Maintenance Manager

Unitex is currently seeking a HANDS-ON Maintenance Manager (industrial machinery) to manage both the technicians and machinery in our state-of-the-art industrial laundry facility located in Linden, NJ.

Please Note - this position will work one weekend day per week as part of a 5-day workweek.

Salary is $110-125k plus comprehensive benefits.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains a preventative maintenance program for plant equipment utilizing manuals as well as PC based tools.
• Leads the maintenance team in performing diagnostic troubleshooting on all plant equipment.
• Monitors quality of repairs
• Interprets production reports and their use in improving operations
• Interfaces with production management and line personnel to dine the most effective ways to operate equipment
• Purchases and maintains proper spare parts in inventory that will balance tying up capital with minimizing plant downtime
• Interfaces with boiler chemical suppliers to ensure proper maintenance of boiler
• Identifies building and physical plant repair issues
• Maintains porter schedule to maximize cleaning effectiveness of plant and machinery
• Maintains proper inventory of chemical supplies
• Interfaces with production personnel to allow repairs to be made to minimize impact on production
• Controls energy costs through effective monitoring of machine performance and operation schedules
• Maintains safety programs
• Updates technical publication library (equipment, blueprints, schematics, etc.)