**Talascend is seeking qualified candidates to apply for a Maintenance Lead contract position with a leading automotive manufacturer located in Detroit, Michigan

SUMMARY:**

The Professional Maintenance Lead directs skilled trades employees to meet the objectives of the maintenance department in a fast paced, high volume, unionized, manufacturing environment. The selected candidate will coordinate safety, quality, delivery, cost and morale initiatives.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Possess a general level of technical understanding related to maintenance, time based maintenance (TBM), condition based maintenance (CBM), and dynamic maintenance (DM).
• Influence the key performance indicators (KPI's), mean time between failure (MTBF) of components and equipment in their area, mean time to repair (MTTR), as well as maintaining equipment at basic conditions and continuous improvements of the equipment in their area.
• Address throughput, run to run, and downtime related issues with equipment in a production environment, supported by the Professional Maintenance Specialist (PMS) where applicable.
• Direct supervision of the skilled trades.
• Work with skilled trades staff in driving waste reduction efforts through implementation of methods / processes of the World Class Manufacturing (WCM); Autonomous Maintenance (AM), Professional Maintenance (PM), Quality Maintenance (QM), Focus Improvement and People Development (PD).
• Actively participate and lead kaizen project activities centered on Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) improvements and waste reduction opportunities identified through cost deployment.

*REQUIREMENTS: *

• High School Diploma and GED.
• Minimum 3 years of industrial automation experience with project management experience in a UAW environment.
• Ability to work any shift and overtime as required.
• Excellent organization, written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various levels of employees within all areas of the Plant from hourly represented employees to Senior Leadership as required.
• Ability to build effective business relationships with plant leadership and customers.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated troubleshooting problem solving experience.
• Goal oriented self-starter with ability to lead teams.
• Ability to coach/mentor/develop skilled trade employees.
• Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Work different shifts and/or work weekends.
• Wear safety equipment such as safety glasses, sleeves, earplugs and steel-toed shoes.
• Stand or walk for long periods of time each day.
• Frequently bend, stoop, reach and lift up to 40 pounds.
• Work in tight or closed in spaces.
• Regularly climb ladder/man lift/stairs/crawl under vehicles if necessary.
• Strong verbal communication skills