Shift Maintenance Leader — Drive Safe, Efficient Plant Ops

TAI; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

OT pay and profit sharing bonus

PTO & holidays

Health benefits (family coverage)

401(k) with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

TAI is seeking a Shift Team Lead to drive safe, reliable, and efficient plant performance on the production floor. You’ll lead daily shift activities, mentor operators, and partner with maintenance, engineering, and labs to resolve issues and optimize operations.

The role requires hands-on leadership in a chemical/industrial setting, strong problem solving, and a commitment to safety and continuous improvement. Night and day shifts are available, with competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years in chemical, industrial, or continuous manufacturing environments.
• Experience as a lead operator, shift lead, crew lead, or frontline manufacturing leader.
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting industrial process equipment and supporting daily production.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily shift activities and remain actively involved in plant operations.
• Serve as the technical resource for operators for process troubleshooting and equipment issues.
• Work with operations to safely operate, monitor, and optimize manufacturing processes.
• Coach and mentor operators through hands-on training and real-time problem solving.
• Promote a strong safety culture by ensuring OSHA compliance and safe work practices.
• Perform plant rounds, monitor equipment performance, and identify reliability improvements.
• Respond to process upsets and implement corrective actions; participate in root-cause analyses.
• Coordinate with maintenance, engineering, labs, and other groups to resolve issues.

Skills

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Process operations

Rotating equipment

Pumps/Valves/Instrumentation

SAP

Microsoft Office

Education

Associate degree in Process Technology

B.S. in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

TAI is seeking a Shift Team Lead to drive safe, reliable, and efficient plant performance on the production floor. You’ll lead daily shift activities, mentor operators, and partner with maintenance, engineering, and labs to resolve issues and optimize operations.

The role requires hands-on leadership in a chemical/industrial setting, strong problem solving, and a commitment to safety and continuous improvement. Night and day shifts are available, with competitive compensation and benefits.