Lead-Industrial Laundry Mechanic Plant Maintenance

Vestis Industrial Laundry Maintenance Position

At Vestis, we provide uniforms, workplace supplies, and professional cleaning that help businesses simplify their workday and keep their teams safe, confident, and focused on what matters most. More than a provider, we are a partner in productivity, trusted to keep you running.

Join us and build a career supporting the people who make it all work.

Overview

Shift: Monday - Friday, 2nd Shift

Leads and helps direct work as part of a team in an industrial laundry facility. Responsible for the safe, expeditious, and accurate performance of routine tasks in reference to a daily preventative maintenance schedule in and around the laundry facility.

Responsibilities / Essential Functions

• Maintains all plant equipment to include high volume industrial washers and/or dryers.
• Repairs, replaces equipment when necessary.
• Performs basic plumbing, mechanical, and electrical work.
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve technical issues by following technical manuals and schematics.
• Orders necessary parts, tools, and equipment in a timely manner by following company procurement policy.
• Maintains a proper Daily Schedule Control for equipment maintenance and preventative maintenance schedule and record.
• Conducts daily removal and processing of waste solids generated from treatment process.
• Performs equipment troubleshooting, makes necessary repairs, and completes preventative maintenance and housekeeping practices for all related wastewater hardware.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment, and observes best practices in all production activities.
• Uses safety precautions, follows electrical lock-out tag-out procedures for equipment, and adheres to all safe work practices and policies for all safety, boiler, and wastewater treatment procedures.
• Other duties as required or assigned.
• Assists the maintenance manager in assigning work tasks, ensuring quality control of repairs, and troubleshooting faults, best practices, training and development of maintenance personnel, and safety.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Leads team to achieve work objectives and goals for maintenance department.
• Dedication to promoting a strong culture of safety.
• Demonstrated mechanical and basic electrical aptitude.
• Skills in welding, hand and power tools, and electrical motors.
• Computer literate, familiarity with Internet-based software, MS Office, etc.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Basic knowledge of industrial laundry equipment (not required).
• Ability to comprehend and perform all required training.
• Proficiency in written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Ability to work on a set schedule; overtime may be required if needed.
• Familiar with standard maintenance procedures, preventative maintenance schedules, and proper safety techniques.
• Basic knowledge of industrial laundry equipment and required codes.
• Good verbal and/or written communication skills.
• Ability to meet attendance schedule; work is based on a shift schedule and may include weekends. Overtime required as needed.

Working Environment / Safety Requirements

• Work is performed in a high-volume production warehouse setting and regularly exposed to outside weather conditions, extreme heat and cold conditions as well as dust and noise.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Requires the ability to routinely move, lift, carry, push, or pull items weighing up to 50 lbs, and occasionally up to 50 lbs.
• Requires bending, reaching, pulling, pushing, twisting, and lifting.
• Requires the use of hands for grasping and other manipulations.
• Requires standing and walking for long periods of time.
• Must be able to work from elevated heights using ladders, mezzanines, and aerial lifts.

Experience

• Industrial Laundry experience a plus but not required.
• 13 years of supervisory experience preferred.
• 13 years of mechanical experience required.
• 13 years of electromechanical experience preferred.
• 24 years of related experience in mechanical troubleshooting, maintenance, and/or installation.
• Knowledge of OSHA, EPA, HazMat procedures and regulations helpful.
• Excellent mechanical dexterity and ability.

Vestis is headquartered in Roswell, GA, the second largest provider in the industry with over 300,000 customer locations and approximately 20,000 teammates across North America. Vestis is a leader in the B2B uniform and workplace supplies category. Vestis provides clean and safe uniform services and workplace supplies to a broad range of North American customers from Fortune 500 companies to locally owned small businesses across a broad set of end markets. The Company's comprehensive service offering includes a full-service uniform rental program, cleanroom and other specialty garment processing, floor mats, towels, linens, managed restroom services, first aid supplies and more.

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