Maintenance Lead - Night Shift, Mentoring & Upgrades

Baldwin Richardson Foods Co.; Macedon (NY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation buy

Floating holidays

Health and wellness rebate

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Baldwin Richardson Foods (BRF) seeks a Maintenance Mechanic Lead to direct reliability and maintenance activities at our New York facility. The role operates on a 2-2-3, 12-hour night shift schedule (5:00pm–5:30am) with a $1.50 night differential, supporting BRF’s production of sauces, toppings, syrups, and beverages.

You will lead a maintenance team, manage CMMS work orders, perform preventative maintenance, assist with machine upgrades, train mechanics, and ensure GMP compliance within a

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Two-year associate degree, licensing, or equivalent trade school technical training is highly preferred.
• A minimum of five (5) years related experience of mechanical maintenance and troubleshooting in a manufacturing setting required.
• Prior experience mentoring and leading junior member of a team is highly preferred.
• Experience driving process improvement, RCCA, development of preventative maintenance programs and ensuring proper documentation in all processes is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate all reliability and maintenance activities to ensure maximum plant operation potential.
• Provide leadership and guidance to maintenance team on all shifts.
• Utilize CMMS System to communicate and document events and manage work orders.
• Oversee and train mechanics and provide support where needed.
• Coordinate and execute machine upgrades and extended downtime repairs.
• Train all mechanics on new equipment according to SOPs.
• Design, fabricate, and install new equipment and upgrades.
• Identify root causes and document issues; ensure data entry in CMMS.
• Ensure proper utilization of CMMS for PM activities, work orders, and parts issuance.
• Perform and direct preventive, predictive, and planned maintenance with the Maintenance Manager and Leads.
• Plan and schedule day-to-day and weekend work; verify completion via CMMS.
• Identify and report needs for major repairs and coordinate with management.
• Calibrate and maintain electronics and instrumentation for process control devices.
• Support meeting company metrics and department goals.
• Follow GMP and PPE requirements.
• Embody the GFTW mentality and bridge collaboration across departments.
• Address personnel issues with leadership and follow escalation processes.
• Foster continuous growth and knowledge of new technologies; cover maintenance planner duties when needed.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Problem solving

Team coordination

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree or technical training

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Baldwin Richardson Foods (BRF) seeks a Maintenance Mechanic Lead to direct reliability and maintenance activities at our New York facility. The role operates on a 2-2-3, 12-hour night shift schedule (5:00pm–5:30am) with a $1.50 night differential, supporting BRF’s production of sauces, toppings, syrups, and beverages.

You will lead a maintenance team, manage CMMS work orders, perform preventative maintenance, assist with machine upgrades, train mechanics, and ensure GMP compliance within a