Team Leader

Primetals Technologies; Blytheville (AR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Primetals Technologies USA is seeking a Team Leader II for 1st shift at our Blytheville, AR site to lead mechanical maintenance of industrial machinery. The role focuses on hands-on repair, alignment, and preventive maintenance.

You will dismantle, move, install and repair equipment, supervise a crew, ensure safety, quality, and production schedules, and document work orders. Occasional travel to other locations may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years caster repair experience preferred.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and problem-solving skills.
• Proven organizational and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Dismantles, moves, assembles, installs, and repairs industrial machinery and equipment.
• Dismantles equipment using hand and power tools; moves machinery with hoists, cranes, and forklifts.
• Aligns machines and performs scheduled inspection and maintenance.
• Calculates rigging load based on center of gravity, lifting points and any special rigging.
• Ensures safety and productivity of all employees on shift; communicates with Supervisor.
• Maintains operational documentation such as travelers, maps, job routers, and work requests.
• Occasional travel to other locations may be required.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Organizational skills

Leadership

Job description

Primetals Technologies USA is a leading partner for engineering, plant construction and lifecycle services in the metal industry. We provide innovative and practical solutions to support our customers with long-term sustainability goals and their increased competitiveness. We believe the technical and economic know-how of our employees is the key success factor of our company.

At Primetals Technologies, you are encouraged to learn, grow, develop and contribute.

Come join the 7,000 employees worldwide working at Primetals Technologies, a Group Company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

We are currently recruiting to fill the role of Team Leader II - 1st shift

The Team Leader will spend more than 90% of work hours performing mechanical maintenance tasks similar to those of other group members.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Dismantles, moves, assembles, installs, and repairs industrial machinery and equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, drawings, or verbal instructions
• Dismantles equipment and machines using hand and power tools; moves machinery and equipment using hoists, cranes, and forklift
• Aligns machines
• Performs scheduled inspection and maintenance
• Knowledge required to calculate the rigging load based on center of gravity, lifting points and any special rigging required
• Ensure the safety and productivity of all employees assigned to designated shift, crew, or function
• Receives and disseminates written and verbal instruction, direction and training from Supervisor or other Senior Managers

In the absence of the Supervisor, the Team Leader will

• Train group members and may participate in performance appraisal process
• Operate from a broad scope of responsibility to maintain production schedules and to ensure quality standards are met
• Enable effective communications between management and operators
• Enforce processing procedures and policies
• Ensure completion of operational documentation for assigned group, such as travelers, map sheets, job router, work requests to other departments, etc.
• Ensure completion of safety documentation for assigned group, such as first reports of injury, environmental mishaps, JSA's, etc.
• Occasional travel to other locations may be required

Minimum Requirements

• A minimum of 2 years caster repair experience preferred
• Proven organizational skills
• Strong Mechanical Aptitude

At Primetals Technologies, we value difference for the benefit of our Employees, our Customers, and our Community. Primetals Technologies is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.