Lead Maintenance Technician Lead

Houston, TX 77082

Employment Type: Permanent Job Category: Technician Job Number: 44089017 Compensation: $70000-85000 / year

Job Description

Heavy Equipment Maintenance Lead  
Houston, TX  

This position consists of repairing and maintaining all recycling facility equipment (this includes heavy mobile equipment, conveyors, balers, shredders, etc.) installing new equipment, and performing preventive maintenance tasks.

Main Responsibilities:
  • Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair heavy equipment and industrial recycling equipment to minimize downtime and make improvements.
  • Ability to reach out to any manager contractor and suppliers for extensive repairs.
  • Perform repair work on systems including hydraulics, electronic/electrical systems, mechanical repairs, basic fabrication, preventive maintenance, and other tasks as assigned.
  • Complete work orders and keep details notes of repairs performed.
  • Identify necessary parts for repairs
  • Use computers/internet to research and source part/equipment replacements
  • Work in multiple positions, including but not limited to kneeling, bending, crouching, elevated in lifts, for extended durations.
  • Observe all safety requirements, and lead by example in working safely.
  • Ability to give and receive constructive feedback for coaching.
  • Ability to work various shifts if needed.

Qualifications:
  • 3 years of verifiable experience related to industrial troubleshooting, maintenance and repair experience on heavy equipment or in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment.
    Balances team and individual responsibilities. Able to build consensus.
    Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
    Must have your own basic hand tools.
    Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
    Valid State Driver’s License.
    **Bilingual preferred**

Physical Requirements:
  • While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to stand; climb; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
  • Ability to work in a non-climate-controlled production facility
  • The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 15 - 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $35.00 - $42.00 per hour
Benefits: Range of medical plans, dental, vision, PTO 401(k)

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