Internal - Technician IV (Maintenance Lead) – Tire Build

Continental•Sumter, SC

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Technician IV (Maintenance Lead) leads a multi-craft maintenance team in the Tire Build area, working to establish a zero-breakdown culture and ensure safe, effective maintenance of production equipment. The role makes decisions about equipment downtime and technician scheduling, monitors preventive maintenance and work-order execution, supports hands-on maintenance when needed, and escalates unresolved technical issues. It also includes coaching and training the team, coordinating with area leadership, completing shift reporting and administrative tasks, and promoting consistent maintenance practices across shifts. The position supports Continental Business System activities, including team meetings and reviews, performance management, simple problem-solving, improvement initiatives, and ownership of team-board content. The lead also issues and maintains procedures and work instructions, supports ESH training and awareness, and responds to unsafe or polluting hazards. The work takes place in a non-climate-controlled production environment with temperature swings, forklift and pedestrian traffic, and noise. Safety procedures and required protective equipment must be followed. The role includes operating machinery and physical tasks, with comprehensive training provided.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Two or more years of maintenance experience in a production environment.
Broad technical background, including knowledge of 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.
Must be an internal applicant; external applicants will not be considered.
Legal authorization to work in the United States; the company will not sponsor employment visas for this opening.
Ability to perform physical tasks including standing for long periods; frequently stooping, twisting, bending, walking long distances, and climbing stairs or ladders; and occasionally lifting 50 or more pounds.
Must adhere to safety procedures and guidelines and use required safety wear, including steel-toe footwear, hearing protection, and eye protection where required.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Manage and lead the multi-craft technician team to promote a zero-breakdown culture.
Decide on the best course of action for equipment downtime and schedule technicians according to preventive maintenance needs and down equipment.
Promote and monitor safety in the assigned area and throughout the plant.
Promote and train employees 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 maintain team capability in equipment maintenance and repair.
Complete the daily maintenance shift report.
Escalate technical issues to the lead engineer when the team cannot resolve them after two consecutive hours of asset downtime.
Communicate maintenance-team performance matters to the area lead or supervisor as necessary.
Monitor and ensure execution of preventive maintenance tasks and work orders, and follow up on completion and work quality.
Communicate attendance matters and vacation requests to the area lead or supervisor and perform other 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.
Adjust the work schedule as needed to meet maintenance and production needs.
Monitor production equipment in the assigned engineering maintenance area so maintenance issues can be identified early, and assign personnel to address them efficiently.
Coach the maintenance team on ongoing training needs and promote teamwork and cohesion.
Support the Continental Business System structure by participating in applicable CBT meetings and reviews, reviewing and managing team performance, conducting simple problem-solving using action sheets, 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.