Maintenance Lead

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At Solina, our community of close to 5,000 people share a passion for food and live our entrepreneurial culture.

We design customised savoury solutions for our clients operating in the food industry, food service, butchery and nutrition markets. With sustainability at the heart of our business model, we aim to produce food that is good in every sense of the word: delicious, nourishing, affordable, sustainable and convenient.

Solina is a fast-growing business, with around 50 production sites and R&D laboratories present in more than 19 countries mainly in Europe and North America.

By constantly rethinking culinary solutions, we make food matter for people and the planet.

If you're ready for a new adventure in a dynamic, expanding, passionate, international company, join us !

Essential Functions

• Performs work and ensures the work of others is performed in accordance with GMPs, Food Safety, Quality and safety practices, and proper work methods or procedures.
• Provides day-to-day leadership and work direction to maintenance technicians; assigns and prioritizes work orders; monitors safety/quality; communicates status and needs to the Maintenance Supervisor.
• Troubleshoots, maintains, and repairs dry blending and packaging equipment and supporting utilities to assure food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Maintains and repairs key production assets including but not limited to ribbon blenders, sifters, scales, All-Fill bulk bag filling lines, VFFS machines, conveyors, metal detectors, thermal transfer printers, vacuum pumps, and air-actuated valves.
• Provides mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and basic controls troubleshooting on PLC/HMI-controlled equipment; partners with automation support and OEMs as needed.
• Assists the Maintenance Supervisor with planning and scheduling by reviewing work requests, scoping jobs, coordinating downtime, staging parts/tools, and verifying completion.
• Executes and improves preventive and predictive maintenance programs (inspections, lubrication, adjustments, and component replacement) to maximize equipment uptime and reliability.
• Documents work performed in the CMMS, including troubleshooting notes, downtime causes, corrective actions, and parts usage.
• In partnership with the Maintenance Clerk, maintains critical spare parts inventory by identifying critical spares, maintaining min/max levels, and ensuring parts availability for planned and reactive work.
• Trains and mentors maintenance technicians on safe work practices, troubleshooting, and standard work; supports root cause analysis to eliminate recurring failures.
• Partners with Operations, Quality, Warehouse, Management and others to promote a safe work environment and respectful, team-oriented atmosphere.

REQUIRED SKILLS, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a high-volume maintenance department in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in a food manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• High School or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience

Compensation range for this position is $40.00 - $45.00 per hour

We are open to talents of all backgrounds. Our recruitment process is based on competences, and we openly welcome all candidates of all types according to our DEI Commitment