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Lead Maintenance Technician

Tulare, CA 93274

Posted: 02/04/2025 Employment Type: TempToFT Industry: None Job Number: 1190098 Pay Rate: $29.36 / hour

Job Description

Key Staffing is seeking a skilled and dedicated Lead Maintenance professional to oversee and coordinate maintenance activities within our facility. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in industrial maintenance and electrical systems, with the ability to lead a team effectively. This role requires hands-on expertise in various maintenance tasks, ensuring that all equipment operates efficiently and safely.


Responsibilities:

  • Perform all essential duties and responsibilities of a maintenance tech without supervision.
  • Performs shut down, start-ups and cleaning of equipment.
  • Performs preventative and corrective maintenance on equipment.
  • Performs preventive building maintenance duties and repairs including routine plumbing repairs, and routine electrical repairs.
  • Diagnose issues to prevent loss in efficiency and reliability to achieve scheduled production. Assist in root cause analysis for CCP and non CCP equipment failures.
  • Monitor and adjust production flows, rates, temperatures, viscosity, and line pressure.
  • Troubleshoots minor maintenance problems involving electrical, structural, plumbing, and equipment repair or replacement.
  • Ensure optimum machinery functionality for product quality.
  • Maintain accurate maintenance records.
  • Fills out documentation accurately, detailed, and on time.
  • Communicate and work effectively with all levels of employees within and outside of the maintenance team.
  • Adhere to all Food Safety and Employee Safety policies and procedures.
  • Assist other Maintenance Technicians (breakdowns, line maintenance, equipment upgrades).
  • Assists sanitation with assembly and disassembly of equipment.
  • Maintain a clean and orderly maintenance shop and workstation.


Lead Responsibilities:

  • Accountable for all tasks performed during the assigned shift.
  • Train all maintenance technicians on essential duties.
  • Takes initiative to plan, execute, and complete all maintenance tasks.
  • Works jointly with inventory coordinator to keep essentials parts in stock.
  • Coordinate with third party vendors, services, special projects, or repairs.
  • Effectively dispatch maintenance techs to call based on priorities.
  • Review daily work orders with maintenance techs and give feedback as needed.
  • Complete detailed pass down at the end of each shift.
  • Coordinate completion of internal audit corrective actions through root cause analysis.
  • Point out employee safety hazards and enforce corrections.
  • Maintain and inspect work tools for self and team members.
  • Distribute PMs to maintenance technicians.
  • Ensure maintenance work is completed efficiently and effectively.
  • Escalate downtime to Supervisors and Managers.


Requirements:

  • Knowledge of trades related to building maintenance and repair.
  • Knowledge of a variety of Industrial maintenance procedures and techniques.
  • Knowledge of Industrial Maintenance, machinery, equipment, and tools necessary for the maintenance and repairs.
  • Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions.
  • Skill in reading and following blueprints and assembly instructions.
  • Skills in following safety practices and recognizing hazards.
  • Skill in using hand and power tools. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
  • Ability and willingness to assist all departments in maintaining the cleanliness and appearance of the entire facility.
  • Ability to communicate through email and/or radio calls.
  • Ability to prioritize tasks based on urgency.
  • High School diploma or GED
  • Three (3) years Industrial maintenance experience, or any equivalent combination of training and experience.
  • 2 – 3 years in industrial maintenance and repair for bucket elevators, chain-vey, conveyors, bin dumps, pasteurizer, roasters, color sorter, etc.


We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We participate in E-Verify.

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