Lead Maintenance Technician - Day (A) Shift

Amcor Limited; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Amcor Limited is seeking a Lead Maintenance Technician for the Day (A) Shift to supervise maintenance staff and ensure safe, compliant equipment operation. You will manage preventive maintenance, troubleshoot issues, and coordinate with production and quality teams to support reliable plant performance.

The role emphasizes hands-on technical work, shift coordination, and continuous improvement, with a strong focus on safety and documentation to meet ISO standards. Full-time on-site position.

Qualifications

• Capable of physical mobility including sitting, bending, twisting, standing, and lifting.
• Capable of reading, writing, and speaking English.
• Capable of lifting up to 35lbs.

Responsibilities

• Report to front line leadership and coordinate with overlapping shifts.
• Communicate starting work assignments including PMs, W/Os, and project work.
• Schedule and track Preventative Maintenance, including weekend and night tasks.
• Review daily inspection sheets and file maintenance paperwork for actions.
• Perform Hands On auditing of PMs and requirements on a routine basis.
• Provide Hands On production support including vacation coverage and training.
• Balance office work (30–40% of day) with shop floor presence (60–70%).
• Lead project work and shop activities such as parts replacement, tool security, and cycle counting.
• Provide direction to troubleshoot issues and support daily manufacturing demand.
• Lead by example in safety, workmanship, documentation, and teamwork.
• Audit and implement corrective actions on maintenance housekeeping.
• Work to uphold ISO standards and assist with continuous improvement.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Safety compliance

Team coordination

Job description

Lead Maintenance Technician - Day (A) Shift

Full time

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Job Description

The Maintenance Technician Lead is responsible for supervising and directing maintenance employees during assigned shifts while ensuring compliance with all safety regulations and quality standards. This role includes maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving manufacturing equipment and facility systems to support safe, efficient plant operations. The position works closely with production, quality, automation, and maintenance teams to ensure operational reliability and performance.

Essential Jobs and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Report to front line leadership.
• Meet with the overlapping shifts and provide the update to communicate the starting work assignments. Example Production Support Work, PM's, W/O's, Project Work or Shop Work.
• Coordinate Preventative Maintenance schedules, weekend & nightly assignments to the Maintenance Mgr. and Production Mgr.
• Review the daily inspection sheets & complete the necessary maintenance paperwork from the previous day and file or forward to the appropriate party. Example PM's & W/O's for closing, Daily Tech sheets file, inspection sheets review & file, purge files as needed. Any changes in trending should be communicated with suggestion of improvement immediately.
• Hands On auditing of PM's and the requirements, to be conducted on a routine basis
• Hands On Production Support as needed. Example Fill in for vacationing technicians, aid in training operators & technicians, extra support to identify and correct mechanical problem areas.
• Office work to cover 30% to 40% of the day while the Hands on Shop Floor presences should average 60% to 70% routinely.
• Hands on Project Work / Shop Work. Example: Rebuilding of replacement parts, securing of the shop and tools, cycle counting inventory as needed, etc.
• Provide the shop floor with a positive can-do attitude and provide the trouble shooting direction required to support manufacturing's daily demand.
• Lead by Example: Safety, Workmanship, Documentation, and Attitude while promoting internal & external departmental teamwork.
• Audit and Implement corrective action on maintenance housekeeping issues.
• Uphold safety & quality absolutes.
• Work and perform to ISO standards.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Capable of physical mobility including sitting, bending, twisting, standing, and lifting.
• Capable of reading, writing, and speaking English.
• Capable of lifting up to 35lbs