Maintenance Team Lead

Simpson Strong-Tie•Gallatin, TN

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Simpson Strong-Tie is hiring a Maintenance Team Lead to safely maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventative maintenance on plant equipment and building systems. The role oversees the day-to-day activities of Maintenance Technicians, including scheduling work, providing hands-on training, coaching and mentoring team members, and identifying training opportunities to improve departmental skills. The position is based in Gallatin, Tennessee, and works Monday through Friday from 3:00 PM to 1:30 AM, with overtime as needed. It is full-time and non-exempt. Minimal domestic travel is required. Relocation is not available. The role involves managing technicians’ work (20%), providing hands-on training (20%), troubleshooting and repairing equipment and systems (20%), coaching and mentoring technicians (20%), and working on special projects as necessary (20%). Other tasks may also be assigned. The position pays $32.02–$51.25 per hour. Second-shift employees receive a $1.00-per-hour shift differential. Employees may be eligible for a quarterly bonus or commission. Eligible full-time employees may receive medical, dental, vision, retirement contributions, employee stock purchase and bonus plans, paid holidays and leave, employee discounts, referral bonuses, charitable contribution matching, education reimbursement, and other benefits. The work regularly involves standing, walking, seeing, talking, and hearing; occasional sitting; operating large equipment; and positioning oneself to maintain equipment operation. Employees must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull objects weighing up to 50 pounds, and heavier weights with proper equipment. The work environment includes moving mechanical parts and loud noise, with possible exposure to dust, heat or cold, and wet or humid conditions. Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent, or a combination of education and experience.
Six to ten years of related experience and training.
Ability to read and use blueprints, electrical diagrams, and hydraulic diagrams.
Computer skills to use programs for part stocking and ordering, timekeeping, and Tech Work Order processing.
Ability to recognize and support OSHA rules and requirements.
Ability to apply mathematical operations to tasks including statistical analysis, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents, and respond to common inquiries or complaints.
Ability to apply logical or scientific reasoning to practical problems and work with nonverbal symbolism and abstract and concrete variables.
Electrical competency, including determining correctly sized components to power equipment using nameplates and electrical drawings.
Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 50 pounds, and heavier weights with proper equipment.
Simpson Strong-Tie Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) Certification; certification will be provided at hire.

Nice To Haves

Success in a previous leadership position.

Responsibilities

Manage and schedule the work of Maintenance Technicians.
Provide hands-on training to technicians.
Safely troubleshoot and repair plant equipment, building systems, and related systems.
Perform preventative maintenance on plant equipment and building systems.
Coach and mentor technicians and identify opportunities to improve their skills.
Work on special projects as necessary.
Operate large equipment and position oneself as needed to maintain equipment operation.