Internal - Technician IV (Maintenance Lead) – Tire Build

Continental•Sumter, SC

10d

About The Position

The Technician IV (Maintenance Lead) leads a multi-craft maintenance team in a tire-build production environment, supporting equipment reliability and a zero-breakdown culture. The role assigns technicians based on preventive maintenance (PM) requirements and equipment downtime, monitors safety and maintenance work, and makes decisions about equipment downtime and scheduling. The lead also performs hands-on maintenance as needed, coaches and trains team members, and escalates unresolved technical issues to the lead engineer after two hours of consecutive asset downtime. The position supports the Continental Business System (CBS) through team meetings, performance reviews, problem-solving, improvement opportunities, and ownership of team-board content. It includes issuing procedures and work instructions, ensuring measures and controls are implemented, supporting environmental, safety, and health (ESH) training and awareness, and responding to unsafe or polluting hazards. The schedule must be flexible to meet maintenance and production needs. This is an internal-only opportunity; external applicants will not be considered.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least two years of maintenance experience in a production environment.
Legal authorization to work in the United States; employment visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future.
Broad technical background including production mechanical, pneumatic, PLC, electrical, hydraulic, and electronic devices, machining/grinding, and familiarity with appropriate maintenance repair procedures.
Ability and willingness to monitor production equipment in an assigned engineering maintenance area and assign appropriate personnel to address maintenance issues efficiently.
Ability and willingness to coach the maintenance team on potential training needs and promote teamwork and cohesion.
Flexibility to adjust the work schedule to meet maintenance and production needs.
Ability to comply with safety procedures and guidelines, including wearing required steel-toe footwear, hearing protection, and eye protection.
Ability to stand for long periods; frequently stoop, twist, bend, walk long distances, and climb stairs or ladders; and occasionally lift 50 or more pounds.
External applicants will not be considered; this is an internal-only position.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s or bachelor’s degree.
Supervisory or leadership experience.
Continental tire-build maintenance experience.
SAP experience.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the multi-craft technician team toward a zero-breakdown culture.
Choose courses of action for equipment downtime and schedule technicians according to PM needs and down equipment.
Promote and monitor safety in the assigned area and throughout the plant.
Promote and train the team in TPM/PM concepts and effective problem-solving methods, including CBS, 5 Why, and clean, inspect, repair.
Mentor and train team members, or arrange training, to ensure maintenance and repair capability.
Complete the daily maintenance shift report.
Escalate technical issues to the lead engineer when the team cannot resolve them after two hours of consecutive asset downtime.
Communicate maintenance-team performance matters with the area maintenance lead or supervisor as necessary.
Monitor execution of PM tasks and work orders, and follow up on completion and work quality.
Communicate attendance and vacation requests to the area lead or supervisor, and perform administrative tasks as directed by the immediate supervisor.
Collect and assign maintenance best practices to promote consistency across shifts.
Partner with the team on hands-on maintenance activities as required.
Monitor production equipment in the assigned engineering maintenance area to support early intervention and assign personnel efficiently.
Coach the maintenance team regarding ongoing training needs and promote teamwork and cohesion.
Support the CBS structure by participating in applicable CBT meetings and reviews, managing team performance, using action sheets for simple problem-solving, identifying and implementing improvements, and owning assigned team-board content.
Issue procedures and work instructions, ensure measures are implemented, and maintain controls.
Raise ESH awareness, ensure regular ESH training, and provide information about ESH responsibilities and duties.
Ensure immediate notification and response to unsafe or polluting hazards and initiate preventive measures.
Demonstrate exemplary personal behavior in ESH and motivate others.
Perform other duties as assigned.