Maintenance Lead

Position: Maintenance Lead

Location: Waco, TX

Hiring Manager: Andrew Palican

Shift: Monday – Friday | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Off-shift and weekend overtime as needed)

Pay Rate: $47.00/hour

Summary Description

The Maintenance Lead is responsible for driving maintenance excellence across all shifts by ensuring equipment reliability, leading safety initiatives, and optimizing maintenance systems and processes. This role plays a critical leadership function in supporting production through proactive maintenance, continuous improvement, and technical expertise.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and ensure compliance with all safety programs (ESWP, PPE, arc flash, HECP/EI, working at heights, R3 process, etc.)
• Ensure safe and reliable operation of all production and facility equipment
• Build and lead a culture of maintenance excellence across 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts
• Ensure compliance with GMPs and product quality standards
• Identify technical skill gaps and develop training programs for maintenance teams
• Lead root cause analysis to improve equipment reliability
• Evaluate and optimize PM/PdM programs, including PMO initiatives
• Own and improve MRO inventory processes
• Develop technical documentation and project justifications
• Drive asset care strategy and execution
• Lead new equipment startup activities, including FMEA processes
• Optimize and lead lubrication programs
  
  

We’d Love to Hear From You If

• You have an Associate’s Degree in Mechatronics, Industrial Maintenance, or a related technical field
• You have 10 years of manufacturing maintenance experience (or equivalent military technical experience)
• You have proven leadership experience in a maintenance or technical environment
  
  

Benefits

At TOPPAN Packaging Americas, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to support overall wellbeing. Benefits may vary based on location, employment classification, or collective bargaining agreement and may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, including FSA and HSA options
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing resources
• Paid time off and holidays
• Company-paid and voluntary insurance plans including life, accident, and disability coverage
• Tuition reimbursement
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer

TOPPAN Packaging Americas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

We are committed to providing a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to contribute to their fullest potential. Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the application and employment processes. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us.