Job Description

Our client, a global leading automotive and trucking manufacturer, is seeking a Maintenance Team Lead to join their growing team in Kings Mountain, NC.

This position is on the weekend shift: 5am to 5pm on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Main activities and responsibilities

• Lead a team of maintenance technicians to complete work orders during planned production downtime
• When necessary, support reactive maintenance activities handed down from previous production shift directly working with your team to correct issues primarily on MIG and resistance spot welding equipment, robotics, and hydraulics
• Complete standard shift reports daily and coach the maintenance team on completion of data capture for equipment breakdown events
• Lead your Maintenance team against set safety, quality, delivery, and financial targets by leading and coaching your maintenance team.
• Full accountability and ownership of your team’s development, employee relations, project follow up, midterm road map (0-1 year) and policy deployment from plant to operator level.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Safety:

• Ensure a safe work environment and behaviors for all team members using a methodical approach to risk identification, mitigation and competence development

Leadership:

• Inspire your team to work together to reach set safety, quality, delivery and financial targets by leading and coaching your maintenance team. Deliver the agreed and committed overall objectives for the maintenance area of responsibility
• Strong drive to deliver and have the ability to continually develop and improve the organization and your team members
• Build autonomous teams, work with cross-functional networks and create trusting relationships
• Participate in the development of departmental objectives and targets. Ensure that the maintenance area objective(s) is clearly formulated and motivated to achieve the Kings Mountain Operations business objectives and strategy
• Ensure the availability of skilled resources and create a motivating environment to consistently improve upon the performance of the department and readily adapt to evolving demands

Communication:

• Inspire and influence through a communicative leadership style with your team and cross functional groups, with 2 way communication and high employee engagement. Ensure all employees are aware of their responsibilities, how they contribute to the total result and that they are recognized for performance
• Behavior:
• Demonstrate and coach Values (Customer Success, Trust, Passion, Change, Performance) and Code of Conduct
• Be an inspiring/inclusive leader and create a welcoming/diverse work environment
• Support overall company programs and policies

People Development:

• Develop industrial workforce to secure competence
• Assess performance, competencies, and flexibility of employees within the department and initiate appropriate training, counseling, or corrective action to optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of the employees

Education and Experience

• Five (5) years minimum combined maintenance leadership and technical experience within a manufacturing environment

Preferred Experience

• Associate’s Degree preferred
• Experience working in a lean manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of operating with Computerized Maintenance Management System

"We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; age; sex; sexual orientation; gender identity; religion; national origin; disability; veteran status; genetic information; or any other criteria protected by governing law."

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