This job is accountable for the mechanical and electrical maintenance of all equipment of an area or department or modification to existing equipment. 

The modification coordination will involve maintenance personnel, production personnel, and/or outside contractors. Coordinate meetings as needed with the personnel who have requested or will be affected by the new or modified equipment. Prior to the installation or modification of the equipment, the Lead Maintenance Facilitator will request quotations, develop installation schedules, and assist with fabrication details. This job must also ensure that all environmental and safety requirements will be accounted for before proposals and quotes are completed.

Ensure that equipment purchases, or designs being developed in the Maintenance Department, are, durable, economical and easy to fabricate and install. Verify that all environmental and safety requirements have, or will be, met. Installation or modification of equipment is to be accomplished with the minimum amount of production disruptions or outage duration and is to be on time and on budget.

This job reports to the Department Superintendent. Reporting to the incumbent directly are the Routine and Improvement Facilitators (E & M) and the Maintenance Planner, and indirectly Controls Technicians, Maintenance Turn Facilitators (when applicable), and a crew of approximately sixty (60) hourly maintenance employees.

Working through and with facilitators, the Maintenance Lead Facilitator is responsible for employee training, evaluation, promotion, and discipline; for determining work methods, change over procedures, work schedules and practices. 

The incumbent directs OSHA conformance functions to correct unsafe conditions.  Cooperates with the Safety Manager in developing and directing programs to create and maintain employee interest and participation toward safety. The incumbent will advise facilitators of the proper interpretation and applications of all company personnel policies toward safety.

The incumbent will develop and coordinate departmental budget for maintenance, including updates of all major Maintenance R&M and Shutdown budgets. Makes recommendations for capital expenditures to provide production with more efficiency, lower costs, higher quality, and quantity production.

Incumbent maintains a general housekeeping activity, in accordance with established procedures.

This job has several challenges such as planning installations or modifications of equipment with a minimum amount of production disruption or outage duration.  Qualification for this job should include a four (4) year degree and a minimum five (5) years of experience in the job field; experience in all aspects of mechanical and electrical equipment and knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, drives, water circuitry, welding, basic electricity, overhead cranes, and troubleshooting.