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Machine Tech Lead

The Resource

  • Kernersville, NC
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    This hands-on leadership role is responsible for maintaining production equipment, troubleshooting mechanical and electrical issues, mentoring technicians, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. If you have experience as a Machine Technical Lead, Maintenance Lead, Industrial Maintenance Technician, CNC Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Supervisor, or Equipment Reliability Technician , we encourage you to apply today.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationKernersville, NC
    IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
    Company Size50 to 99 employees
    Year Founded1979
    Websitehttp://www.theresource.org/

    Description

    Machine Technical Lead

    Location – Kernersville, NC
    Full-Time | Leadership Role | 4-Day Work Week

    Lead Maintenance & Equipment Reliability

    Our Client is seeking a skilled Machine Technical Lead to serve as the primary technical expert for their manufacturing operation. This hands-on leadership role is responsible for maintaining production equipment, troubleshooting mechanical and electrical issues, mentoring technicians, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

    Schedule

    Choose from:
    • Four 10-hour days (6:30 AM – 5:30 PM)
    • Four 9-hour days plus 4 hours on Friday
    Key Responsibilities
    • Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on production equipment
    • Troubleshoot CNC routers, edge-banders, saws, drills, conveyors, compressors, and related machinery
    • Diagnose mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic issues
    • Lead maintenance activities to minimize downtime and maximize productivity
    • Train and mentor technicians and machine operators
    • Identify process improvements and implement long-term equipment solutions
    • Maintain maintenance records, spare parts inventory, and vendor relationships
    • Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations and lockout/tagout procedures
    Qualifications

    Required:
    • 3+ years of industrial maintenance or machine technician experience
    • Strong troubleshooting skills with CNC and industrial equipment
    • Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and mechanical drawings
    • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills
    Preferred:
    • Leadership or supervisory experience
    • PLC troubleshooting experience
    • Experience with woodworking, cabinetry, or furniture manufacturing
    • Familiarity with automation systems such as CODESYS or TwinCAT
    Why Join Our Client?
    • Leadership opportunity with a growing manufacturer
    • Four-day work week options
    • Stable, full-time employment
    • Career growth opportunities
    • Modern, team-oriented manufacturing environment
    Apply Today

    If you have experience as a Machine Technical Lead, Maintenance Lead, Industrial Maintenance Technician, CNC Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Supervisor, or Equipment Reliability Technician, we encourage you to apply today. Click Apply online or email your resume to Julia Yeargan at jyeargan@theresource.com.
     

    About Company

    The Resource is a full-service staffing, professional recruiting and consulting firm based in North Carolina. Privately owned and operated for over 30 years, people are at the heart of our organization, and we take a hands-on approach to each client and candidate relationship.

    At The Resource, we’re passionate about assisting candidates in finding the next step in their career path, and ensuring it’s a role in a company where they will enjoy growing personally and professionally long-term. Utilizing The Core Assessment in the screening process, we’re able to understand a person’s innate unchanging nature and help individual’s learn about themselves. Our professional recruiters then utilize the candidate’s skill set and The Core results to match them to available positions in organizations where they will thrive. Further, we coach candidates on how to best market themselves for a given job.

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