Ocean Spray is Now Hiring a Lead Maintenance Technician at our high-speed beverage manufacturing facility in Lehigh Valley. The 300,000 square foot Lehigh Valley plant has (4) production lines with volumes up to 40 million cases per year. This represents more than 45% of Ocean Spray's North American volume and is operated with a workforce of approximately 190 team members. Lead Maintenance Technician starts at $ 39.32 per hour. This position is a 12-hour rotating shift from 6pm to 6am.

We're an iconic brand and a farmer-owned cooperative. Being part of Ocean Spray means making an impact in support of our family-farmers, while also building experience you cannot get anywhere else. If you're looking for a meaningful opportunity, this role may be for you!

What Ocean Spray has to offer:

• Competitive Pay and Excellent benefits
• Monthly Pay for Performance bonus (up to 10% of gross earnings)
• Retirement benefits including 401(k) with company contribution.
• Benefits on the first day of employment
• Paid Time Off after 90 days plus Vacation

• Paid Holidays
• Night Shift Differentials
• Employee recognition programs
• Stable and essential employment
• Comprehensive wellness benefits, including nutrition and fitness.

• Educational assistance and scholarship programs
• Full-time, Year-Round

Job Summary:

The Lead Maintenance Technician is responsible for all Maintenance Technician duties, as well as assisting the Maintenance Supervisor daily and providing department leadership in his/her absence.

What you will be responsible for:

• Oversees work of assigned maintenance team employees.
• Assists with the planning and preparation of training and orientation for new maintenance team members.
• Evaluates systems or facilities to determine maintenance or repairs that need to be performed.
• Works with maintenance supervisor to plan work priorities, obtain necessary supplies, and assess skills needed to complete tasks.
• Collaborates with team members to discuss upcoming work assignments, delegates assignments.
• Work with other department supervisors and leads to make sure equipment repairs are prioritized and repaired in a timely manner.
• Ensures maintenance and repair work is completed safely, effectively, and in a timely manner.
• Assists team members with technical issues or advanced problems with given assignments.
• Inspects work performed by team members.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Completes PM audits to ensure efficiency of p.m.'s.
• Shop walk-through daily/nightly
• Reaching out for support when deemed necessary.

What we are looking for:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• At least five years of maintenance experience required.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to identify issues and to determine repairs that are needed.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software as needed to complete reports, logs, and inventory.
• Ability to challenge Status Quo and stimulates team members to think outside of the box.
• Strong communication skills

Who We Are:

You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about what's better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce. But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future.

Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alike--we value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values:

• Grower Mindset - We embrace our grower-owners innovative spirit and heritage through confidence, learning and focus on the future.
• Sustainable Results - Guided by purpose, we are focused on delivering results for our grower-owners.
• Integrity Above All - We are ethical, doing the right thing for our grower-owners, customers, consumers and each other
• Inclusive Teamwork - We build diverse and inclusive teams that strengthen our cooperative.