What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Maintenance Technician position at Autumn Harp?
Job Description
Lead Maintenance Technician
Night Shift – Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 6:45 PM to 7:00 AM
Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, the Lead Maintenance Technician is responsible for overseeing all maintenance activities during the shift. This role includes training and mentoring junior maintenance technicians, coordinating with production leadership to meet maintenance needs, and enforcing Autumn Harp’s work rules, values, and expectations in the absence of the Maintenance Supervisor. The Lead Maintenance Technician must possess advanced troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair skills, along with a strong ability to continuously improve filling and packaging machinery and systems. Additionally, this role requires the ability to evaluate, set up, test, and enhance packaging processes and designs while analyzing engineering technology, product specifications, and testing procedures from planning through fulfillment.
Job Responsibilities:
Lead Maintenance Technician
Night Shift – Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 6:45 PM to 7:00 AM
Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, the Lead Maintenance Technician is responsible for overseeing all maintenance activities during the shift. This role includes training and mentoring junior maintenance technicians, coordinating with production leadership to meet maintenance needs, and enforcing Autumn Harp’s work rules, values, and expectations in the absence of the Maintenance Supervisor. The Lead Maintenance Technician must possess advanced troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair skills, along with a strong ability to continuously improve filling and packaging machinery and systems. Additionally, this role requires the ability to evaluate, set up, test, and enhance packaging processes and designs while analyzing engineering technology, product specifications, and testing procedures from planning through fulfillment.
Job Responsibilities:
- Mentor and train technicians on shift.
- Install, repair, adjust, overhaul, and maintain packaging machinery and associated equipment in good working order.
- Perform maintenance duties on the packaging line as needed during operation.
- Provide technical support for high-speed packaging line equipment, both mechanically and electrically.
- Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve issues across various technologies and equipment, including:
- Tube filling
- Blister sealing
- Shrink wrapping
- Cream/lotion filling
- Hot dosing
- Labeling
- Component sorting
- Cartoners
- Case packers
- Palletizers
- Vision Systems
- Robotics
- Diagnose technical problems with and without schematics/drawings.
- Ensure all work meets quality and safety standards while adhering to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
- Maintain, repair, and drive continuous improvement of all machinery and equipment.
- Promote and enforce a safe and clean working environment by upholding procedures, rules, and regulations.
- 7–10 years of experience in an industrial setting with filling and packaging equipment.
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) in filling and packaging operations.
- Strong knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems and their interconnections.
- Expertise in equipment analysis, manufacturing methods, process improvement, and technical documentation.
- Experience with industrial automation controls is a plus.
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally to meet both internal and external customer needs.
