Plant Maintenance Manager

Vestis Uniforms and Workplace Supplies | Canadian Linen & Uniform Service | Québec Linge Service D’Uniformes•Fargo, ND

73d•Onsite

About The 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. 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.

Requirements

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.
Must possess current and valid driver’s license

Nice To Haves

Previous wastewater experience is preferred, but not required
Boiler license preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

Create and support a culture of adherence to corporate standardization in support of production, financial and safety goals.
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, overseas 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.
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.
Use production and maintenance operating data to ensure production/facilities type activities are contributing to the achievement of market center financial objectives.
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.
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.