Mechanical Maintenance Lead


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Job Title: Mechanical Maintenance Lead
Location: Tangent, West United States, USA

Company: KWS
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Crop Production
Career Type: Engineering
Job Type: Full Time
Minimum Years Experience Required: 3
Salary: $28-32hr
Job Description:

Join our team located at our Tangent, Oregon as a full-time permanent Mechanical Maintenance Lead, where you’ll play a critical role in supporting the maintenance department to ensure service excellence, workplace safety, and operational reliability. 

 

Essential Job Functions:

  • Perform services within a maintenance system, to assure maintenance objectives and goals are met and minimal production time loss is achieved  
  • Work with minimal direction from Supervisor, to perform the service requirements of the Maintenance department  
  • Work closely with all departments to ensure all services have met or exceeded the internal customers’ requirements, on current and future processing functions
  • Cross-train in multiple positions to broaden knowledge and responsibilities of the service department
  • Ensure Company handbook, Rules, Guidelines, Procedures and safety policies are followed, and personal protective equipment is used correctly
  • Occasionally travel and/or drive on behalf of the business
  • Meet attendance requirements
  • Other duties as assigned

 

Job Requirements:

  • One or more years of experience and/or education in production, mechanical, facilities, heavy manufacturing or similar field
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Millwright, electrical or mechanical certification (preferred) 
  • Proficient at welding, cutting, grinding, and working at heights above 7 feet
  • Valid driver’s license and able to become forklift certified
  • Ability to train and operate HMI interfaces (preferred)
  • Ability to read and fabricate from blueprints (preferred)
  • Experience in servicing equipment including but not limited to mechanic, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical (preferred)
  • Computer experience, with knowledge of maintenance software, Auto Cad, Excel and other Microsoft based programs (preferred)
  • Demonstrated strong team leadership, communication, organizational and training skills (preferred)

 

What We Offer:

  • Competitive salary (salary $28-32hr)
  • Health, dental, vision benefits
  • Pension plan and 401(k) with employer match
  • Flexible paid-time-off (PTO)
  • Professional training and development opportunities
  • An international and diverse team

 

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This employer participates in E-Verify and after acceptance of a job offer, will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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Job Post Date: 02/21/26
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Country: USA

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