Overnight Lead Mechanic - Aseptic Systems

Treehouse Island, Inc.; Cambridge (MD); On-site; USD 47,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Wellness program

Paid holidays

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

TreeHouse Foods in Cambridge, MD is seeking a Lead Mechanic to oversee crew maintenance for Aseptic operations, align resources to minimize downtime, and ensure safe, reliable production equipment performance.

This overnight role runs 4:50pm–5:00am on a continental schedule. Candidates should show leadership, strong communication, and knowledge of packaging/processing equipment; SAP and TPMS familiarity is a plus. TreeHouse offers competitive pay, holidays, and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Aseptic and Processing Packaging manufacturing processes and equipment
• Ability to work closely with management to manage staff and work requirements
• Ability to work from manuals and prints
• Must be able to work flexible hours to accommodate production demands, shift coverage, PM(s), and project completions
• Experience in packaging and processing
• Demonstrated leadership attributes – responsibility, ownership, engagement, follow-up, accountability, and effective communication

Responsibilities

• Oversee crew maintenance activities for Aseptic
• Align crew resources to address equipment downtime and complete assigned crew tasks
• Oversee crew area ownership and daily assigned area tasks
• Maintain operation of production equipment, jointly working with the operations team focused on downtime resolution
• Proactively identify and correct potential issues that could create downtime
• Act as crew technical liaison for support of problem-solving and issue resolution, i.e. PDCA/BDA process
• Drive completion of crew assigned PDCA/BDA as triggered by PDCA process
• Work closely with the Maintenance Supervisor to complete scheduled PM(s), training, and project coordination, staff communications, and worklist task distribution
• Understand and drive crew and department metrics – 5’s, PM completion, hours on WO’s, parts on WO’s, and area ownership task completion
• Perform maintenance and repairs of ALL production equipment, and assist wherever needed regardless of department boundaries
• Ensure daily logs, PM(s), and WO completion for mechanics are filled out properly before being submitted to the Maintenance Supervisor or Planner
• Conduct shift handover meetings
• Review all shift reports sent out from other shifts
• Ensure their own shift report is detailed and sent out before leaving
• Delegate work given by the supervisor to the techs
• Coach and develop the techs on shift
• Document any issues that require follow-up repairs/replacement and submit SAP notifications to the Maintenance Planner or Maintenance Supervisor to generate follow-up work orders or add to PM(s)
• Work closely with the shift operations team in the absence of the Maintenance Supervisor or Manager
• Manage all TPMS work performed on their shift, including verifying that all TPMS paperwork is reviewed and filled out correctly on a daily basis

Job description

TreeHouse Foods in Cambridge, MD is seeking a Lead Mechanic to oversee crew maintenance for Aseptic operations, align resources to minimize downtime, and ensure safe, reliable production equipment performance.

This overnight role runs 4:50pm–5:00am on a continental schedule. Candidates should show leadership, strong communication, and knowledge of packaging/processing equipment; SAP and TPMS familiarity is a plus. TreeHouse offers competitive pay, holidays, and growth opportunities.