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Headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina, MacLean Power Systems (MPS) is a leading manufacturer of mission-critical and engineered components for the electric utility, telecommunications, and civil markets. Established in 1986 as a subsidiary of a larger parent company, MPS has grown substantially and now operates as a standalone company. A dedicated workforce of over 2,000 team members worldwide, MPS is renowned for its commitment to quality, responsiveness, and safety. Our focus on vertical integration ensures the highest standards across our product lines. We operate seventeen production facilities across North America and continually invest in our manufacturing capabilities to better serve our customers.
At MPS, we strive to create a workplace that embodies respect, openness, collaboration, personal growth, and entrepreneurship. We are committed to achieving excellence in Environmental, Health & Safety through our Mission Zero initiative.
Lead 1 - Maintenance Technician - 2795
Under supervision, coordinates, leads, and performs activities related to maintaining, rebuilding, and repairing a wide variety of production or processing machines and equipment within the facility.
Job Duties

• Perform complex tasks related to set-up, equipment maintenance and troubleshooting, which includes developing and maintaining efficient techniques for troubleshooting and equipment repair to minimize downtime.
• Assist in operating machinery for multiple departments if needed.
• Inspect materials, final products, and machinery for defects.
• Lead and support continuous improvement projects identified by department manager.
• Supervise maintenance and repair work, including determining required replacement parts, on punch presses, drill presses, lathes, screw machines, milling machines, grinders, pumps, compressors, die-casting machines, hydraulic presses, molding machines, conveyors, rolling mills, mixers, stamping machines, and similar standard or specially designed equipment and auxiliary mechanisms.
• Report defective equipment and recommend the replacement of obsolete or damaged equipment when estimates of repair cost are excessive.
• Coordinate the day-to-day operations of maintenance department personnel assigning, monitoring, and reviewing progress and accuracy of work, directing efforts, and providing technical guidance on more complex issues to diagnose and remedy difficult problems.
• Interact with production supervisor and lead personnel to prioritize and expedite repairs to meet production demands.
• Train new maintenance personnel in procedures, preventive maintenance, and all other departmental activities; provide guidance to departmental personnel as first responder to questions that arise during performance of their duties.
• Ensure that departments' output meets organizational expectation.
• Guide the manufacturing/operations team in interpreting existing processes and policies and assist in the development of efficiencies or process improvements.
• Complete all necessary documents fully and accurately.
• Adhere to 5S standards (e.g., maintain cleanliness of work area, etc.)
• Follow all Safety, Environmental and Quality policies, and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned

EOE-Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
Various agencies of the United States Government require employers to maintain information on applicants pertaining to factors such as race, sex, and type of position for which an individual applies. The information requested is voluntary and for compliance with certain record keeping requirements. MacLean Power, LLC has a long-standing commitment to equal employment opportunity for all its associates and applicants for employment. MacLean Power, LLC believes all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities and does not discriminate against its employees or applicants for employment because of race, color, gender, affectional or sexual orientation, domestic partnership status, ancestry, religion, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, disability, veteran status, age or any other protected group status.
All job offers are conditional, upon successful completion of pre-employment screening, including criminal checks, drug testing, employment, and education verification.