Skip to main content
Leprino Foods logo

LEW Maintenance - Cheese Maint Group Leader

Leprino Foods

Lemoore (West), CAJob$44.78/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.

You apply on the employer's site, with no Olive account needed.

Watch jobs like this.

Don't just apply. Show up ready.

Olive works from this exact posting.

At a glance

Compensation
$44.78/hr
Location
Lemoore (West), CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.

Job overview

The Cheese Maintenance Group Leader oversees and directs a crew performing troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance on plant equipment. The role ensures scheduled work is completed, directs equipment fabrication and installation, responds to breakdowns, and supports shift coverage. It reports to the Maintenance Department Manager or a Supervisor and regularly interacts with production, support, and plant management.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Welding, nice to haveEquipment Fabrication, nice to haveBlueprint Reading, nice to haveP and ID Reading, nice to haveContractor Collaboration, nice to haveElectrical Troubleshooting, nice to haveMechanical Troubleshooting, nice to haveForklift Operation, nice to haveHand Tool Use, nice to haveLeadership, nice to haveSafety Practices, nice to haveGMP Knowledge, nice to haveOrganizational Skills, nice to haveInterpersonal Skills, nice to haveComputer Literacy, nice to haveMultitasking, nice to haveDecision-Making, nice to haveEnglish, nice to haveLifting, nice to haveClimbing, nice to have

Qualifications

Maintenance Questionnaire Knowledge, nice to haveADA Physical Requirements, nice to haveEnglish Language Ability, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

Cheese Maintenance Department

General Summary:

  • At Leprino Foods, starting compensation for this role - Cheese Maintenance Group Leader (2nd Shift) Rate is $44.78(Break in rates and $0.75 cents differential pay from 6PM - 5:59AM applies). Group Leader, under the direction of the supervisor, is responsible for overseeing and directing the crew performing troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance on plant equipment.

Job Description:

  • Ensure daily scheduled plan is being followed and facilitated.

  • Ensure all Maintenance Techs have achieved 80% of their planned work hours for their shift.

  • Performs area walk through of dept to ensure daily work is being conducted.

  • This includes tracking of repairable(s) and the disposition process.

  • At all times, operate in a manner consistent with safe operating procedures.

  • Responsible for providing direction to the crew and equipment in accordance with Company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

  • Responsible for fabrication or modification of equipment to Leprino specs and standards.

  • Responsible for the installation of new or used equipment.

  • Responsible to promptly respond to any equipment break downs or downtime when applicable.

  • Responsible to assist in shift coverage when applicable.

  • Responsible for all repairs to plant equipment. Able to prioritize work.

  • Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment.

  • Perform any other duties as assigned by Manager or Supervisor.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience:

  • Must demonstrate knowledge via standardized maintenance questionnaire.

  • Welding skills including: arc, tig, mig, and oxy/ace.

  • Ability to design, layout and fabricate.

  • Ability to read blue prints and P&ID drawing.

  • Ability to work well with outside contractors.

  • Knowledge of electrical and mechanical troubleshooting.

  • Ability to operate a forklift.

  • Knowledge of proper safe use of hand tools.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities/Competencies:

  • Demonstrate leadership ability. Lead by Example.

  • Demonstrate strong commitment to safety. Knowledge of GMPs.

  • Must be able to fulfill physical functional requirements of position per ADA.

  • Strong organizational and interpersonal skills. Computer literacy.

  • Multitask and decision make.

Working Relationships:

  • This position reports to the Maintenance Department Manager or a Supervisor.

  • This position will regularly interact with other production and support group supervisors. Regular interaction with other plant management.

Physical/Mental Requirements and Work Environment:

  • Ability to speak, read, and write the English language.

  • Ability to repeatedly lift up to 50 pounds throughout the shift.

  • Ability to access elevated work areas such as climbing ladders/stairs.

  • Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and comply with all applicable safety practices.

  • Ability to work any shift, weekends, holidays and possible overtime.

Work Environment Description:

The following physical and mental activities are necessary to perform the essential functions of this job.

Activity - Physical

Activity - Mental

Talking

Comparing

Hearing

Calculating

Near Acuity

Compiling

Far Acuity

Analyzing

Climbing

Coordinating

Balancing

Negotiating

Stooping

Verbally Communicating

Kneeling

Written Communication

Crouching

Instructing

Crawling

Interpersonal Skills

Reaching

Handling

Finger Dexterity

Offering You In Return:

A chance to be part of a global team of individuals passionate about producing and delivering high-quality products that help feed and nourish families around the world. Leprino Foods could not be where it is today without our incredible employees. That is why we share in our success together by rewarding you for your hard work. Hiring great people who are in it for the long run is our goal. Through competitive salaries and bonuses, life, medical/dental/vision coverage, voluntary benefits, employee assistance programs, wellness incentives, tuition assistance, vacation, nine paid holidays, sick time, annual merit increases, as well as the LFC Profit-Sharing & 401(k) plan. Your impact will be noticed and rewarded, as you seek to further our company, our customers, and one another.

How this job compares

Set against the 11,345 open Maintenance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$44.78/hr
  • California median$21–23/hr426 hourly ranges
  • US median$18–20/hr3,709 hourly ranges

This rate, $44.78/hr, is 104% above the California median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the top quarter of Maintenance hourly ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 611 open Maintenance jobs in California and 11,345 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Maintenance postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (2,211 postings).
Education
152 of the 11,345 open Maintenance jobs (1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

Prepare for this role

You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.