Mechanical Maintenance Lead

KWS SAAT SE; Tangent (OR); On-site; USD 38,572 - 44,083; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension plan and 401(k) with employer match

Flexible paid-time-off (PTO)

Professional training and development opportunities

International and diverse team

Job summary

A leading plant breeding company in Tangent, Oregon is seeking a full-time Mechanical Maintenance Lead. This role is essential for ensuring maintenance goals are met, with responsibilities including service provision, safety compliance, and operational support. Candidates should have a high school diploma and relevant mechanical experience, with welding skills and the ability to work at heights preferred. The company offers competitive compensation and various benefits including a pension plan and professional training opportunities.

Qualifications

• One or more years of experience in mechanical or heavy manufacturing.
• Proficient at welding, cutting, grinding, and working at heights above 7 feet.
• Valid driver's license and ability to become forklift certified.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance services to minimize production downtime.
• Coordinate with departments to meet service requirements.
• Ensure compliance with safety policies and use of PPE correctly.

Skills

Welding

Communication

Team leadership

Organizational skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Millwright, electrical or mechanical certification

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Excel

Maintenance software

Job description

Join our team located in Tangent, Oregon as a full‑time permanent Mechanical Maintenance Lead where you’ll play a critical role in supporting the maintenance department to ensure service excellence, workplace safety, and operational reliability.

Essential Job Functions

• Perform services within a maintenance system, to assure maintenance objectives and goals are met and minimal production time loss is achieved
• Work with minimal direction from Supervisor, to perform the service requirements of the Maintenance department
• Work closely with all departments to ensure all services have met or exceeded the internal customers’ requirements, on current and future processing functions
• Cross‑train in multiple positions to broaden knowledge and responsibilities of the service department
• Ensure company handbook, rules, guidelines, procedures and safety policies are followed, and personal protective equipment is used correctly
• Occasionally travel and/or drive on behalf of the business
• Meet attendance requirements
• Other duties as assigned

Job Requirements

• One or more years of experience and/or education in production, mechanical, facilities, heavy manufacturing or similar field
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Millwright, electrical or mechanical certification (preferred)
• Proficient at welding, cutting, grinding, and working at heights above 7 feet
• Valid driver’s license and able to become forklift certified
• Ability to train and operate HMI interfaces (preferred)
• Ability to read and fabricate from blueprints (preferred)
• Experience in servicing equipment including but not limited to mechanic, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical (preferred)
• Computer experience, with knowledge of maintenance software, Auto Cad, Excel and other Microsoft based programs (preferred)
• Demonstrated strong team leadership, communication, organizational and training skills (preferred)

What We Offer

• Competitive salary (salary $28-32hr)
• Pension plan and 401(k) with employer match
• Flexible paid‑time‑off (PTO)
• Professional training and development opportunities
• An international and diverse team

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KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. Nearly 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.68 billion in the fiscal year 2023/2024. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for almost 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for sugarbeet, corn, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading‑edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants’ resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than €300 million last fiscal year in research and development. For more information: www.kws.com/career. Follow us on LinkedIn® at https://linkedin.com/company/kwsgroup/. Our data privacy policy for candidates is available on www.kws.com/dataprotection. Please select the country where the job you applied for is posted in and, if applicable, the specific business unit.

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