success in communicating effectively at all levels
• The ability to motivate, influence, problem solve and be a change agent.
• 5 Years maintenance experience in a greenhouse or manufacturing environment.
• Requires a thorough understanding of all aspects of plant maintenance, and a good working knowledge of electrical, carpentry, and plumbing.

Responsibilities

• Ensures operation of greenhouse equipment by completing predictive and preventative maintenance requirements on: automated material handling systems, automated packaging systems, conveyor systems and production machines
• Communicate and enforce safe working procedures, actively identify safety concerns and drive continuous improvement efforts of corrective actions.
• Effectively lead team of Maintenance Techs with responsibility for maintenance coverage and support.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer amongst Maintenance team.
• Manage UpKeep software system that delivers all work orders and preventive maintenance schedules on a regular basis while ensuring an on-time completion
• Regular inspections/walk through of greenhouses to identify problems and necessary maintenance.
• Communicate schedules, tasks at hand, maximizing output and coaching when questions arise.
• Complete assigned tasks with Maintenance Team
• Follow-up with external Contractors making sure all polices, and guidelines are maintained.
• Coordinate daily cleaning of maintenance area
• Conduct follow-ups on all maintenance and repair work
• Conduct safety inspections of team as scheduled
• Installation and repair of industrial electronic control systems (including hardwired input/output, ethernet based communication systems, variable speed drives and process control equipment)
• Calibrating equipment
• Comply to all safety policies, procedures, and good work practices.

Benefits

• Paid weekly
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• 401K
• Paid time off
• Employee Engagement & Recognition Programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed