$40 - Maintenance Team Lead

For our future state-of-the art 600+ person Lubbock, TX cheese and whey manufacturing facility, Leprino is seeking a Maintenance Team Lead on our Plant Maintenance team. We take pride in our vision to be "world's best", it's why we work harder, invest more, and continually innovate.

Leprino Foods broke ground on the $1 Billion facility in the summer of 2022. The plant becomes operational in 2024 with Phase 1 and will become fully operational by 2026 with Phase 2!

This position pays $40 per hour with an additional $1 differential for hours worked between 6pm and 6am. Weekly pay.

The Maintenance Team Lead is responsible for assisting the supervisor in achieving daily work assignments through delegation of duties to team members.  Duties include installing, disassembling, repairing, and maintaining equipment.  Duties also include the safe repair and troubleshooting of malfunctioning mechanical, electrical or instrumentation systems, the calibration of instruments, maintaining 5S standards in work areas and tool boxes, and performing mechanical, preventive and predictive maintenance.  This position participates on the hazmat response team. 

Job Duties

• Coordinate assignments and workload of maintenance technicians.
• Ensure completion of preventative maintenance work orders.
• Calibrate all plant instrumentation in a wide variety of makes and types specifications (i.e., temperature, flow, pH, vacuum, pressure, Foxboro, Honeywell, Taylor, etc.).
• Perform mechanical duties such as pumps, valves, conveyor work, sprockets, gearboxes, etc.
• Work with industrial electricity (motor controls) to troubleshoot and repair electrical components and machinery including all three phase 480, 220 and other plant systems.
• Communicate effectively with co-workers, team leads, and supervisors.
• Review completed work to ensure the highest quality of repair.
• This position is responsible and accountable to ensure product meets food safety, regulatory, and quality requirements by following the Food Safety Plan, Quality Plan, and company policies.
• Implement and maintain 5S standards.
• Perform work in a safe manner by following safety procedures and policies, critical safety rules, and expected standard conduct.
• Other duties as assigned

You Must Have (Required Qualifications)

• Must be 18 years of age
• Must be able to read, write and speak the English language in order to understand/adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), to communicate effectively with others, to complete required documentation both in written and electronic form, and to troubleshoot systems utilizing the English language. 
• Must have the ability to perform essential job functions
• Wear required personal protective equipment; comply with all applicable safety practices

• Maintain a clean work area
• complete written reports
• Perform basic and intermediate mathematical calculations
• Enter data into and pull data from computer systems 

We Hope You Have (Preferred Qualifications)

• Associates or two-year degree in a maintenance related field
• Prior experience in a maintenance leadership role
• Experience with stainless steel welding and fabrication
• Basic knowledge of utility equipment and operations (e.g. boiler and refrigeration equipment)
• Dairy/food manufacturing experience
•  knowledge of government and industrial regulations (e.g. PSM, OSHA, and USDA)
• Computer proficiency in email, internet, Microsoft Office software, and computerized maintenance management systems (e.g. SAP, Maximo)
• Welding experience
• Mechanical repairs (including rebuilding of gearboxes and process equipment) experience
• PLC troubleshooting experience
• Experience with AC frequency drives and instrumentation

Work Environment Description:

Maintenance Team Lead positions are physically demanding and require being on the feet the entire shift, standing and walking, kneeling for extended periods of time, working in wet/dry/cold/hot environments, working in tight spaces, climbing steps and ladders, working at extreme heights, making pipe connections, using hand tools, physically transporting parts and tools, and lifting equipment parts which can weigh up to 70 Lbs.  Maintenance Leads must be able to work overtime and holidays when required.

Leprino Foods Company utilizes the services of Psychemedics to perform our Hair Follicle Drug Testing.  Additional information about this process can be obtained at www.psychemedics.com Leprino Foods requires all individuals to wear the appropriate Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) as required by the role and location.   Leprino Foods Company supports a drug-free workplace and is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer – M/F/Disability/Veteran