Maintenance Team Lead- Days

Leprino Foods; Town of Waverly (NY); On-site; USD 58,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Leprino Foods in Waverly, NY is seeking a qualified Maintenance Team Lead for our 24/7 facility. The day shift runs 7am to 7:30pm with a 12-hour schedule and 2-2-3 rotation, offering every other weekend off.

The role includes supervising a maintenance crew and ensuring adherence to GMPs and safety. Responsibilities include mechanical and electrical maintenance on pumps, conveyors, and gearboxes; troubleshooting PLCs and motor controls; and training staff while maintaining 5S standards.

Qualifications

• Four or more years in maintenance with pneumatics, hydraulics, AC drives and controls.
• Experience reading schematics and working with PLCs in automated systems.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance best practices and plant utilities.
• Proven leadership of a maintenance team or shift crew.
• Proficient computer skills including MS Office; SAP/Maximo familiarity a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage time and priorities for daily tasks; follow up with crew on task completion.
• Ensure downtime logs, work orders, and time labor documentation is accurate.
• Adhere to GMPs, break/lunch policies, and safety standards.
• Perform maintenance on pumps, valves, conveyors, sprockets, gearboxes.
• Troubleshoot electrical components and 3-phase power systems.
• Assign work, communicate with shift supervisor and forepersons.
• Provide training to subordinates to build skills.
• Maintain 5S standards in maintenance areas.
• Additional duties may be assigned for the team lead role.

Skills

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

AC drives

Electrical controls

Instrumentation

Schematic reading

Welding

Mechanical

PLC knowledge

SAP familiarity

Maximo familiarity

Microsoft Office

Tools

SAP

Maximo

Microsoft Office

Job description

Within our Waverly, NY manufacturing facility which sits in both PA and NY, we are seeking a qualified Maintenance Team Lead to join our plant team and continue to support moving our organization to even larger levels of food quality, safety, and production efficiencies.

Schedule:

• Leprino Foods is a 24/7 operating facility; the current vacancy is a DAY SHIFT position working 7am - 7:30pm.
• We have a 12-hour schedule which has a 2-2-3 rotation that allows for every other weekend off.
• After training is complete, new hires will be assigned a regular schedule on the next available shift.

Pay Rate:

• $43.72 per hour
• $1.00 per hour weekend differential for all hours worked between 12:01am Saturday morning through 11:59pm Sunday night
• $0.75 shift differential for all evening hours worked between 6 pm and 5:59 am any day of the week

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist with time management for the completion of daily tasks and priorities. Follow up with subordinates to ensure assigned tasks are completed correctly. Ensure downtime logs, work orders, time labor hour sheets, storeroom procedures and other assigned documentation is completed.
• Monitor all company policies and ensure compliance is achieved. This shall include GMP's, break/lunch periods, and safety.
• Must demonstrate and be able to perform most of the Maintenance Technician duties.
• Perform mechanical duties on equipment such as pumps, valves, conveyors, sprockets, gearboxes, etc.
• Work with industrial electricity (motor controls) to troubleshoot and repair electrical components and machinery including all three phase 480, 220, and other plant systems.
• Complete assigned maintenance tasks as a technician.
• Assign work to themselves and crew as prioritized by shift supervisor. Maintain close communication with shift supervisor, department forepersons and other supervisors.
• Provide training to subordinates to achieve an effective skilled workforce.
• Implement and maintain 5S standards in all maintenance areas.
• Additional duties may be assigned for the team lead role.

You Have At Least (Required Qualifications):

• Four (4) years prior background along with 2 years on-the-job experience in the maintenance of pneumatics, hydraulics, AC frequency drive, electrical controls, instrumentation, schematic reading, welding, mechanical, T/S technique and PLC knowledge.
• Strong knowledge of Maintenance industry best practices.
• Plant utilities (ammonia refrigeration, boilers, electrical, compressed air) knowledge.
• Practical experience with PLCs and automated machinery control systems.
• Practical experience leading loss control efforts in general industry.
• Proficient computer knowledge, including Microsoft Office products.
• Must be able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to individuals at all levels within the company.
• Familiarity or ability to learn SAP, Maximo or similar integrated manufacturing system.
• Ability to influence upward, laterally, and downward without any direct line authority.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to determine the root cause to issues that arise, using skills of investigation, organizing thoughts and conclusions, and presenting these solutions to others.
• Ability to deal with and understand different cultures.
• Demonstrated ability to lead others.

Why work for Leprino Foods in Waverly?

A career with Leprino Foods means you'll be part of a worldwide family of individuals dedicated to producing high-quality products that help feed and nourish families around the world. Your contributions will be noticed and rewarded as you work to further our company, our customers and one another.

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