Job Description
Job Description
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Shift Leader for a direct hire opportunity in Buffalo, NY. This onsite role is ideal for a hands-on industrial maintenance professional who enjoys leading technicians, solving complex equipment issues, and improving reliability in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
The Maintenance Shift Leader will play a key role in keeping production equipment running safely and efficiently while supporting preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, team development, and continuous improvement initiatives. This opportunity offers strong visibility within operations, exposure to advanced automated manufacturing and packaging equipment, and the chance to make a direct impact on uptime, quality, and plant performance.
Candidates who value supportive leadership, teamwork, technical problem solving, and a culture focused on safety and continuous improvement will find this role highly rewarding.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and mentor maintenance and tooling technicians while promoting safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Troubleshoot complex electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, PLC, automation, packaging, and production equipment issues.
- Coordinate preventive and predictive maintenance activities to reduce downtime, improve reliability, and support production goals.
- Respond quickly to equipment breakdowns, oversee machine changeovers, and provide hands-on technical support to production teams.
- Manage maintenance parts inventory, critical spare parts, vendor support, and cost-conscious maintenance practices.
- Maintain accurate work orders, downtime logs, repair documentation, shift handovers, and equipment performance updates.
Compensation and Benefits
- Pay rate: $35.00 per hour.
- Job type: Direct hire.
- Work location: Onsite in Buffalo, NY 14225.
- Full-time opportunity.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans
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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, the Company is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.
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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
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This company offers growth and a great group of people to work with.
Company Description
This company offers growth and a great group of people to work with.