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We are recruiting an experienced Lead Maintenance Technician to join our client's team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in industrial maintenance, excellent leadership skills, and a commitment to maintaining high operational standards. As the Lead Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of all machinery and equipment, leading a team of maintenance technicians, and implementing preventative maintenance programs.

Our client is a premier solar panel manufacturer committed to advancing sustainable energy solutions. As they expand their operations, they are seeking a skilled and dedicated Lead Maintenance Technician to oversee the maintenance of their state-of-the-art facilities and equipment.

What you get to do:

• Lead a team of 7 maintenance technicians on shift.
• Coordinate with shift leadership team to ensure desired outcomes.
• Synchronize with production, quality, and maintenance personnel as needed.
• Ensure proper usage of CMMS.
• Monitor and enforce PM completion and work order completion for corrective actions.
• Maintain production equipment to maximize operating performance and assist with maintaining electrical spare parts' inventory levels. 
• Perform repairs on equipment to restore it to proper and safe working conditions. 
• Perform installation, set up, modification, and relocation of equipment to accommodate or improve production requirements. 
• Read/write electrical and electronic schematics/diagrams, basic hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams. 
• Test electrical and electronic equipment and components for continuity, current, voltage and resistance
• Ensure the production schedule is not jeopardized due to machine breakdown, or unsafe operating conditions and inform - Maintenance Manager about change in electric circuits and update original diagrams. 
• Always follow LOCK OUT procedure on unsafe machines/machines being serviced. 
• Adhere to work orders, preventive/predictive maintenance systems by filling in required forms and organize workplace to comply with housekeeping requirements. 
• Perform preventative/predictive maintenance to all production equipment as required. 
• Complete electrical and mechanical projects based on direction given from Maintenance Supervisor as required by government regulation. 
• Demonstrate safe work practices and follow company safety policies, procedures, and regulations always. 
• Initiate and complete all other jobs, projects and special assignments as directed by Maintenance Supervisor 
• Maintain compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and recommend measures to improve health and safety. 
• Repair and replace electrical/hydraulic/pneumatic and electronic components such as motors, contactors, relays, timers, types of switches, PLCs, light curtains, motor controls and valves.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum 6 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment
• Minimum 2 years of leadership experience
• A technical certificate from trade school

What you need to be successful:

• Able to read wiring diagrams, electrical/mechanical/pneumatic/hydraulic schematics and ladder/function block logic.
• Working knowledge of industrial PCs and PLCs (Siemens Step 7, Beckhoff Twin Cat, etc.) and electric circuitry consisting of contactors
• Team oriented
• Reliability and continuous improvement driven.
• High degree of attention to detail, precision and follow through.
• Willing and able to work rotating shift
• Able to conceive and manage small projects.* *

Pay: $32.00-$45.00* *

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