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Maintenance Lead


Job Location:

Springfield, VT - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 5 September 2026 (20 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 3 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Frenchs Food Company a subsidiary of McCormick & Company Inc. and a global leader in flavor is seeking a full-timeMaintenance Lead for the plant located inSpringfield MO. This person will report to the Maintenace Team Manager.

With more than $500 million in annual sales our company has been crafting trusted foods using simple ingredients of the highest quality. From Frenchs Classic Yellow Mustard long Americas top-selling mustard to its most recent innovations such as Franks Red Hot the company has a history rich with delicious creations made from what today would be considered clean simple ingredients. To learn more please visit us at.

Position Overview:

Under the general supervision of the Maintenance Team Manager the Maintenance Work leader manages and directs all activities and processes related to the daily management of predictive preventive and proactive maintenance programs to improve process reliability (PR) while reducing maintenance costs. The Maintenance Work leader is responsible for the complete maintenance and inspection of individual pieces of equipment. This position will also support the core reliability processes (Autonomous Maintenance Early Equipment Management Training and Focused Improvement)

Responsibilities:

  • Leading and developing direct reports while fostering a team environment
  • Meeting or exceeding established goals (safety sanitation PR% cost and waste quality (Q% and 5S)) loss reduction reliability improvement and other performance standards related to process and packaging systems.
  • Supports and develops HPO teams to ensure that information flow / communication processes personnel development
  • Problem-solving goal setting and process improvement (e.g. A3 PDCA Breakdown Analysis and 5Why) are all integral parts of daily core work. This includes leading daily cross shift communications of relevant shift activities (adjustments parts/settings changes downtime planned & unplanned work)
  • Ensuring all safety incident reporting follows proper protocols; will ensure monthly quarterly yearly required training is completed for direct reports; will ensure required work orders are reviewed and completed daily and will develop actions from completed work orders.
  • Coordinates technician and contract resources to meet objectives monitors activities and leads the escalation process and decision making to drive closure to plant losses. Identifies analyses and reduces equipment losses;
  • Eliminate reoccurring system failures and interact cross-functionally to resolve issues.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Acceptable attendance is required.
  • Meets standards in overall performance ratings in most recent performance reviews.
  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • Five years of maintenance and manufacturing experience required.
  • Demonstrated ability to investigate and solve problems ability to diagnose mechanical problems and resolve minor mechanical and processing problems.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Excel Access Word CMMS - Maximo and SAP required.
  • Proven leadership experience with the ability to direct and support the activities of others required.
  • Strong interpersonal and customer relations skills are required.
  • Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in written form required
  • Ability to effectively facilitate meetings leads to problem solving initiatives and delivery of training required. (Safety Food Safety etc.)
  • The ability to work overtime/weekends is required.

Frenchs is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion national origin disability protected veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.

As a general policyFrenchs does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.


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