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Maintenance Lead

gafsgi
Cumming, GA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/13/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/12/2025

At GAF, we cover more than just buildings. We cover each other. Under this roof, you will have the tools and resources you need to grow and develop in your career. You will experience our incredible culture and will be empowered to support your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we define the future while leading the present through our deep well of experience and our responsibility to the future to drive improvements and innovation in our products. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.

Job Summary
We are looking for a Multicraft Maintenance Lead who will be responsible for ensuring their crew safely completes a wide range of tasks under the direction of the Manufacturing Manager. The ideal candidate thrives in a 24/7 fast paced environment where safety, quality, service and cost are the highest priorities. The Maintenance Lead provides direction to their employees, and coordinates support for all equipment and facility work orders and repairs. The lead supports safe, timely, and quality maintenance, with a sense of urgency and accountability for equipment uptime. They will also interact and communicate effectively with all GAF employees with a positive, customer focused attitude.

Essential Duties

  • Assist in the prioritizing, planning, and scheduling of maintenance work

  • Be a technical resource and provide leadership for daily operations and maintenance tasks.

  • Analyze maintenance problems and devise solutions

  • Analyze and implement training to meet the needs of mechanics

  • Coordinate with production and engineering on new projects and upgrades

  • Focus on continuous improvement projects to address inefficiencies

  • Assist in the hiring, training, and evaluation of mechanics

  • Provide leadership to other mechanics for the troubleshooting and safe execution of all maintenance related work

  • Possess superior electrical and hydraulic troubleshooting skills and an ability to interact with all plant personnel to effectively solve operational issues

  • Ability to authorize the following permits: Hot Work, Elevated Work, Roof Access

  • Support job/project planning as needed to ensure the safe and efficient execution of electrical work

  • Maintains work area in neat and orderly condition

  • Detects, reports and repairs faulty operation, defective material and equipment and other unusual conditions to

  • teammates and appropriate personnel

  • Collaborates with appropriate personnel to transmit and exchange information pertinent to work related activities

  • Responsible for operation of machines and equipment in compliance with Standard Operating Procedure

  • Responsible for communicating quality and machine problems to supervisor, team members and maintenance

  • Troubleshoot and repair facility equipment resulting in operational downtime ensuring the essential care, maintenance and operation of the equipment

  • Conducts Preventative Maintenance procedures that may be performed on facility equipment to ensure the essential care, maintenance and operation of equipment

  • Works with applicable predictive technologies to improve operations

  • Maintains tools and test equipment to maintain plant electrical systems

  • Assists with maintaining accurate records to include but not limited to: Maximo, storeroom, calibration, and drawings

  • Assists supervision in the design of new equipment as well as replacement equipment to enhance the performance of plant electrical systems

  • Works in conjunction with Operations to ensure that all equipment has been tested and is working in a safe manner and with satisfying results

  • Works scheduled shifts and overtime as assigned

  • Be a technical resource and provide leadership for daily operations and maintenance tasks.

  • Planning and assigning maintenance work.

  • Identify and address opportunities to provide troubleshooting assistance and informal training to mechanics.

  • Assist in development of preventive and predictive maintenance procedures.

  • Develop documentation of equipment maintenance including inspection, repair, and modifications.

  • Provide technical guidance to Production Team Members in proper maintenance procedures.

  • Conduct technical audits of equipment periodically in order to keep equipment at full operation.

  • Actively pursue and maintain plant safety.


Under This Roof We Require

  • H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) Required

  • 5 yrs experience in leading a high performance maintenance team


General Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Ability to respond to requests in a professional and timely manner

  • Strong planning, prioritization, organizational and reporting skills

  • A demonstrated commitment to safety

  • Highly self-motivated

  • Ability to work well and communicate well with other GAF employees, at all levels in the organization

  • Communicate with all GAF team members in a positive manner.

  • Assure that all assigned work is completed by team members in a safe and efficient manner.

  • Ensure a smooth hand off between shifts

  • Assure that Maximo work orders are correct and fully completed, including parts usage, accurate assigned time and detailed and descriptive notes and comments.

  • Run the rollover meetings including the safety discussion, updating and maintaining the SQCCE board, describing the current work being rolled over and potential work that may need to be completed during the on-coming shift.

  • Assure that all 5S areas, tools, and cabinets are maintained in the “tour ready” condition.

  • Lead the maintenance team in POKA, Continuous and EHS improvements, and GBS initiatives.

  • Ensure that all departmental expectations are met or exceeded.

  • Use verbal coaching with team members, as needed.


Under This Roof We Value

  • PM program

  • Work Order management

  • Storeroom / Inventory management

  • Support Production Lines with routine maintenance

  • EHS program

  • Continuous training and education

  • GBS initiatives - 5S, Poka

  • Autonomy - Everybody, Everyday

  • Allen Bradley PLC and controls experience

  • Expert knowledge of Allen Bradley PLC’s, servo controls and robotics. Experience in injection molding with strong hydraulic troubleshooting skills preferred


Physical Demands

  • Stationary Position - Frequently

  • Move/Traverse - Frequently

  • Stationary Position/Seated - Occasionally

  • Transport/Lifting - Frequently (10-25 lbs)

  • Transport/Carrying - Frequently (10-25 lbs)

  • Exerting Force/Pushing - Frequently

  • Exerting Force/Pulling - Frequently

  • Ascend/Descend - Frequently

  • Balancing - Occasionally

  • Position Self/Stooping - Frequently

  • Position Self/Kneeling - Frequently

  • Position Self/Crouching - Frequently

  • Position Self/Crawling - Frequently

  • Reaching - Constantly

  • Handling - Constantly

  • Grasping - Frequently

  • Feeling - Rarely

  • Communicate/Talking - Occasionally

  • Communicate/Hearing - Frequently

  • Repetitive Motions - Frequently

  • Coordination - Frequently


Working Conditions

  • Extreme cold - Frequently

  • Extreme heat - Frequently

  • Humid - Frequently

  • Wet - Frequently

  • Noise - Frequently

  • Hazards - Frequently

  • Temperature Change - Frequently

  • Vibration - Frequently

How We Protect What Matters Most:

1. We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family. 2. Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood. 3. Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions. 4. Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence. 5. Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program. 6. We put diversity and inclusion into action with our Employee Resource Groups, which unite employees based on common perspectives, identities, demographic factors, or out of a desire to be an ally.

GAF complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR Services at 833-HR-XPERT.

We believe our employees are our greatest resource. We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and GAF, Standard Logistics, SGI, and Siplast are proud to be affirmative action employers. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit).

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