Day-Shift Facility Maintenance Lead

Clean Harbors; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Clean Harbors is seeking a hands-on Facility Maintenance Supervisor in San Jose, CA to lead our maintenance team and keep facility operations running safely and reliably. This role covers preventive maintenance, repairs, and troubleshooting of pumps, electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems on a Monday–Friday day shift.

You will supervise employees, manage scheduling, and ensure adherence to safety and compliance standards while driving equipment reliability and uptime.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 5–7 years of relevant maintenance experience including plant or industrial maintenance and supervisory experience.
• Experience in welding, mechanical repair, instrumentation, electrical work, piping, or hydraulics is valued.
• Working knowledge of plant electrical equipment, preventive maintenance systems, and spare-parts inventory.
• Forklift training.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily maintenance activities, balancing preventive maintenance, equipment repairs, and operational priorities.
• Perform and oversee electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical troubleshooting and repairs, including work on pumps and related equipment.
• Keep preventive maintenance on schedule to support equipment reliability and minimize unplanned downtime.
• Diagnose equipment problems and assemble, repair, or replace components according to manufacturer specifications.
• Maintain an inventory of spare and critical parts to support timely repairs.
• Supervise maintenance employees, including hiring, training, scheduling, performance feedback, and accountability.
• Reinforce safe work practices and ensure maintenance activities follow health and safety procedures, facility requirements, and applicable compliance standards.
• Operate a forklift as needed and maintain clean, organized work areas.
• Perform additional duties based on business needs.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Communication

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Forklift training

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Windows-based applications

Job description

Clean Harbors is seeking a hands-on Facility Maintenance Supervisor in San Jose, CA to lead our maintenance team and keep facility operations running safely and reliably. This role covers preventive maintenance, repairs, and troubleshooting of pumps, electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems on a Monday–Friday day shift.

You will supervise employees, manage scheduling, and ensure adherence to safety and compliance standards while driving equipment reliability and uptime.