Technical Team Leader

Trivium Packaging; Reno, Northern (NV, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Trivium Packaging is seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician/Lead to oversee daily maintenance activities, train technicians, and drive safety, quality, and efficiency on the Reno, NV site. You’ll manage TPM, CMMS data, and support SMED/Lean Six Sigma initiatives while coordinating with vendors and plant teams.

Responsibilities include changing over production lines, maintaining equipment, and upholding BRC Food Safety standards; you will safeguard a safe, compliant, and productive

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; technical certification preferred.
• Experience with can making is a plus; strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate across departments and vendors; good documentation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily safety checks and lead by example to ensure safe work habits.
• Coordinate and train team on maintenance concepts and safe equipment operation.
• Support TPM program and maintain CMMS data accuracy and spare parts inventory.
• Assist with changeovers and production line maintenance events.
• Collaborate with vendors and manufacturers for equipment upgrades and overhauls.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Basic computer skills

Problem solving

Communication

Team coordination

Lean Six Sigma awareness

Forklift operations

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Industrial/mechanical skills certificate

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Under the direction of the Operations Team Leader/Maintenance Supervisor or general supervision, this position is responsible for maintaining optimum levels of production efficiency, spoilage, and quality levels through training of all Technicians, while working in a safe manner and complying with all safety and quality procedures.

Job Duties:

• Oversee daily safety checks to ensure safe work habits exist and correct hazards while leading by example.
• Coordinate and train team members on all concepts of maintenance and safe equipment operations providing appropriate documentation of completion, as well as coach, mentor, and train towards problem resolution for optimal machine operations.
• Conserve maintenance resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Work with site Greenbelts and CI Champions in facilitating LSS (Lean Six Sigma) Projects including championing the development and implementation of SMED.
• Partner with will all personnel levels, equipment manufacturers, and vendors to ensure proper facilitation of machinery maintenance, upgrades, and installation of new equipment and/or overhauls.
• Be available for callouts in cases of emergencies and breakdowns.
• Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Work with team members to make recommendations for process improvements.
• Support Maintenance Planner with TPM Program to include the CMMS database.
• Assist with the planning, coordination, and execution of “changeovers” and production line maintenance events.
• Assist in the Maintenance Spare Parts (MRO) inventories, ensuring all parts have correct identified Min/Max quantities at appropriate levels.
• Support BRC Certification team in achieving and maintaining Certification.
• Shall be competent and shall have appropriate education, training, skills, and experience. They shall be fully conversant in BRC Food Safety Policy, GMP’s, HACCP Principle and BRC Food Safety Standard and Application.
• Forklift operations as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Professional certificate/license in industrial or mechanical skills preferred.
• Experience in can making preferred.
• Basic computer skills
• Able to present ideas / issues effectively, actively listen, and work across functional boundaries with the ability to effectively communicate with coworkers, customers, and vendors.
• Ability to solve complex problems and review related information to develop, evaluate options, and implement solutions.
• Able to read blueprint or interpret sketches.
• Intermediate math skills with the ability to divide in all units of measurement, compute rate, ratio, and percent.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, feel, talk, or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. There is no continual lifting. The employee must frequently lift and or move up to fifty pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision as well as color recognition. Good hand eye coordination is necessary.

This position works in a manufacturing environment and around machinery that produces noise.

The noise level in the work environment is very loud. Employees must wear hearing protection and all other assigned personal protective equipment. Temperature can range from extreme cold (<40 degrees) to extreme heat (>95 degrees). The atmosphere contains fumes, dust, and odors.

BRINGING YOUR TRUE SELF TO WORK

To reach our goals, we know we need colleagues at all levels who are truly diverse in every way. That’s why we are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our people and It’s business critical for us to ensure all our people have what they need to perform at their best and can be their true selves at work.