Maintenance Technician - Lead

ZipRecruiter; Buford (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment platform is seeking a Lead Maintenance Technician in Buford, Georgia. The successful candidate will have 3-5 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing setting, strong technical education, and a background in electrical or machining. Responsibilities include managing maintenance tasks, ensuring safety standards, and organizing external support for repairs. Competitive compensation and dynamic working conditions are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years’ maintenance experience in a manufacturing plant.
• Strong combination of technical education and experience in electrical, machining, and hydraulic press maintenance.
• Metal stamping and/or forming background required.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily tasks within the maintenance team.
• Organize external support for urgent repairs.
• Ensure safety standards are observed during maintenance work.

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

Position:Lead Maintenance Technician

Department:Maintenance

Functional Area:Production

Classification: Non-Exempt Exempt

Reporting Structure: Maintenance Supervisor

Educational Background Required:

• Minimum 3-5 years’ maintenance experience in a manufacturing plant.
• Knowledge of Maintenance Manufacturing Processes

Skills and Training

• Strong combination of technical education and experience with background in electrical, machining, tools and hydraulic press maintenance and repair.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ maintenance experience in a manufacturing plant.
• Metal stamping and / or forming background required.
• Problem Solving and Decision-Making Training an asset.
• Strong computer and organizational skills, good written and verbal skills.
• Competent in problem solving, team building, planning and decision making

Essential Functions Required for Job

• Disciplinary and/or functional management of employees
• Daily assigning of tasks within the team (in coordination with the Maintenance Planning Engineer and the relevant Production departments) relating to mechanical preventive maintenance work, breakdown repairs and planned repairs
• Organizing external support and/or spare parts for urgent repairs
• Escalation to the Maintenance Manager if problems cannot be solved independently
• Ensuring that all production areas are adequately covered for carrying out breakdown repairs
• Identifying the need for training within the team, and planning and execution of the necessary training sessions
• Responsible for the correct use of SAP-PM/OPRA in the team (e.g. work order processing, bookings)
• Responsible for ensuring that safety standards are observed for any work undertaken by the Mechanical Maintenance team (e.g. lock-out / tag out, fall protection systems when working at height)

Interaction Required: Within the company and Externally

• All Internal Departments

Workplace and Equipment:

• Office workplace, PC, telephone, SAP, MS-Office, VPN, laptop, SolidWorks, 3D Printer, SRM System

Physical Requirements:

• Sitting
• Standing
• Lifting
• Repeated Hand Motion

Environmental:

• Uncontrolled temperatures: (heat/cold) production area
• Controlled temperatures: Offices / Labs
• Exposure to Noise, Dust, Oil/Solvent Fumes, Fiber Glass
• Other: Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.