About this role
The Lead Maintenance Technician performs corrective and preventative maintenance, installation, repair and service of all mechanical and electrical systems. The Lead Maintenance Technician performs continuous improvements initiatives, troubleshooting, and mentoring/lead junior technicians. The lead Technician helps foster a culture of safety, accountability, and operational excellence across all plant maintenance activities.
Essential Functions
- Follow, without exception, all safety policies /safety rules, and procedures.
- Follow all work instructions, both written and oral.
- Required to keep shop and work areas in a safe and tidy condition, following 6S standards.
- Required to perform all facility maintenance.
- Ability to perform work in a mature and professional manner, demonstrate personal responsibility, and perform all assigned duties.
- Ability to trouble shoot/solve mechanical breakdowns in areas consisting of old and new equipment, while communicating with production and maintenance manager.
- Perform mechanical repairs and replace parts on machines such as bearings, valves, filters, gauges, switches, etc.
- Perform routine preventive maintenance on all production equipment and machinery, such as a resistance welder, seamer, automated paint booth, conveyors, curing ovens, etc.
- Assist in machine changeovers and start-up of machines for production needs when required.
- To identify improvements, advise and correct potential problems.
- Assist in maintaining safety; reduce downtime; decrease scrap; improve quality production; and improve plant efficiency.
- Perform and oversee electrical troubleshooting (AC/DC motors, controls panels motor drivers, etc.)
- Ability to use ladders, scissor lift, forklift, milling machine, lathes, drill presses, welder and hand tools to complete repairs.
- Ability to use precision measuring devices including amp meters, electric meters, hydraulic gauges, Etc.
- Ability to interpret documents such as procedures, manuals, blueprints, schematics, charts, diagrams, etc.
Leadership Responsibilities:
- Lead/coach and mentor maintenance technicians fostering skilled development and productivity.
- Assign daily tasks and prioritize maintenance work orders in alignment with production needs.
- Teach expertise of equipment in diagnostics and trouble shoot while providing guidance and training for all maintenance techs
- Recommend process and equipment improvements and enhance safety, efficiency, and product quality.
- Collaborate with management and other departments on cross functional initiatives.
- Maintain documentation related to equipment performance, repair logs, and training progress.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Industrial Maintenance Millwright Certificate or Qualified Mechanic.
- 10 years of direct hands-on experience with production equipment maintenance and repair with 3-5 of those years in a lead role.
- At least 3 years of stable work history
- Electrical knowledge of 3 phase and DC systems.
- Knowledge of industrial electrical, control, and instrumentation systems. Examples include control relay logic; voltage control schemes; photo-eyes; distance and pressure transducers; etc.
- Ability to operate a forklift safely to eliminate personal injury and material damage.
- Ability to lift 55 lbs. overhead, climb, bend, stoop, push and pull.
- Must possess excellent communication skills, professional maturity, and a proactive mindset.
- Requires good eye/hand/foot coordination.
- Good visual acuity – cannot be colorblind.
- Must be able to stand for extended periods.
- Must be able to work in cold, heat and dusty environment; it includes occasional work outside in the elements.
- Ability to safely operate all equipment and tools.
- Must own standard hand tools for respective position.
The pay range for this position is $42.64
Mauser Packaging Solutions offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental , paid time off, and other competitive benefits.
Do you want to work with people who are dedicated to innovation and making the world a better place? Do you want to build a career with a company that provides opportunities for growth and development?
Mauser Packaging Solutions is that company.
Our mission is to help our customers achieve better sustainability with their packaging. And we do that by giving our people the opportunity to do important work, solve interesting problems and be part of a diverse, forward-looking team.
At Mauser Packaging Solutions, you can be proud to work for a company that’s always striving to innovate and serve customers better—and help them be better stewards of the environment.
Whether you’re a seasoned professional—or just beginning your career—there’s a place where you can help make a difference at Mauser Packaging Solutions. Join us!
Mauser Packaging Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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About Mauser Packaging Solutions
Mauser Packaging Solutions is a global leader in solutions and services across the packaging lifecycle, providing large and small metal, plastic, fiber and hybrid packaging worldwide to companies in industries from food, beverage, personal care and pharmaceuticals to chemicals, petrochemicals, agrochemicals and paints. Bringing together the very best of its four legacy companies— BWAY, MAUSER Group, NCG and ICS—Mauser Packaging Solutions offers its customers true sustainability at scale: of natural resources, supply chains, packaging performance and growth opportunities. Visit mauserpackaging.com.
What you'll do
- The Lead Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing corrective and preventative maintenance on mechanical and electrical systems while mentoring junior technicians. They also lead continuous improvement initiatives and ensure safety and operational excellence in maintenance activities.
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