Sr Team Lead - Maintenance

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Job Title

Sr Team Lead - Maintenance

Responsible for directing activities of workers involved in and producing parts using technical and complex equipment in an assigned area. Leads and encourages a collaborative team environment dedicated to meeting departmental goals and objectives. Maintains work area cleanliness. Working supervisor for a team of workers including conducting/providing input on performance reviews, hiring, coaching, and disciplinary actions.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Direct work of operators operating complex or technical equipment following production schedule to meet quality and on time delivery requirements
• Communicate human capital and overtime requirements and production challenges to appropriate leader
• Experience assessing equipment issues and determining when repairs can be completed by operations personnel versus maintenance technicians.
• Ability to provide basic troubleshooting guidance over the phone and effectively escalate issues when additional maintenance support is required.
• Willingness to participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation and respond to equipment-related emergencies as needed.
• Ability to learn kiln operations, preventive maintenance practices, and metallizing/firing processes.
• Working knowledge of industrial equipment maintenance, including troubleshooting, inspections, and preventive maintenance activities.
• Ability to coordinate and prioritize maintenance resources based on operational needs and equipment capabilities.
• Proficient in communicating with production teams, maintenance personnel, and leadership during equipment downtime or repair situations.
• Maintain production data (workflow and scrap) in appropriate computer database, identifies trends correcting or escalating to appropriate person
• Partner with production planner to determine department work flow and schedule
• Provide consistent and timely feedback to employee on development, performance and conduct
• Train and coach employees on department work instructions, processes, procedures and policies
• Monitor, review and approve employee time records in a consistent and timely manner
• Operate and/or setup a variety of complex and/or technical manufacturing equipment in assigned area to produce acceptable product per work instructions, inspect parts for defects as part of in-process inspection, record results and adjust process/machine or notify appropriate person when production schedule compromised
• Gather improvement ideas, implement and maintain as directed by department supervisor
• Wears required personal protective equipment at all times in areas where mandatory

Job Requirements:

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Experience:

• Three - Five (3-5) years relevant leadership and manufacturing experience
• Previous maintenance experience in a manufacturing, industrial, production, or processing environment.
• Demonstrated leadership experience as a Team Lead, Shift Lead, Lead Technician, or similar role.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to troubleshoot mechanical and hydraulic systems.

Preferred Qualifications

Functional/Technical Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to provide and receive verbal and wr