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Lead Maintenance Mechanic Hamlet, North Carolina
Job Ref: 41551

LOOKING FOR A LEAD MECHANIC IN HAMLET NC WE ARE LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH 480V, PLCS, VFDS, ETC. MUST HAVE CMMS EXPERIENCE AS WELL

MUST COME FROM A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT

PAYS $42-$46 HOURLY

MON-FRI 7:00a-3:30pm

Lead Maintenance Technician

Position Summary

The Lead Maintenance Technician provides advanced technical expertise in the installation, start-up, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of manufacturing equipment. This position also supports maintenance planning, manages outside contractors/vendors, coordinates projects, and helps improve equipment reliability and production performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform and support preventive and corrective maintenance on production and facility equipment.
• Identify critical PM tasks and implement them into the CMMS to improve equipment reliability.
• Support Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) activities with Production.
• Install, start up, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair industrial machinery and mechanical equipment.
• Troubleshoot complex electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic systems.
• Diagnose equipment failures using multimeters, tachometers, calipers, and other diagnostic tools.
• Optimize machine cycle times, reliability, and production output.
• Dismantle equipment and replace defective or worn components.
• Perform facility and building repairs as required.
• Ensure compliance with company LOTO procedures.
• Manage maintenance work orders and planning activities using COGZ Plant Maintenance/CMMS.
• Identify critical spare parts and safety-stock requirements to minimize equipment downtime.
• Order replacement parts and coordinate repair materials.
• Coordinate planned equipment downtime with Production and other departments.
• Complete shift reports and communicate equipment status between Maintenance and Production.
• Manage outside contractors and vendors for equipment installations, facility upgrades, repairs, and larger maintenance projects.
• Support Engineering with contractor activities and onsite projects.
• Determine whether maintenance projects should be completed in-house or through outside contractors.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree, Technical Certificate, or equivalent experience required.
• 8+ years of experience maintaining and repairing equipment in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with equipment installation, start-up, preventive maintenance, and complex repairs.
• Experience with CMMS maintenance planning and work-order management.
• Experience managing contractors, vendors, maintenance projects, and critical spare parts.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and electrical schematics.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
• Basic IT knowledge of IP addresses and routers highly desirable.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; Spanish is a plus.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize maintenance needs, and coordinate work across departments.

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