Maintenance Team Leader - Days & Nights

Location: Greenville, MI Department: Maintenance 

Reports to: Maintenance Supervisor    Date: July 2025

Summary 

The Maintenance Team Leader will supervise all mechanical and electrical maintenance activities related to manufacturing process equipment; maximizing utilization of team member talent and skill, and resources available. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Ensures employees receive training and understand all safety requirements and procedures related to their work. Enforces personal protective equipment requirements. 

· Guides and manages team to ensure KPI’s and other performance metrics are met. 

· Responsible for supervision of Maintenance team members who maintain equipment within the production facility. 

· Assists in establishing methods, controls and standards for the actual execution of maintenance work.

· Maintain equipment to ensure line efficiencies, improve key performance indicators, and to eliminate down time.

· Plans the use of workers, equipment, facilities, materials and tools on a day-to-day or project-to-project basis.

· Assigns work and provides technical direction to team members. 

· Motivates team members to operate as an effective work unit.

· Assures safety and housekeeping practices are observed.  

· Maintains work reports and records

· Back up support to all team members who are on the job and may need extra assistance 

· Work with Preventative Maintenance software to ensure all tasks and jobs are being completed

· Will serve as the lead contact between production and all maintenance technicians

· Must be able to perform all duties on the Maintenance Job Description

· Other duties and assignments as assigned 

Skills and Experience

· High school diploma or GED required.

· Bachelor's Degree preferred.

· 4+ years of manufacturing equipment related experience required.

· Prior supervisory experience preferred.

· Strong technical knowledge of manufacturing environment and high-speed production equipment.

· Ability to work, motivate, and train effectively with Maintenance technicians who have a variety of backgrounds and training experience 

· Ability to plan, work, and carry out assignments effectively

· Must have computer experience and be efficient in all Microsoft programs

· Ability to complete service documentation and other paperwork relative to duties performed. This includes ability to read and comprehend work orders/service reports, purchase requisitions and any other forms/documentation requested by the department manager and/or team leader.

· Must possess and demonstrate aptitude in the mechanical and electrical, machine controls and hydraulics, pneumatics/vacuum primary skills. 

· Lift from floor to shoulder and carry up to 30 pounds occasionally 

· Push a wheeled cart of tools around floor

· Reach away from body with forward full arm extension, including extensive forward and back movement with 3 pound ratchet

· Frequent twisting and bending at waist to pick up items on floor

· Perform simple grasping with both hands for extended periods

· Stand or walk throughout majority of shift

· Walk between machines throughout majority of shift

· Pull 200-700 pounds using a hand jack 

· Perform occasional climbing 

· Must be familiar with current machinery and control technologies. These technicians will be expected to effectively assist in the design, build, programming, and testing of machinery and/or control systems.

Organizational Culture

· Work safely and follow rules and guidelines for safe work

· Reporting to work on time and with a positive attitude

· Responsible for staying focused on tasks at hand

· Being responsible for work performance and completing tasks throughout the day

· Maintains a good working relationship with co-workers

· Support a positive and steady workflow through the company

· Works with a sense of urgency when needed

· Support, coach or mentor co-workers when needed

· Positively support change throughout the company

Physical Work Conditions

· Must be able to work in a hot environment

· Must be able to lift and move aluminum wheels of varying weight

· Must be able to lift 50 – 65 pounds

· Must be able to stand and walk for up to 12 hours per day

· Must be able to wear personal protective equipment when required