Job Description
Job Description
Premium Waters | Byram, MS
Premium Waters is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Lead to join our Byram, MS bottled water facility. This is a great opportunity for a skilled maintenance professional who enjoys solving problems, leading by example, and keeping high-speed production equipment running safely and efficiently.
At Premium Waters, we are committed to producing safe, quality water products that families depend on every day. We also believe in teamwork, accountability, development, and creating a workplace where employees can grow and succeed.
If you are a strong troubleshooter, a dependable leader, and someone who takes pride in keeping operations running smoothly, we invite you to bring your skills to Premium Waters and help us keep the lines running and the water flowing.
Position Overview
The Maintenance Lead will support daily maintenance operations, provide direction to maintenance technicians, troubleshoot equipment issues, and help ensure production lines stay up and running. This role works closely with Maintenance, Production, Quality, and Safety teams to support equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, line performance, and food safety standards.
What You’ll Do
- Lead and support maintenance technicians during the shift.
- Troubleshoot and repair bottling equipment, conveyors, fillers, cappers, labelers, palletizers, compressors, pumps, motors, and utility systems.
- Respond quickly to equipment breakdowns to reduce downtime and support production needs.
- Support preventive maintenance, equipment rebuilds, line startups, shutdowns, and changeovers.
- Perform mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and basic PLC troubleshooting.
- Identify recurring equipment issues and help drive root-cause solutions.
- Communicate equipment status, repair updates, downtime concerns, and parts needs to leadership.
- Maintain accurate work orders, repair notes, downtime details, and parts usage documentation.
- Support technician training, coaching, and skill development.
- Promote a safe, clean, organized, and team-focused maintenance environment.
- Follow and support safety, GMP, SQF, food safety, lockout/tagout, and housekeeping standards.
What We’re Looking For
- High school diploma or GED required.
- 3–5 years of industrial maintenance experience preferred.
- Experience in food, beverage, bottled water, packaging, or manufacturing is a plus.
- Strong mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience with conveyors, fillers, cappers, labelers, case packers, palletizers, compressors, pumps, and automated production equipment preferred.
- Ability to read schematics, manuals, blueprints, and technical drawings.
- Prior lead, senior technician, or supervisory experience preferred.
- PLC troubleshooting, welding, fabrication, CMMS, forklift, or aerial lift experience is a plus.
- Strong communication, teamwork, problem-solving, accountability, and leadership skills.
Benefits
Premium Waters offers a competitive benefits package designed to support our employees and their families, including:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Company-paid life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability options
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Employee assistance program
- Career growth and development opportunities
- Safe, team-oriented, and family-friendly work environment
Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, climb, kneel, and reach throughout the shift.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds as needed.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Ability to work around production equipment, moving machinery, noise, heat, and wet areas.
- Ability to climb ladders, work from platforms, and access equipment safely.
- Must be able to wear required PPE and follow all safety requirements.
Work Schedule
- Must be available to work assigned shift, overtime, weekends, holidays, and call-ins as business needs require.
- Must be able to support production demands and respond to equipment emergencies.
Why Premium Waters?
At Premium Waters, we believe in safety, quality, teamwork, and developing our people. This is a great opportunity for a skilled maintenance professional who is ready to lead from the floor, solve problems, and make an impact every day.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Premium Waters is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Premium Waters values diversity, inclusion, teamwork, and respect, and we encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.