Lead Maintenance Technician - Food Plant Leader

Commerce ISD; Plymouth (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Taher, Inc. seeks an experienced Lead Maintenance Technician to support safe, reliable operation of production equipment at the Plymouth Culinary Center and Great Northern Baking Company.

This role combines hands-on troubleshooting with technical leadership, coordinating daily priorities and mentoring other technicians under the Plant Manager. Experience with HMIs, low-voltage electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and CMMS like MaintainX is preferred.

Qualifications

• At least five years of industrial or manufacturing maintenance experience.
• Hands-on troubleshooting of mechanical equipment, HMIs, low-voltage electrical systems, and related production equipment.
• Working knowledge of plumbing and HVAC systems.
• Experience training or guiding other maintenance technicians.
• Ability to communicate effectively with production staff, maintenance, vendors, and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, troubleshoot, maintain, and repair production equipment.
• Lead and prioritize daily maintenance workload; mentor technicians.
• Train technicians in repair, preventive maintenance, and best practices.
• Lead by example through active maintenance work and teamwork.
• Coordinate with Plant Manager on maintenance needs and external service providers.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Mentoring

Communication

Independent work

Travel locally

Tools

MaintainX CMMS

Job description

Taher, Inc. seeks an experienced Lead Maintenance Technician to support safe, reliable operation of production equipment at the Plymouth Culinary Center and Great Northern Baking Company.

This role combines hands-on troubleshooting with technical leadership, coordinating daily priorities and mentoring other technicians under the Plant Manager. Experience with HMIs, low-voltage electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and CMMS like MaintainX is preferred.