Job Description
Job Description
Industrial Maintenance Shift Lead– 2nd Shift
Location : Platteville, CO
Relocation Assistance Offered, but prefer local candidates
Schedule : 2 : 00 PM – 10 : 30 PM (Monday–Friday with weekend availability if needed for emergencies)
Pay Range : $42.00–$48.00 per hour (Full-time, on-site)
Summary :
We’re seeking a skilled Industrial Maintenance Shift Lead to lead and support our 2nd-shift maintenance team in a high-speed food and beverage manufacturing environment. This working-lead role provides technical direction, performs hands-on troubleshooting, and ensures safe, reliable plant operations with a strong emphasis on food safety and equipment uptime. The ideal candidate brings experience in dairy or beverage (liquid) processing, PLC troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance leadership.
Key Responsibilities :
- Provide shift leadership to maintenance technicians, overseeing work order planning, execution, and safe work practices.
- Troubleshoot and repair production and facility equipment, including pumps, valves, motors, conveyors, gearboxes, packaging systems, and high-speed filling or processing lines.
- Perform PLC troubleshooting (Allen-Bradley preferred) to identify electrical and control issues; programming ability is a plus but not required.
- Support and maintain equipment such as boilers, air compressors, ammonia and glycol refrigeration systems, and HVAC units.
- Develop and improve preventive maintenance programs for existing and new equipment.
- Partner with production leadership to minimize downtime and coordinate shift coverage.
- Maintain compliance with SQF, HACCP, FSMA, GMP, and other food safety standards.
- Provide on-call support for technical issues or emergency breakdowns as needed.
- Lead 5S and shop organization efforts; maintain CMMS documentation for all maintenance activity.
- Assist in technician training, job evaluations, and continuous improvement initiatives using Lean or TPM principles.
- Collaborate with Parts Specialists to manage spare parts inventory and ordering.
Required Qualifications :
High school diploma or equivalent; associate / technical degree in Industrial Maintenance, Electrical, Mechanical, or related field preferred.Minimum 5+ years of hands-on industrial maintenance experience in food, beverage, or dairy manufacturing environments (liquid processing preferred) with at least 2 years of leadership, management, or supervisory experience.Proven troubleshooting experience in mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.Working knowledge of PLC-controlled equipment, VFDs, sensors, relays, and control circuits.Ability to read and interpret electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical schematics.Experience with CMMS, workflow planning, and work order tracking.Familiarity with boilers, compressors, refrigeration, and HVAC systems.Welding / fabrication (MIG / TIG) skills strongly preferred.Prior lead or supervisory experience in a manufacturing or maintenance setting preferred.Must be able to work nights, weekends, or cover other shifts when required.Physical Requirements :
Regular standing, climbing, bending, and reaching required; ability to lift up to 50 lbs.Work may involve exposure to moving mechanical parts, wet or humid conditions, and elevated noise levels.Comfortable working at heights with fall protection and LOTO compliance.Ideal Candidate :
A hands-on maintenance leader with experience in dairy or beverage manufacturing, skilled in troubleshooting PLC-driven, high-speed equipment, who thrives on solving problems, mentoring technicians, and keeping production running safely and efficiently on the 2nd shift.