Maintenance Team Leader

Ken's Careers•Las Vegas, NV

10d

About The Position

The Maintenance Team Leader represents the company as a member of the management team and advances safety, quality, and productivity in a food manufacturing environment. The role reviews manufacturing and support-system efficiencies, recommends and implements improvements, and leads maintenance team members through coaching, performance supervision, and professional development. It supports and expands preventive and predictive maintenance across facility systems and machinery, and uses a CMMS for work orders, purchasing, inventory, and equipment history. The position requires troubleshooting and repair of control systems, electrical systems, automated packaging machinery, process equipment, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and facility support systems. The Maintenance Team Leader also reads and interprets electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic schematics and ensures compliance with corporate systems and standards for food safety, quality, and facility cleanliness. Managers and frontline supervisors are accountable for establishing and maintaining a culture of safety and a safe work environment. The role leads by example to uphold manufacturing practices and food safety requirements. It ensures team members follow food safety and GMP policies, complete work safely and sanitarily, prevent product contamination, report suspicious activity, and continually inspect work areas for potential contamination. The position directly supervises Maintenance Department employees, including hiring, training, assigning and directing work, evaluating performance, administering rewards and discipline, and addressing complaints and problems.

Requirements

Three to five years of proven experience managing and leading a maintenance team in a manufacturing or food processing environment.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic and calculate rates, ratios, and percentages, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and work with abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including regular walking; occasional standing, sitting, hand use, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
Ability to work alertly and safely, perform tasks requiring cognitive function and judgment, respond promptly to operating conditions, concentrate, recall instructions, gauge time and distance, and cope with sudden changes, emergencies, and alarms.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Represent the company as a management team member and advance safety, quality, and productivity goals in a food manufacturing environment.
Review the efficiency of manufacturing and support systems throughout the facility, recommending and implementing improvements as needed.
Coach team members in troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and professional advancement.
Supervise team members’ job performance, proficiency, and adherence to company rules, policies, and professional standards.
Support, monitor, and expand preventive and predictive maintenance across facility systems and machinery.
Use the CMMS for work orders, purchase orders, inventory control, and equipment history.
Troubleshoot and repair control systems, including PC, PLC, network, and man-machine interface issues.
Troubleshoot electrical systems, including power distribution, motor controls, variable-speed controllers, servo controllers, and robotics.
Troubleshoot automated packaging machinery and process equipment, including pumps, valves, meters, and mixing equipment.
Troubleshoot hydraulic and pneumatic systems and facility support systems, including steam, hot water, compressed air, and refrigeration.
Read and interpret electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic schematics.
Ensure compliance with corporate standards and systems for food safety, food safety culture, quality, and facility cleanliness.
Create and maintain a culture of safety and help assure a safe work environment.
Lead by example to uphold high-quality manufacturing practices and ensure team members follow food safety and GMP policies.
Ensure work is completed safely and sanitarily and that products are free of contamination.
Ensure team members report suspicious activity in or around the plant and continually inspect work areas for potential product contamination.
Directly supervise Maintenance Department employees, including interviewing, hiring, training, planning and assigning work, directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, and addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Perform other duties as assigned.