Maintenance Team Lead

Job description

Maintenance Team Lead

Full-Time | Leadership Opportunity | Multi-Craft Maintenance | Growth to Manager Role

We’re seeking a skilled Maintenance Team Lead with strong multi-craft experience and demonstrated leadership abilities. This role is ideal for someone who has overseen or coordinated maintenance activities—even informally—and is ready to step into a future managerial position.

If you enjoy developing technicians, improving maintenance processes, and working hands-on with mechanical and electrical systems, this is a great long-term opportunity.

Position Overview

The Maintenance Team Lead will support daily maintenance operations, assign and oversee work orders, troubleshoot equipment issues, and ensure safety and production goals are met. While strong electrical skills, PLC knowledge (Allen-Bradley, some Siemens), and robotics experience are valuable, expert-level controls skills are not required. A dedicated controls lead is already in place.

This role requires a proactive leader who can balance technical work with people management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support maintenance technicians during daily operations
• Prioritize, assign, and follow up on work orders using maintenance software
• Act as a frontline leader, promoting safety, quality, and productivity standards
• Respond to equipment breakdowns and support advanced troubleshooting when needed
• Participate in or lead pre-shift, department, safety, and other operational meetings
• Assist in incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action development
• Ensure proper training and skill development of assigned maintenance staff
• Set daily goals for the maintenance team and coach employees to meet expectations
• Foster strong communication, provide performance feedback, and promote teamwork
• Maintain effective relationships with internal teams and outside vendors
• Participate in on-call rotation for complex equipment issues
• Work overtime as needed to support production and equipment uptime

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in an industrial maintenance environment
• Strong mechanical skills, including pneumatics, hydraulics, and basic fabrication
• Advanced electrical troubleshooting skills; ability to read electrical schematics
• Understanding of PLC systems and ability to troubleshoot ladder logic (Allen-Bradley preferred)
• Experience with VFDs, DC drives, compressed air systems, and process water systems
• Previous leadership experience (formal or informal)—assigning work, coaching techs, or coordinating a team
• Industrial Maintenance Certification preferred
• High school diploma or GED required
• Basic math skills and intermediate computer proficiency (Outlook, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint)
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to take initiative and adapt to changing priorities

Additional Information

• This role will transition into a Maintenance Manager position over time based on performance
• Must be comfortable with an on-call rotation and occasional overtime
• Equal Opportunity Employer