Line Maintenance Lead

Line Maintenance Lead

Reports To: Maintenance Manager
Pay: $26–$30 per hour, based on experience
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 6:30 AM–3:30 PM, with some weekends as production requires
Location: Pearland, TX

About the Role
SolvChem is seeking a Line Maintenance Lead to lead day-to-day maintenance operations at our manufacturing facility. As a working leader, you'll coordinate and mentor our Projects/Line Mechanics, prioritize work, and stay hands-on with repairs. You'll keep production equipment, utilities, and facility infrastructure running safely and reliably.

What You'll Do

• Assign and prioritize work orders for Projects/Line Mechanics based on production needs, and inspect completed work for quality and safety
• Coach, mentor, and cross-train mechanics across manufacturing and utility systems, including consumer and bulk operations
• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on manufacturing, packaging, utility, and facility equipment
• Troubleshoot, repair, and rebuild equipment, and handle installations, modifications, and line changeovers
• Respond to emergency breakdowns to restore production quickly
• Help develop and run the preventive maintenance program, and lead root cause analysis and reliability improvements
• Enforce EHS requirements, including LOTO, PPE, and machine guarding, for both employees and contractors
• Prepare and approve purchase requisitions, and coordinate with vendors and contractors
• Maintain work orders and records in the CMMS
• Serve as backup to the Maintenance Manager when needed

What You Bring

• High school diploma or GED. Vocational or technical training with relevant experience may substitute. An associate's degree in a technical or industrial discipline is preferred.
• 10+ years of industrial maintenance experience in manufacturing, processing, or production
• Strong mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and basic electrical knowledge
• Ability to read blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams, and equipment manuals
• Experience with preventive maintenance programs, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis
• Working knowledge of CMMS
• Experience leading or mentoring maintenance personnel is preferred
• Electrical controls, PLC, and automation experience is preferred
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is preferred

Benefits

• ESP Benefits until direct hire. Note that this is a temp-to-hire position. Will discuss details during screening and interview.