Lead Mechanic

treehouse· Protenergy Natural Foods, Inc.
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📍 USA-MD CambridgeFull time

About this role

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

MD Cambridge

Job Type:

Production Operations

Job Posting Title:

Lead Mechanic

About Us:

TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values—Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain:

  • Competitive compensation and benefits program!

  • Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance programs! Paid holidays, vacation, and other competitive paid time off opportunities!

  • An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of people

  • Leaders who are invested in supporting your career growth.

  • Opportunities to be recognized for outstanding contributions to your team through our employee recognition programs.

Job Description:

Job Description ​

  • Oversee crew maintenance activities for Aseptic
  • Align crew resources to address equipment downtime and complete assigned crew tasks
  • Oversee crew area ownership and daily assigned area tasks
  • Maintain operation of production equipment, jointly working with the operations team focused on downtime resolution
  • Proactively identify and correct potential issues that could create downtime
  • Act as crew technical liaison for support of problem-solving and issue resolution, i.e. PDCA/BDA process
  • Drive completion of crew assigned PDCA/BDA as triggered by PDCA process
  • Work closely with the Maintenance Supervisor to complete scheduled PM(s), training, and project coordination, staff communications, and worklist task distribution
  • Understand and drive crew and department metrics – 5’s, PM completion, hours on WO’s, parts on WO’s, and area ownership task completion
  • Perform maintenance and repairs of ALL production equipment, and assist wherever needed regardless of department boundaries
  • Ensure daily logs, PM(s), and WO completion for mechanics are filled out properly before being submitted to the Maintenance Supervisor or Planner
  • Conduct shift handover meetings
  • Review all shift reports sent out from other shifts
  • Ensure their own shift report is detailed and sent out before leaving
  • Delegate work given by the supervisor to the techs
  • Coach and develop the techs on shift
  • Document any issues that require follow-up repairs/replacement and submit SAP notifications to the Maintenance Planner or Maintenance Supervisor to generate follow-up work orders or add to PM(s)
  • Work closely with the shift operations team in the absence of the Maintenance Supervisor or Manager
  • Manage all TPMS work performed on their shift, including verifying that all TPMS paperwork is reviewed and filled out correctly on a daily basis

Job Requirements/Qualifications

  • Working knowledge of Aseptic and Processing Packaging manufacturing processes and equipment
  • Ability to work closely with management to manage staff and work requirements
  • Ability to work from manuals and prints
  • Must be able to work flexible hours to accommodate production demands, shift coverage, PM(s), and project completions

Experience

  • Knowledge of packaging and processing
  • Demonstrated leadership attributes – responsibility, ownership, engagement, follow-up, accountability, and effective communication

Shift: This is an overnight role working a rotating continental schedule, 4:50pm to 5am.

The pay range for this role is between 33.98/hr to 49.44/hr dependent up skill level, industry experience, etc.

                                                             

                                                                                                                                           

Your TreeHouse Foods Career is Just a Click Away!

Click on the “Apply” button or go directly to www.treehousefoods.com/careers to let us know you’re ready to join our team!

At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time”. TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact disability-accommodations@treehousefoods.com

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Where is the Lead Mechanic position at treehouse located?
This Lead Mechanic role at treehouse is based in USA-MD Cambridge. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Is the Lead Mechanic role at treehouse full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a Full time position. It is posted as a Lead Mechanic role in the Protenergy Natural Foods, Inc. department at treehouse.
Which team or department does the Lead Mechanic at treehouse belong to?
This Lead Mechanic position is part of the Protenergy Natural Foods, Inc. department at treehouse. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
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When was the Lead Mechanic job at treehouse posted?
This Lead Mechanic position at treehouse was posted on Jul 14, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
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