Maintenance Lead

Description

• Establishing clear performance objectives for both the plant and the maintenance department.
• Managing the maintenance budget, including labor, repairs, and capital replacements.
• Building and executing a people strategy focused on talent development, training, and engagement.
• Partnering with shift leaders and other stakeholders to ensure maintenance personnel are well-trained and certified to meet the full scope of job expectations.
• Identifying and executing opportunities to optimize efficiency, streamline processes, and reduce operating costs.
• Conducting Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) on recurring maintenance issues.
• Collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to identify and implement process improvements that eliminate waste, enhance safety, reduce costs, increase capacity, and improve productivity.
• Building strong, collaborative relationships with production and technical teams to support shared goals.
• Effectively staffing the organization to meet operational needs and future growth.
• Implementing and sustaining preventive and predictive maintenance programs, including effective use of work orders and technologies.
• Ensuring effective deployment of employee and labor relations practices.
• Ensuring team members possess the skills, capabilities, and resources required to perform their roles safely and effectively.
• Leading and supporting safety initiatives and processes aimed at achieving zero incidents and recordable injuries.
• Driving continuous improvement in safety, housekeeping, and operational discipline.
• Creating an open, trusting, and inclusive environment that encourages active listening, mutual respect, and a culture of achievement and enjoyment.
• Holding individuals accountable to high standards, while providing coaching and feedback to support continuous improvement.
• Ensuring alignment between the maintenance strategy and broader business and operational goals.
• Developing and executing Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Reliability Work Process (RWP) plans.
• Training and developing employees to ensure they can perform their roles safely and effectively.
• Building and leading effective teams that are aligned on goals, collaborate to drive plant performance, and foster a winning mindset.
• Championing a safe, clean, and environmentally compliant work environment, while cultivating a culture where safety is a core value.
• Maintaining a strong connection to daily operations to understand priorities and respond effectively.
• Communicating clearly and consistently across the plant to ensure employees have the information, context, and direction needed to succeed.
• Attracting, developing, and retaining top talent, with a focus on building bench strength and long-term capability.
• Leading continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment reliability and overall plant performance.
• Developing and implementing risk assessments and safe work plans for critical tasks.
• Leading the Denver Maintenance Department toward best-in-class safety and equipment performance.
• Participating in work area self-inspections and incident investigations, and recommending corrective actions to continuously improve workplace safety.

Requirements

• Strong process, engineering and technical abilities
• Able to engage and care for people starting with Safety
• Business and financial acumen
• A Bachelor’s degree preferably in Engineering, Science, Operations or Business
• High energy and stamina
• Excellent at listening to team, following up on commitments, and building strong teams
• Continuous improvement mindset
• A minimum of 5 years of industrial manufacturing/maintenance assignments and experience
• Experience leading Reliability Work Process ( RWP) and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) preferred

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance