Team Leader Maintenance

Lamb Weston • American Falls, ID

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for all maintenance and reliability functions from start to finish to include processing and packaging. Help support and coach the VeLOCity leads and other TM’s to identify and eliminate all causes of failure and ensure base condition and full useful life of all equipment assets on the line. Leads ensure all workers engaged in CIL’s, defect repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment.

Requirements

• 5 -10 years industrial maintenance experience
• 1-2 years leadership or supervisory responsibilities.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills
• electrical and controls experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise teams and coordinate maintenance activities across multiple lines.
• Experience with CMMS systems and maintenance planning processes.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

• electrical and controls experience

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise maintenance mechanics supporting assigned areas.
• Assign daily work, set priorities, and manage Mechanic coverage across both lines.
• Conduct shift huddles, performance discussions, and routine check-ins with the team.
• Enforce all safety standards, including LOTO, PPE, hot work, and safe work procedures.
• Enforce Precision Maintenance practices on all jobs.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and development opportunities to improve Mechanic skill levels.
• Support other Team Leaders across the facility.
• Ensure timely completion of PMs, PdMs, and corrective maintenance for all equipment in assigned area.
• Review maintenance requests, prioritize based on criticality, and coordinate work to minimize production impact.
• Ensure work orders are accurately completed in the CMMS, including parts, labor, and failure codes.
• Support and guide troubleshooting efforts on mechanical, electrical, and control systems.
• Coordinate maintenance work during planned outages, line changeovers, and shutdowns.
• Support and own Defect Handling in assigned area.
• Act as the primary maintenance contact for Production Supervisors in the assigned area.
• Communicate equipment status, planned work, and risk areas during daily operations meetings.
• Lead rapid response to breakdowns on either line and ensure proper escalation and documentation.
• Work cross-functionally to balance production priorities with maintenance needs.
• Represent Maintenance as necessary in Leadership meetings.
• Identify reliability risks and lead implementation of corrective actions.
• Participate in and lead root cause analysis (RCA) for recurring issues.
• Track and report maintenance KPIs such as downtime, MTTR, MTBF, and PM compliance.
• Support 5S, TPM, and other continuous improvement activities to reduce downtime and improve equipment performance.
• Manage parts usage and ensure availability of critical spares for equipment.
• Verify proper use and maintenance of tools, equipment, and shop resources.
• Supervise contractors performing work on either line to ensure safety and compliance.
• Assist with planning and forecasting maintenance resource needs.

Benefits

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
• Paid Time Off
• Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts
• Life and Accident insurance
• Family-Friendly Employee events
• Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services

What This Job Offers

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