3rd Shift Maintenance Team Lead

Cummins•Mineral Point, WI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Cummins Inc. is seeking a 3rd Shift Maintenance Team Lead in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. The role leads maintenance work to maximize equipment reliability, uptime, and production performance. It coordinates technicians and resources to resolve breakdowns, drives preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance programs, and supports safe, efficient, and continuous production operations. The team lead analyzes equipment failures and implements sustainable solutions, collaborates with production and cross-functional teams to remove constraints and advance improvement initiatives, and ensures maintenance work meets workmanship, documentation, quality, and process standards. The role also coaches maintenance technicians, supports departmental KPIs and TPM initiatives, and manages spare parts and consumable inventories. Cummins states that it is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

High school diploma, certificate of completion of secondary education, or equivalent experience that meets applicable regulations.
Advanced mechanical maintenance and troubleshooting expertise, including diagnosing complex equipment issues and implementing solutions.
Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills to coordinate technicians, support teams, and production personnel.
Understanding of manufacturing operations, preventive maintenance strategies, and continuous improvement practices.
Ability to make sound decisions, manage competing priorities, and adapt in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Commitment to workplace safety, applying electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and machine safety principles.
Significant work experience and in-depth knowledge obtained through specialized training and relevant experience.
May require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Nice To Haves

Experience with maintenance management systems, including Maximo.
Experience coordinating emergency maintenance responses and assigning resources.
Ability to coach and develop maintenance technicians.
Experience managing spare parts and consumable inventories and setting minimum and maximum stock levels.
Problem-solving, decision-making, and adaptability skills for equipment and production challenges.
Ability to support TPM initiatives and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

Lead maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability, uptime, and production performance.
Coordinate technicians and resources to resolve equipment breakdowns and minimize disruptions.
Drive preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance programs.
Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards and promote a strong safety culture.
Optimize spare parts inventory and maintenance resources to support continuous production.
Analyze equipment failures and implement sustainable solutions to improve performance and reduce costs.
Collaborate with production and cross-functional teams to identify constraints and advance continuous improvement.
Ensure maintenance activities meet workmanship, documentation, quality, and process standards.
Use maintenance management systems, including Maximo, to schedule, track, and document preventive maintenance.
Coordinate emergency maintenance responses and assign resources to restore production equipment.
Lead, coach, and support maintenance technicians while fostering teamwork, accountability, and development.
Monitor equipment performance and safety conditions to support a safe and productive workplace.
Support departmental KPIs through proactive problem-solving, process improvements, and maintenance planning.
Manage spare parts and consumable inventories, including appropriate minimum and maximum stock levels.
Promote collaboration, customer focus, continuous improvement, TPM initiatives, and operational excellence.