The Lead Maintenance Technician will set up, adjust, operate and maintain various automated production equipment in a modern and complex food production facility. Coordinates, schedules, and executes the planned and day-to-day activities of the Maintenance Department to ensure the plant meets department and overall plant goals of safety, quality and productivity. Oversees and when necessary, trains maintenance technicians. All work is to be performed in a manner that complies with all federal, state, local, BRC, and company rules and regulations and with optimum regard for Plant Safety.

Principal Job Duties:

• Schedule and prioritize planned work orders with the day-to-day maintenance issues.
• Record and report on day's activities to maintenance supervisor as well at shift handoff meeting.
• Provide direction and when necessary, training to maintenance technicians.
• Troubleshoot, repair and maintain plant machinery and equipment.
• Troubleshoot, repair or replace control devices such as switches, photo eyes, proximity sensors, pushbuttons, contactors, motor starters, etc. as needed
• Troubleshoot, repair or replace roaster components such as burners, valves, bearings, scrapers, etc.
• Troubleshoot, repair or replace hydraulic, pneumatic and basic electrical power components.
• Perform work order repairs, inspections and adjustments as well as preventative and predictive maintenance tasks.
• Ability to set up and operate metal working equipment such as hand tools, welders, drill press, sheet metal equipment, or grinders.
• Works closely with production and warehouse personnel to effectively resolve and eliminate plant and process problems.
• Works in conjunction with maintenance and production to cross train on system maintenance to obtain adequate coverage across all shifts.
• Assist management in developing standard operating procedures, and duty cycles for all repairs and maintenance, relating to process and packaging equipment.
• Required to interpret and understand plans and specifications, schematics, operating and maintenance manuals for systems being overseen.
• Performs all other duties, responsibilities, and special projects as assigned.
• Participates in plant safety, BRC, health and environmental programs.