MAINTENANCE LEAD (B-Shift)

At Daniel Defense, Only the Best Build the Best…

Daniel Defense engineers and manufactures the world’s finest weapon systems and accessories. We are intensely focused on providing top quality small arms solutions to our military and law enforcement communities as well as to civilians seeking premium rifles for home defense, hunting, and sport shooting.

As the Maintenance Lead, you will be responsible for the functions outlined below:

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for demonstrating commitment to and leadership of environmental health and safety principles, policies and procedures.
• Work directly with Facility & Maintenance manager in overall operation and repair of the facility and production equipment
• Assist with cost accounting and project planning, submit budget recommendations and monitor expenditures
• Perform a wide variety of skilled maintenance work to maintain structures, electrical systems, heating systems, plumbing, machine repair, hydraulics, refrigeration, etc.
• Perform skilled maintenance work relating primarily to production equipment, including electrical, plumbing, machine repair, hydraulics, pneumatic, etc.
• Troubleshoot and repair a variety of equipment, including repair CNC equipment and the use of programmable logic controllers (PLC)
• Install, teardown, and re-locate a variety of equipment
• Maintaining forklifts and man lifts
• Perform a variety of machine shop fabrication and repairs
• Perform advanced preventative maintenance using specialized equipment
• Perform various machining or bench operations to alter and repair tools, dies, fixtures, jigs, gauges requiring skill and a basic knowledge of tooling practices and applications. Work from drawings and specifications where applicable
• Understands health and safety issues and insures all safety procedures are followed by assignee
• Maintain work order records, through assigning and closing
• It is essential the employee reports to work on time on scheduled workdays and maintains good work attendance
• It is essential the employee work scheduled mandatory overtime hours
• Job rotation is required, where applicable
• Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned
• Work with and train other employees
• Provide superior customer service at all times
• Perform wide variety of general building maintenance

• Provides adequate support, training and development to team members to continuously improve Safety, 6S, Quality, Delivery and Productivity.
• Expected to be a contributor to the company standards on high integrity, safety, fair and equitable treatment and a positive work environment

• Other responsibilities as deemed appropriate or necessary by management

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• As may be required, forklift driver skill and certification
• Successfully complete all required training classes, either as prerequisite or selection or to ongoing skill building training.
• 8 years of maintenance experience.
• Able to operate hand tools, power tools and testing equipment required to perform maintenance.
• Knowledge of Lock out Tag-Out
• Demonstrated ability to work in accordance with our Permission to Play Values.

• It is understood employees may be assigned to other departments, functional groups, and/or shifts as deemed necessary by management

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift and carry awkward items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Requires intermittent standing, walking, sitting and bending throughout the workday.

• Ability to perform occasional bending, climbing, crawling, kneeling, and reaching
• There are multiple individual jobs covered by this job description with varying physical requirements. May be required to lift or carry parts, and/or other materials of various sizes and weights

• Must be able to work in a manufacturing environment, to include working in and around machinery, exposure to noise and chemicals, lights/lasers, etc.
• Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protection Equipment as required by your position and/or Company policy.

Daniel Defense is an EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability employer and promotes a "Drug-Free Workplace."

Note: The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by those assigned to the job. This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel in this job. Responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of the employer and do not establish a contract of employment – Daniel Defense is an at-will employer.