Maintenance Lead

SUMMARY:

The Maintenance Lead directs the technicians supporting automated production equipment. The role owns safe corrective response during production, preventive maintenance execution, supplier escalation and the availability and accuracy of spare parts in Fractall. The role coordinates closely with the Automated Line Lead and Automation Manager.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Train, coach and assign maintenance technicians; verify competence for electrical, mechanical and controls tasks and safe work practices.
• Triage breakdowns during production, coordinate diagnosis and repair, communicate restoration estimates and confirm equipment readiness before release.
• Escalate complex defects to equipment manufacturers or supplier hotlines; open, track and close support tickets with evidence and follow-up.
• Build and schedule preventive maintenance with Production, execute to documented standards and record completion, findings and follow-up work.
• Review recurring failures and downtime with the Automation Manager and Continuous Improvement team; drive root-cause corrective actions.
• Ensure lockout/tagout, guarding, contractor control and site food safety rules during all interventions.
• Maintain spare-parts master data, stock levels, movements and work-order records in Fractall.
• Set critical spares and reorder points using equipment risk, lead times and consumption; coordinate replenishment and periodic counts.
• Report equipment availability, maintenance backlog, preventive completion and critical stock risks to site leadership.
• Share recurring faults, equipment availability, preventive-maintenance findings and critical spare-parts risks with Group Innovation, in coordination with the Automation Manager.
• Propose reliability and maintainability improvements, contribute technical lessons learned to common standards, and support deployment of Group-approved changes at the site.
• Escalate major technical issues, supplier support gaps and systemic failures requiring Group intervention; maintain an action log and report progress through resolution.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable requirements related to product and service quality, environmental standards, food safety, and health and safety regulations.
• Promote a safe and healthy work environment by preventing work-related injuries and illnesses, eliminating hazards, and reducing health and safety risks.
• Compliance with Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)/General manufacturing practices (GMP) guidelines for personal hygiene and observe security precautions as mandated by unit management.
• Satisfactory and punctual attendance is expected.
• All other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or GED required; technical/vocational certificate or associate degree in Industrial Maintenance, Electronics, or related field preferred but not required
• Food production, airline catering, or high-volume manufacturing environment background
• Familiarity with commercial warewashing systems
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification

QUALIFICATIONS

• Technical degree, apprenticeship or equivalent experience in industrial maintenance, mechatronics or electrical/mechanical systems.
• Experience supervising maintenance technicians in an automated production or packaging environment.
• Practical knowledge of PLC/HMI diagnostics, drives, sensors, conveyors and robotics interfaces; appropriate qualifications for hands-on interventions.
• Experience with CMMS, spare-parts inventory and preventive maintenance planning; strong supplier and production communication.

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, talk and/or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to handle or feel. The employee must also occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee is also required to frequently inspect the manufacturing floor and will be exposed to noise levels that may range from moderate to loud.