Electromechanical Technician Lead Nights

The Electromechanical Technician Lead provides hands-on technical support and leadership to a maintenance team supporting dairy processing, packaging, utility, and automation equipment. Strong knowledge of dairy processing systems, including pasteurization, CIP, homogenizers, pumps, sanitary valves, heat exchangers, and tanks.

Electromechanical Technician Lead –Nights

HIGHLIGHTS

Location: Verona, VA –Onsite
Position Type: Direct Hire –Full-Time, Non-Exempt
Hourly / Salary: base pay, plus $2/hour night shift differential. Sign-on bonus.

Our client is looking for an Electromechanical Technician Lead to join their team!

Job Description

Overview:

The Electromechanical Technician Lead provides hands-on technical support and leadership to a maintenance team supporting dairy processing, packaging, utility, and automation equipment. This position coordinates maintenance activities, troubleshoots complex equipment issues, and helps ensure safe, reliable plant operations. This is a night shift position requiring flexibility for rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, and emergency call-ins as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, and support maintenance technicians in the safe and effective execution of maintenance activities.
• Prioritize and assign daily maintenance work to maximize equipment uptime.
• Maintain and repair dairy processing, packaging, utility, and automation equipment.
• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance.
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting support for electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and control systems.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions for recurring equipment failures.
• Coordinate maintenance work with Production, Quality, Warehouse, and Sanitation teams.
• Manage preventive maintenance schedules and documentation through the CMMS.
• Monitor equipment performance and identify opportunities to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Train and develop technicians while supporting production startups, changeovers, shutdowns, and emergency repairs.
• Ensure compliance with food safety requirements and applicable safety procedures, including SQF, GMP, HACCP, OSHA, and lockout/tagout.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• At least 5 years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• At least 2 years of maintenance leadership, lead technician, or supervisory experience preferred.
• Technical degree, industrial maintenance certificate, apprenticeship, or equivalent training preferred.
• Experience in dairy, food, beverage, or consumer packaged goods manufacturing strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of dairy processing systems, including pasteurization, CIP, homogenizers, pumps, sanitary valves, heat exchangers, and tanks.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with filling, packaging, conveyance, and robotic palletizing equipment.
• Advanced understanding of electrical systems from 24V controls through 480V industrial power.
• Proficiency with Allen-Bradley PLCs, FactoryTalk software, servo drives, variable frequency drives, HMIs, and industrial communications.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics, P&IDs, mechanical drawings, and technical manuals.
• Knowledge of predictive maintenance methods and experience using CMMS systems.
• Strong leadership, communication, prioritization, and root cause analysis skills.
• Availability for night shifts, rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, and emergency call-ins as needed.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of an industrial maintenance environment, including lifting, climbing, reaching, and bending.

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