Job Description

The Maintenance Lead will be responsible for maintaining and operating production equipment to optimize availability, quality and speed by maintaining both mechanical and electrical subsystems.

Wage information: $38.00 – $45.00 hourly depending on experience

• Ensure equipment is operating at peak performance in order to efficiently execute the daily production plan.
• Investigate cost effective solutions to plant and machine problems.
• Schedule repairs and PM’s with Operations to keep overtime and downtime to a minimum.
• Take personal ownership and ensure equipment produces a quality product.
• Follow, Understand, Implement and Sustain 5S principles.
• Have the ability to understand and follow Lean principles.
• Promote and suggest Visual Management throughout department.
• Work with Management to develop and implement maintenance schedules for plant & equipment and ensure both are kept in proper condition through regular inspections.
• Ability & desire for higher level and technical learning both on the job and in the classroom setting.
• Ensure critical inventories are maintained in order to maximize utilization and reduce emergency down time.
• Willingly train personnel on use of equipment and new tasks.
• Ability to work overtime, rotating hours, Holidays, Weekends, and alternative shifts as required.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with established quality standards by working closely with the Quality Control Team
• Ensure own work practices and environment comply with SHES standards.
• Assist in the development and implementation of the SHES plan for the site.
• Participate in SHES monthly meetings as required.
• Promptly report all unsafe working conditions and incidents.
• Ensure minimum damage by implementing environmental improvements plans, minimizing waste, and waste reporting.
• Closely adhere to SHES Model Procedures including a particular focus on the core procedures.
• Ensure plant and equipment is in good order by regular inspection and site audit.
• Create a positive SH&E culture by performing all tasks Safely. Participate in safety programs including PTW, JSERA’s, JCC”s, and promote safe work practices.
• Assist in the execution of emergency & security plans.
• Understand and follow Lockout / Tagout and machine guarding program.