Lead Maintenance Technician - 2nd Shift

Wynn's Grain & Spice, LLC.

Wetumpka, AL

Pay: $47+/hr

Shift: Full time

JOB SCOPE

This position reports to the Senior Maintenance Manager and serves as the lead technical resource within the maintenance department. The Lead Maintenance Technician performs advanced installation, maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of manufacturing and packaging equipment, production controls, plant utility equipment, the company vehicle fleet, and material handling equipment.

In addition to hands-on work, this role provides technical direction to maintenance technicians, leads complex repairs and production equipment projects, and drives preventive and predictive maintenance improvements. The Lead Technician works closely with the Facility Maintenance Coordinator, who handles maintenance scheduling, CMMS administration, contractor and vendor coordination, and facility programs, so that this role can focus on the technical work and equipment reliability. The Lead Technician champions company safety, food safety, SQF, and regulatory compliance in all maintenance work.

**ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS**

• Perform advanced skilled maintenance and repair of production and packaging systems and plant utility equipment, taking the lead on the most complex and critical breakdowns.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and control system failures, including 480V 3-phase power, motor controls, VFDs, PLCs, HMIs, sensors, and robotics.
• Modify and troubleshoot PLC logic and control programs within approved change-management procedures, and maintain backups and documentation of control system changes.
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) on recurring or high-impact equipment failures; develop and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Own the technical content of the preventive and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM) program: write and revise PM tasks and recommended frequencies, and apply tools such as vibration analysis, thermography, and oil analysis where appropriate.
• Complete CMMS work orders with accurate technical detail (failure cause, repair performed, parts used), and use equipment history to identify trends and reliability improvement opportunities.
• Provide technical direction to maintenance technicians on assigned jobs and set technical priorities during breakdowns to minimize downtime.
• Train, coach, and mentor maintenance technicians on troubleshooting, electrical and controls work, safe work practices, and plant procedures; help develop skills assessments and training materials.
• Verify the technical quality of contractor and vendor repairs on production equipment and controls before equipment is returned to service.
• Lead and enforce maintenance safety practices including lockout/tagout (LOTO), arc flash/electrical safety, confined space, hot work permits, and machine guarding; perform equipment hazard assessments and participate in incident investigations.
• Support combustible dust hazard management for dry-blend operations, including maintenance and repair of dust collection systems.
• Manage spare parts and critical spares inventory: establish min/max levels, identify critical components, and recommend purchases in support of lean principles and budget restrictions.
• Ensure maintenance activities protect food safety: follow GMPs, tool and parts control, glass/brittle plastic and foreign material controls, and pre-operational release of equipment after repairs.
• Provide technical input to the Senior Maintenance Manager on repair-versus-replace decisions and capital equipment recommendations.
• Serve as the technical lead in the absence of the Senior Maintenance Manager; participate in on-call rotation and respond to after-hours equipment emergencies as required.
• Communicate and partner with production, quality, and sanitation teams to resolve equipment issues and support production goals.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient maintenance shop and work areas.

**PERFORMANCE STANDARDS**

• Safety is a top priority: models and enforces safe work habits in technicians, contractors, and vendors; ensures LOTO and permit practices are followed without exception; there are no accidents due to unsafe conditions.
• High food-safety and food-quality standards are maintained. Maintenance work complies with plant GMPs, SQF, food defense, and internal audit requirements at all times.
• Equipment reliability improves over time: unplanned downtime, repeat failures, and mean time to repair (MTTR) decrease; mean time between failures (MTBF) and overall equipment uptime increase.
• Assigned preventive maintenance is completed on time, and PM content is regularly reviewed and improved based on equipment history.
• Equipment problems are evaluated immediately, solved rapidly, and root causes are identified and corrected so problems do not recur.
• Technicians are trained, developed, and able to work more independently as a result of the Lead Technician’s guidance.
• Production equipment installations are completed safely, on schedule, and are fully documented.
• Spare parts