Maintenance Lead

Job ID
125341
Job Type
Contract
Industry
Manufacturing
Location
Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States
Talascend is seeking qualified candidates to apply for a Maintenance Lead contract position with a leading automotive manufacturer located in Sterling Heights, MI. 

OVERVIEW: 

The Professional Maintenance Lead directs skilled trades employees to meet the objectives of the maintenance department in a fast paced, high volume, unionized, manufacturing environment.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Possess a general level of technical understanding related to maintenance, time based maintenance (TBM), condition based maintenance (CBM), and dynamic maintenance (DM).
  • Influence the key performance indicators (KPI's), mean time between failure (MTBF) of components and equipment in their area, mean time to repair (MTTR), as well as maintaining equipment at basic conditions and continuous improvements of the equipment in their area.
  • Address throughput, run to run, and downtime related issues with equipment in a production environment, supported by the Professional Maintenance Specialist (PMS) where applicable.
  • Direct supervision of the skilled trades.
  • Work with skilled trades staff in driving waste reduction efforts through implementation of methods / processes of the World Class Manufacturing (WCM); Autonomous Maintenance (AM), Professional Maintenance (PM), Quality Maintenance (QM), Focus Improvement and People Development (PD).
  • Actively participate and lead kaizen project activities centered on Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) improvements and waste reduction opportunities identified through cost deployment.
  • Assignment is ongoing and will extended at year' end.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Candidates must be able to work any shift.
  • High School Diploma and GED.
  • Minimum 3 years of industrial automation experience with project management experience.
  • Ability to work any shift and overtime as required.
  • Excellent organization, written and oral communication skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various levels of employees within all areas of the Plant from hourly represented employees to Senior Leadership as required.
  • Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Demonstrated troubleshooting problem solving experience.
  • Goal oriented self-starter with ability to lead teams.
  • Ability to coach/mentor/develop skilled trade employees.
  • Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
  • Work different shifts and/or work weekends.
  • Wear safety equipment such as safety glasses, sleeves, earplugs and steel-toed shoes.
  • Stand or walk for long periods of time each day and Work in tight or closed in spaces.
  • Regularly climb ladder/man lift/stairs/crawl under vehicles if necessary.
  • Ability to work in a team environment.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.

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Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

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