Maintenance Team Lead - Packaging

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At Mohawk Industries, we’re committed to more – more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our team.

As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what’s important to you. Whether you want to lead more, innovate more, learn more or create more, you can find your more with Mohawk.

This position will be responsible for planning, scheduling, and performing preventative and reactive maintenance tasks on precision manufacturing equipment and machinery.

Responsible for technical uptime of assigned manufacturing line

Maximizes equipment availability using planned maintenance activities, improvement projects, and upgrades

Provides hands on training and mentoring within the maintenance team

Plans, schedules, executes, and documents routine TPM events

Collaborates directly with operations and technical team to prioritize and improve TPM processes

Maintains required critical spare parts, inventory accuracy, and 5S efforts.

Provides troubleshooting support and assists in developing standards for maintenance procedures and processes

Utilizes a CMMS (SAP, or similar) to track, predict, prevent, and plan maintenance activities, such as TPM, work orders, routine checks, and inspections

Attend any job-related training deemed necessary by supervision

Follow all established standard operating procedures

Perform general housekeeping duties as necessary

Perform other tasks assigned by management

Formal training and practical experience in an industrial manufacturing setting as an Electro-Mechanical Technician, Engineering Technician or Automation Technician

3 years of experience in an automated manufacturing environment

1 year of experience with PLC troubleshooting or programming

1 year of experience in a maintenance role utilizing fabrication

1 year of experience leading projects or direct supervisory experience

High school diploma or equivalent required

Proven leadership ability, including leading safely and effectively through project completion under time constraints present in manufacturing environments

Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization

Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, including attention to detail and organization work

Familiarity with PLC programming and troubleshooting techniques

Technology and automation minded, with a strong understanding of pneumatics, hydraulics, motors, AC/DC Electricity, gearboxes, robotics and tools

Demonstrated time management abilities, including the ability to complete tasks with minimal supervision

Ability to interpret and produce technical reports, electrical drawings and schematics

Safety-minded, including knowledge of LOTO and appropriate safe use of specialty and common hand tools

Capable of working a range of hours as needed to accommodate troubleshooting, projects, TPM activities, training, or other duties assigned

What Else?

This position requires the team member to work with machinery in an environment where there may be regular exposure to noise from machinery, variable temperatures, and additional department-specific variables. Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) will be required, and may include hearing protection, safety shoes, high-visibility clothing, and eye protection.

Other working conditions may include working a fixed shift rotation, including holidays. Additionally, on call hours may be required in this role.

Must be able to lift up to 50lbs.; walking, bending, squatting, climbing ladders and stairs are required.

Disclaimer: The information on this description was prepared by Compensation and department management, and is designed to indicate the general nature