Project Leader, Mechanical Services

Project Leader, Mechanical Services

Work Mode: Onsite

Location: Onsite - Kohler, WI

Opportunity

The Project Leader – Mechanical Services is a hybrid leadership role responsible for supervising skilled trades associates while also managing maintenance projects and reactive work. This position ensures safe, efficient, and cost-effective mechanical services while driving continuous improvement, project execution, and equipment reliability. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on leader with strong technical knowledge, project management skills, and a passion for mentoring and developing team members.

Targets

• Lead and supervise a team of skilled trades associates, ensuring daily and weekly maintenance tasks are completed safely and efficiently.
• Assign and prioritize reactive and preventive maintenance work using SAP tools.
• Audit completed work orders for accuracy and data integrity.
• Foster a positive, high-performance team culture through recognition, coaching, and development.
• Enforce safety, environmental, and company policies, including disciplinary actions when necessary.
• Evaluate and plan incoming work requests, segregating tasks by priority and risk.
• Develop scopes of work, timelines, and budgets for projects, provide cost estimates to internal customers.
• Coordinate projects, preventive maintenance, and shutdowns.
• Create and communicate weekly schedules.
• Lead weekly planning and scheduling meetings with stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives (5S, RCA, BPR, PM optimization).
• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for welding and rigging programs, providing technical guidance, training, and oversight to ensure compliance with industry standards and organizational safety protocols.
• Maintain and improve the lifting fixture programs.
• Mentor millwrights, welders and apprentices.
• Maintain accurate documentation, including BOMs, equipment records, and safety procedures.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, and internal standards.
• Hold daily shift meetings and provide regular updates to leadership.

Skills/Requirements

• Associate degree in Electro-mechanical, Supervisory Management, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of hands-on technical experience in maintenance; 3+ years in a supervisory or planning role.
• Experience with CMMS systems (SAP preferred) and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong communication, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt and/or Maintenance Management Certification preferred.
• Ability to read technical drawings and develop job plans and estimates.

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About Us
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