Facilities Team Lead

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary :

The Facilities Team Lead is responsible for overseeing the operation, maintenance, and improvement of the facilities, equipment, and infrastructure at Syntec Optics. This role ensures company compliance with Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) standards, supports production operations by troubleshooting equipment issues (including injection molding machines, robots, conveyor equipment, CNC mills, lathes, turning equipment, high vacuum coating systems, and equipment cooling systems), manages preventive maintenance programs, and coordinates facility projects that ensure operational efficiency and safety. The team lead will oversee a small team of maintenance technicians in support of a 24 hour x 7 day manufacturing operation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS)

• Develop, implement, and maintain EHS policies and programs in compliance with OSHA, EPA, and local regulations.
• Lead the company Safety Committee efforts to conduct risk assessments, safety audits, and hazard analyses in support of a safe workplace.
• Provide training and guidance to employees on safety procedures, emergency response, and regulatory compliance.
• Work with HR team to maintain proper documentation of incidents, inspections, and corrective actions.
• Serve as primary point of contact for regulatory agencies and internal safety committees.

Maintenance (Injection Molding, CNC, Coating)

Facilities Management

Physical Demands and Work Environment :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and / or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel. Must be able to stand for long periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and / or crawl. The employee must also occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision and color vision. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete and abstract variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

The noise level in the work environment may range from low to moderate.

Education, Skills and Experience :