Senior Maintenance Lead: PLC & Equipment Reliability

Standard Motor Products, Inc.; Mishawaka (IN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Motor Products, Inc. is seeking a Senior Maintenance Lead to guide the maintenance team, own complex projects, and serve as the primary technical resource among Maintenance, Engineering, and Production.

The role requires initiative, strong troubleshooting skills, and the ability to drive improvements from planning through completion. The incumbent will perform semi-routine and complex maintenance tasks, troubleshoot PLCs, read blueprints, and coordinate safety-first preventive

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Must operate a variety of industrial tools.
• Must complete safety training such as Lock out/Tag out, confined space.
• Detail-oriented and mechanically inclined.
• Experience troubleshooting mechanical systems with electronic controls.
• Must lift up to 100 lb and work in awkward positions.
• Proficient with Word and Excel.
• Able to install, maintain, modify and repair electrical distribution systems (single and 3-phase).
• Willing to work mandatory overtime.
• Excellent attendance pattern.
• Ability to work independently.
• Able to use test equipment (volt/ohm, oscilloscope, megohm).
• Understand PLC ladder logic and read prints.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, program, and monitor PLCs.
• Read machine drawings and technical information.
• Repair/ rebuild equipment to assure production continuity.
• Maintain plant systems (Boiler, furnace, A/C, air compressor).
• Perform preventative maintenance per schedule.
• Provide technical direction to maintenance staff.
• Lead maintenance projects from planning to completion.
• Mentor maintenance employees on equipment and safety practices.
• Assist with preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Identify recurring problems and implement permanent solutions.

Skills

PLC programming

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

Reading schematics

Safety training

Heavy lifting

Independent work

Use of measurement tools

Electrical distribution systems

Overtime readiness

Attendance reliability

Blueprints understanding

PLC ladder logic

Troubleshooting with electronics

Tools

Volt/Ohm meter

Oscilloscope

Megohm meter

Industrial tools

Job description

Standard Motor Products, Inc. is seeking a Senior Maintenance Lead to guide the maintenance team, own complex projects, and serve as the primary technical resource among Maintenance, Engineering, and Production.

The role requires initiative, strong troubleshooting skills, and the ability to drive improvements from planning through completion. The incumbent will perform semi-routine and complex maintenance tasks, troubleshoot PLCs, read blueprints, and coordinate safety-first preventive