Maintenance Lead

The Maintenance Lead helps the Maintenance Supervisor lead maintenance activities including preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, repairing, and replacing plant equipment and systems to ensure maximum plant performance. The Maintenance Lead is the on the ground lead that helps keep Maintenance Technicians actively engaged. The Maintenance Lead position must demonstrate a strong proficiency in mechanics, piping, welding, and hydraulics. The Maintenance Lead supports plant safety programs and policies. The Maintenance Lead will support all company policies, goals, and objectives and represent the company in a knowledgeable and professional manner. 

• Coordinate with Maintenance Supervisor on maintenance personnel daily/weekly work assignments.
• Removes roadblocks to allow Technicians to execute on work orders
• Leads Technicians to engage on planning work orders as appropriate
• Actively engaged in being in the know on work order performance. Physically audits all work orders completed or as many as possible.
• Lead Technicians to maintain facilities and grounds in a clean, well-kept, and efficient operating manner.
• Off hours, takes phone calls from Technicians and comes on-site as needed
• Maintain a high level of service and work performance, promote a team environment, and maintain a pleasant work environment.
• Assist Maintenance Manager with control of parts inventory.
• Promote E Energy Adams in the community.

• Perform expert troubleshooting, installation, routine maintenance, and repair of mechanical manufacturing equipment. 
• Diligently seeks root cause. Utilizes Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA). 

• Has the ability to perform essential job functions outside of normal working hours.
• Responsible for mechanical piping within the plant.
• Demonstrate proficiency of welding principles associated with stick, TIG, and MIG welding.
• Responsible for reading and understanding mechanical and piping prints.
• Responsible for hydraulic operations and equipment.
• Demonstrate personal computer skills and use of mechanical programs.
• Perform rotating machine alignment.
• Basic working knowledge of electrical and instrumentation or ability to gain that knowledge
• Possess project management skills. Participate in plant projects when needed. 

• Assist in the development and implementation of safety programs. Carry out department and company safety policies and procedures at all times.
• Responsible for awareness and implementation of all local, state, and federal regulations as they apply to the maintenance department.
• Maintain confidentiality of all records and company matters.

• Complete all tasks assigned by Maintenance Supervisor.
• Backs up the Maintenance Supervisor. Coordinates and directs supervision of maintenance personnel when the Maintenance Supervisor is absent.
• Assists Maintenance Supervisor with performance appraisals, accountability, and discipline as needed.
• Other duties not listed herein but need to be accomplished to maintain safe and timely day-to-day operations of the plant.

• High school graduate or GED required
  • Technical degree or certification in related mechanical field preferred 
• 5 or more years of experience in maintenance operations 
  • In industrial or process maintenance required, preferably in the ethanol industry
• Expertise in mechanical, piping, welding, and hydraulics
• Detail-oriented with strong communication, organizational, time-management, and troubleshooting skills.

• Work rotating on-call schedule during weekends and holidays
• This position requires walking, standing, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, seeing, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
• Ability to ascend and descend stairs and ladders up to 200 feet.
• Ability to work while standing on a continuous basis.
• Ability to enter confined spaces.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis.
• Must be willing to work around dust, chemicals, and other substances.
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including but not limited to: hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, steel-toed boots, and hearing protection.
• Ability to communicate by using and hearing a 2-way radio system.
• Ability to respond to and support emergency issues on a 24/7 basis during the assigned stand-by week and work outside of normally scheduled hours as needed.

The Maintenance Lead must be able to perform primary job functions satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. If accommodations are needed by an applicant or employee to perform the essential job functions, please advise Human Resources in writing as to the accommodations requested.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed at the discretion of management.