Plant Maintenance Manager

Vestis® Job Opportunity

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.

Job Summary

Responsible for maintenance and proper utilization of equipment and facility. Ensure: standardized, safe, and efficient functioning / operation of all equipment, completion of required preventive maintenance, correct operation of fresh water and wastewater, and the building structure and capability as a production facility. Monitor plant and equipment levels and proactively adjusts to ensure output levels are met in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner to meet business needs. Builds and maintains positive working relationship with Market Center Management team and keep them informed of maintained issues. Leverages resources of Engineering team as needed to address and overcome engineering issues.

Essential Job Tasks and Activities

Typical tasks and activities for this job include but are not limited to the items listed below. Additional duties may be assigned from time to time as needed by management.

• Safety - Create and support a culture of adherence to corporate standardization in support of production, financial and safety goals.
• Maintenance Management - Performs scheduled preventive maintenance tasks and visually audits plant performance – to ensure optimum production and maintenance efficiency for all systems and equipment.
• Follows corporate direction to sets and establish maintenance schedule for plant equipment that ensures timely equipment operation without disruption in production activities.
• Follows manufactures guidelines for preventive maintenance, review and upkeep of equipment.
• Proactively intervenes when there are found issues with equipment or the facility.
• Seeks out efficient and timely resolution to issues.
• Communicates with market center management on resolution activities and timing.
• Performs needed repairs in a safe and efficient manner to restore equipment or facility to operating conditions
• Where needed, seeks out specialized expertise to complete needed repairs to the equipment or facility.
• Audits work and ensures operation of equipment is safe and up to standards.
• Assists, oversees and coordinates new equipment installation and or removal.
• Ensures contracted work is completed in a safe and efficient manner.
• Oversees water / energy use and utilization.
• Seeks ways to cost effectively manage water / energy use at the plant.
• Works with market center management, identify and implement systems and methods that will improve safety and operating efficiency consistent with safety guidelines, operating goals and cost constrains.
• Production and Maintenance Management Systems - Ensures plant and equipment can and is operating safely at peak efficiency to ensure that processing takes place in a safe, timely and efficient manner.
• Data and Performance Measures - use production and maintenance operating data to ensure production/facilities type activities are contributing to the achievement of market center financial objectives
• Maintenance Team Oversight and Development (Where Applicable) - Responsible for the hiring, placement, and removal of maintenance staff within market center.
• Consults and works with management on the best action to take in regard to maintenance staffing.
• Market Center and Corporate Support - Works closely with Engineering management, to learn about and leverage best maintained and efficiencies for the market center. Learns and shares information on systems and methods that will improve safety and operating efficiency consistent with safety guidelines, operating goals, and cost constraints for the entire company.
• The requirements listed above are representative of the standard job duties required for all locations. Additional specific work detail and instruction may vary by location.

Required Qualifications

Potential candidates for this job will be sought that have strong indication of capability with the following items.

• Minimum Education/Experience: 2-year technical college degree or certificate in related discipline or equivalent business/work experience; preferably in an industrial environment.
• 2-years experience managing a maintenance staff
• Basic equipment maintenance knowledge: electrical, plumbing and large machinery required; industrial experience preferred.
• Previous management experience in safety initiatives, planning, preventive maintenance, budgeting, and vendor management.
• Ability to read maintenance literature
• Experience with maintenance management system; Manager Plus preferred
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to work within a fast-paced environment, yet willing and able to work effectively with ambiguous circumstances.

• License Requirements/Certifications:
• Must possess current and valid driver's license

Compensation: The salary rate that Vestis reasonably expects to pay for this position ranges from $93,800 to $110,000, depending on circumstances including an applicant's skills and qualifications, certain degrees and certifications, prior job experience, market data, and other relevant factors. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission.

Headquartered in Roswell, GA, Vestis® is 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.

Vestis® is an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, relation, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.

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