SUMMARY OF POSITION:

The Maintenance Technician Shift Lead supports and leads the maintenance team on their assigned shift, ensuring efficient operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of equipment. This role will also be responsible for assisting Maintenance Mechanics in repairing and maintaining machinery and mechanical equipment by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (other duties as assigned):

• Leads and supports maintenance technicians on shift, ensuring alignment with production schedules and maintenance standards.
• Installs, sets up and troubleshoots molding machines, auxiliary equipment, and assembly equipment.
• Diagnoses malfunctions through use of proper test equipment.
• Performs preventative and predictive maintenance on all injection molding machines, auxiliary equipment, and assembly equipment.
• Properly documents repairs through use of Maintenance Work Order System.
• Participates in problem solving and process improvements on existing and new equipment.
• Performs all general equipment maintenance.
• Performs general housekeeping by keeping the Molding Floor and Maintenance areas neat and organized.
• Maintains compressed air, and machine water towers.
• Works effectively in a team environment to assure maintenance responsibilities are covered for production needs even on off shifts (24 on call).
• Responds after hours to emergency issues affecting production or the facility.
• Actively participates in continual improvement/innovation, corrective action, and internal/external customer satisfaction.
• Performs work on electrical circuits using proper Lock-Out Tag-Out procedures.
• Orders repair and maintenance components and supplies as needed.
• Keep organized component inventory, both physically and electronically.
• Participates in weekly safety meetings with maintenance staff.
• Operates forklift daily as needed.
• Performs other routine duties related to the maintenance of molding machinery and support of the molding department.

EDUCATION AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• One-year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong organization and communication skills with internal costumer.
• Proficiency in diagnosing, maintaining, and repairing equipment.
• Detail oriented with the ability to adapt to changes quickly.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a team environment and effectively lead and support team members

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

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

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

The noise level in the work environment is usually load.