Maintenance Team Lead

Voortman Steel Machinery

$75K — $95K *
Monee, IL 60449In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in operations, technical services, or a related field
  • Strong leadership and coaching abilities
  • Experience in workforce planning and resource allocation
  • Expertise in analyzing performance metrics and KPIs
  • Financial acumen for budget management and cost optimization
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and operational technology applications
  • Ability to collaborate with HR and cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a high-performing maintenance team
  • Oversee daily operations and resource alignment
  • Monitor key performance metrics for business success
  • Drive continuous process improvements and operational efficiency
  • Leverage technology and data analytics for decision-making
  • Enhance productivity through effective coaching and employee development
  • Foster a collaborative and engaged work environment

Benefits

  • Flextime policy
  • Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid Holidays from start date
  • Medical insurance options effective from start date
  • Dental and vision care
  • 100% company-paid life insurance
  • Voluntary life insurance option
  • 100% company-paid short-term disability
  • Shared cost long-term disability insurance
  • 401K plan with company contribution
Full Job Description
What are you going to do?

The Maintenance Team Lead is responsible for leading and developing a high-performing team while ensuring operational efficiency and business success. This role oversees daily team operations, aligns resources to meet business demands, monitors key performance metrics, and drives continuous process improvements. The successful candidate fosters an open, engaged, and collaborative work environment through strong communication, effective coaching, and active partnership with employees and cross-functional teams. This position also leverages technology applications, operational systems, and data analytics to improve decision-making, enhance productivity, and support business objectives while developing employees through training, career planning, and performance management.

Requirements

  • Experience in Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
  • Minimum of 10 years of working experience in operations, technical services, or a related environment.
  • Strong leadership, coaching, and employee engagement skills with a proven ability to motivate and develop employees.
  • Experience with workforce planning, resource allocation, and operational performance management.
  • Proficiency in analyzing KPIs, dashboards, and business metrics to drive operational improvements and support data-driven decision-making.
  • Strong financial acumen, including budget management, labor cost optimization, and resource planning.
  • Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives and developing business cases for process enhancements.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other business technology applications used to support operational planning, reporting, and team collaboration.
  • Ability to effectively partner with Human Resources and cross-functional leaders to achieve organizational objectives.


We offer
  • Flextime policy
  • Paid Time Off (i.e., PTO) that can be used as it's accrued
  • Paid Holidays effective date of hire
  • Medical insurance (i.e., three plans available, PPO, HMO*, and PPO with HSA) effective date of hire
  • Dental care
  • Vision care
  • 100% Voortman USA LLC paid life insurance
  • Additional voluntary life insurance option
  • 100% Voortman USA LLC paid short-term disability
  • 50/50 premium split between Voortman USA LLC and employee for long-term disability (i.e., LTD)
  • 401K plan available with Company contribution


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