Maintenance Team Lead - 1st Shift

Job Description

Job Description

Position : Maintenance Team Lead - AM Shift

Department : Maintenance

Reports To : Maintenance Manager

Salary Type : Exempt

Location : Irwindale, CA

Pay : $82,000 - 123,000

Make a greater impact at Bonduelle Americas!

Bonduelle Americas is a certified B Corp inviting people to embrace a flexitarian lifestyle with an expanding portfolio of plant-rich products available in and beyond the produce aisle. We operate four facilities and employ nearly 3,000 Associates in the US.

Bonduelle Americas is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Groupe Bonduelle (BON.PA), an established global brand with more than 170 years of family heritage bringing the joy of plants to tables around the world. Globally, our ready-to-eat plant-rich food products are grown on 173,000 acres by our grower partners and marketed in nearly 100 countries. Our mission is to inspire the transition toward a plant-rich diet to contribute to people's well-being and planet health.

Join us at Bonduelle Americas for an opportunity to advance your career in a culture that places people first. As a valued member of our company, you will work in a mission-driven environment aimed at preserving the planet’s resources while providing healthy plant-based products to millions of consumers around the world.

Position Summary :

The Maintenance Team Lead oversees all maintenance operations in our refrigerated salad processing facility, ensuring equipment reliability, food safety compliance, and a safe working environment. This role leads a team of maintenance technicians, managing daily priorities, emergency repairs, work schedules, and timecards, while supporting planned maintenance activities and proper CMMS usage. The position also partners with the Maintenance Planner on scheduling, coordinates parts procurement with the buyer, and ensures all work meets quality and documentation standards.

Key Responsibilities :

• Assist the Maintenance Planner with scheduling preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Coordinate planned maintenance activities in the shop and production areas.
• Maintain long-range maintenance and capital project calendars.
• Expedite safety-critical maintenance work and track schedule compliance metrics.

Leadership & Supervision

Planning & Coordination

Equipment Maintenance & Documentation

What you will Need :

Related Success Metrics :

Physical Work Environment : While performing the duties of this job, this position entails use of ladders and catwalks to reach production equipment, regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to extreme cold for extended periods of time. The associate frequently works in high, precarious places. The associate is occasionally exposed to wet and / or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.