Mechanical Trade Leader

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Date: May 8, 2025

Location: Hemlock, MI, US, 48626

Company: hemlocksem

At Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC), we transform people’s lives by energizing and connecting our world through silicon technology. Since 1961, HSC has been a leading global provider of hyper-pure polysilicon, and is the only polysilicon manufacturer headquartered in the United States. HSC plays an essential role in the semiconductor and solar industries, with the vision of becoming the preferred supplier of silicon-enabled technologies to the low-carbon, digital world.

 

Our polysilicon is used to make computer chips – the “brains” behind the electronic devices we rely on to make our lives easier, safer and more enjoyable. HSC is just one of six major manufacturers in the world that makes polysilicon used to create semiconductor wafers. In fact, nearly all electronic devices in the world contain HSC polysilicon.

 

We’re also moving the world toward a greener future by supplying the rapidly growing solar power industry. HSC is committed to doing good for our local Michigan and global communities, relentlessly improving our operations to remove supply chain carbon emissions. The low embodied greenhouse gas emissions in our polysilicon materials facilitates the production of ultra low-carbon solar panels. These panels allow solar project developers and owners to lower the embodied carbon of their projects by up to 50 percent.

 

To achieve our goals, we draw on the talents of more than 1,350 employees and contractors. Our employees thrive in a culture that values teamwork, excellence, responsibility and customer focus. We recognize and value the diverse backgrounds and experiences of all of our people working together as One Team. At HSC, you belong to a team that is transforming our world.

 

Summary

The Maintenance Shops Trade Leader is responsible for providing safe, timely, reliable, and cost effective maintenance service to the site by coordinating maintenance resources for the assigned team and work centers. The trade leader will work with Maintenance Planners, Schedulers, Maintenance Coordinators, operations personnel and External Contractors to coordinate execution of  the maintenance for those assigned work centers.

 
This role is accountable for all aspects of department performance including Safety & Environment, Quality, Reliability, Production, and Productivity.

Essential Functions

• Supervise direct reports providing timely coaching and performance feedback. Create development plans for direct reports that increase functional and technical expertise.
• Responsible for seeing that direct reports having necessary training to perform their jobs. Ensure apprentices meet apprenticeship requirements as required by the US Department of Labor.
• Ensure trades personnel have access to PPE, tools and equipment to safely and efficiently execute maintenance per all applicable site procedures and regulatory standards.
• Coordinate and provide internal and external skilled trades resources to complete construction and maintenance activities to meet regulatory compliance requirements, improve equipment reliability, and deliver on strategic blueprint initiatives and key success measures. 
• Oversee external contractor skilled trade support for maintenance or project work as required.
• Supervise execution of maintenance with optimal efficiency, quality, and safety leveraging internal trades and external contractors; following all applicable procedures, SSGs and regulatory codes
• Process work notifications (Priority 1) and orders in SAP for assigned work centers including time confirmations and work order closure. 
• Resource scheduled and disruptive maintenance in accordance with the skills required

• Support Plant Engineering & Services and Project Engineering teams with evaluation, checkout, and installation of new equipment.
• Develop and deliver continuous improvement projects in work flows and tasks to optimize maintenance costs. 
• Ensure technical finding entry on work orders. Ensure feedback is provided to planners for updates on parts lists and standard task lists.
• Schedule, create agenda, and lead natural work group meetings.

Additional Duties/Responsibilities

• Support Plant Engineering & Services and Project Engineering teams with evaluation, checkout, and installation of new equipment.

• Develop and deliver continuous improvement projects in work flows and tasks to optimize maintenance costs.

• Ensure technical finding entry on work orders. Ensure feedback is provided to planners for updates on parts lists and standard task lists.

• Schedule, create agenda, and lead natural work group meetings.

Skills

  • Active Listening
  • Decision quality
  • Prioritization
  • Technical proficiency
  • Adaptable
  • Flexible
  • Organized
  • Communicates effectively
  • Builds effective teams

Minimum Required Education/Certification

  • Must have completed formal skilled trades apprenticeship program and have a minimum of 5 years as Journeyperson preferably in a skilled trade at HSC.
  • Leader
  • Ensures accountability
  • Collaborative
  • Results Driven
  • Customer focused
  • Optimizes work processes
  • Develops talent

Required Work Experience

  •  Must have completed formal skilled trades apprenticeship program and have a minimum of 5 years as Journeyperson preferably in a skilled trade at HSC.
  • Construction and skilled trades background, preferably in Petro-Chemical Manufacturing.
  • Demonstrated knowledge/understanding of applicable HSC procedures, SSGs and regulatory codes. 
  • Strong SAP background; demonstrated skills with Power Point presentations, MS Excel and Word. 
  • Work with mobile devices

Environment/Working Conditions

  • Office
  • Plant – all types of weather
  • Maintenance Shop
  • Physical qualifications will be considered due to climbing, working at times in cramped positions and occasionally lifting heavy objects.
  • Job requires employee to be available for emergency work and may require overtime on short notice

 

The range for this position is  $92,320.00  - $115,000 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position are dependent on hours worked and may include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, variable bonus, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, and PTO.

 

HSC is an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation or other assistance during the application process, please call our Human Resources department at:

 

989.301.5333
or email your request to
G1HSC-HR@hscpoly.com
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

Req No. 876 


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