Lead Maintenance Technician

Job Description Lead Accountabilities:

Generates, reviews audits and organizes maintenance work orders, checklists and other associated paperwork.

Monitors and evaluates equipment and spare parts inventories. Recommends equipment and or process changes based on experience, historical data and thorough testing. Coordinates supervision of maintenance personnel in daily tasks and assignments and has primary training responsibility of all new maintenance personnel. Monitors and evaluates employee performance and recommends employee recognition and discipline actions. Monitors and enforces all plant safety policies and participates in management meetings, management review meetings and improvement teams. Autonomously perform the more complex plumbing, electrical, instrumentation, and preventive maintenance on: plant process equipment, HVAC units, boilers, thermal oil heaters, air compressors, cooling towers, buildings and offices. Maintenance, service and improvement recommendations to facility compressed air/gas supply and to all control systems including mass flow meter calibration and repairs, temperature and pressure transmitter calibration and repair, actuated valve maintenance and repair, control wiring and diagramming, 3 phase motor control, PLC trouble shooting and programming, and pig launchers and receivers. Lay out, assembly, installation and maintenance of piping systems and pipe supports. Maintenance of steam supply, condensate return, process and cooling water, industrial production and processing systems. Monitor and maintain boilers and prepare them for inspections. Complete and document daily boiler and cooling water testing. Make recommendations on improvements of equipment and processes and oversee accomplishing those improvements. Preventative/predictive maintenance of off facility equipment applying statistical methods as appropriate. Assist plant production operations when a need arises. Maintain building exterior, interior and grounds. Assists with the coordination of outside maintenance services and contractors and oversee any contractors working at the site. Order and stock parts and tools and maintain a clean, safe and useable maintenance work area at all times. Custodial responsibility for all installation and operating permits and equipment operating/maintenance manuals. Job duties and equipment will vary by location.