Maintenance Team Leader (2nd Shift)

Nidec Motor Corporation•Lexington, TN

About The Position

The Team Lead, Maintenance (Facilities) is an advanced skilled role that provides day-to-day work leadership and technical support for facility maintenance operations. The role performs hands-on maintenance while coordinating daily activities, prioritizing tasks, reinforcing safety and quality standards, and serving as a first point of escalation for facility maintenance issues. The role performs skilled maintenance across building systems while providing informal leadership and coordination for maintenance technicians or trades personnel. It focuses on task assignment, troubleshooting, safety reinforcement, and operational readiness, without formal people-management responsibilities such as performance reviews, hiring, or disciplinary actions. The posting states that the position typically reports to a Facilities Supervisor, Maintenance Supervisor, or Facilities Manager (M1). The role works independently under limited supervision to support operational targets and team results. It involves guiding, coaching, and training colleagues, and may include delegating tasks or reviewing work. The posting describes the work schedule as First Shift (United States of America).

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Typically 5–10 years of experience in facilities maintenance, skilled trades, or industrial maintenance; the additional job details state a minimum of 7 years of experience.
Strong knowledge of building systems and maintenance practices.
Ability to diagnose and resolve complex maintenance issues.
Strong safety awareness and attention to detail.
Effective communication and teamwork skills.
Ability to lead work through influence rather than authority.
Physical ability to perform maintenance tasks.
Specialist knowledge of operational systems and practices, typically obtained through extensive work experience or education.
May require vocational or technical education.

Nice To Haves

Technical or trade schooling preferred.
Prior experience acting as a lead technician or senior maintenance resource preferred.
Trade certifications or licenses, such as electrical, HVAC, or plumbing, preferred.
Familiarity with CMMS systems and work-order management.
Ability to read technical manuals, drawings, and schematics.

Responsibilities

Perform skilled maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of building systems.
Support electrical, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, and general facility repairs.
Respond to corrective, preventive, and emergency maintenance needs.
Coordinate daily maintenance work orders and task assignments.
Serve as the first-level escalation point for technical or operational issues.
Reinforce safe work practices, job planning, and proper use of tools and PPE.
Support preventive maintenance schedules, identify recurring issues, and recommend corrective actions.
Assist in improving equipment reliability and facility performance.
Ensure work complies with safety policies and regulations, including reinforcing lockout/tagout, confined-space, and hazard-awareness practices.
Maintain clean, organized, and safe work areas.
Update work orders with accurate labor, materials, and completion details; support repair, inspection, and asset-condition documentation and work-order closeout.
Troubleshoot facility issues, coordinate timely resolution, communicate status and priorities with Operations, EHS, and occupants, and escalate risks, delays, or system failures as needed.
Support onboarding and training of maintenance technicians, share technical knowledge and best practices, and provide hands-on guidance during complex or non-routine repairs.
Identify opportunities to improve maintenance efficiency and effectiveness; support standardized procedures, preventive-maintenance optimization, and spare-parts usage.
Assist with shutdowns, inspections, and facility improvement projects.
Provide guidance, coaching, and training to team members; may delegate tasks or review work.
Independently propose solutions to problems for manager review and make moderate changes to systems and processes to solve problems or improve team effectiveness.