Chief Engineer

MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:   

• Manage and train the maintenance staff, 
• Maintain all safety policies and good housekeeping. 
• Responsible for inventory control and purchasing of equipment, parts and maintain department budget. 
• Responsible for supervising repairs and maintenance of industrial washers, dryers, boilers, compressors, conveyors, and other equipment. 
• Diagnose, rebuild, and repair equipment, inspections, and preventative maintenance. 
• Required to troubleshoot, install minor equipment, analyze and repair complex mechanical and electrical faults, including compressed air operated machines with little supervision. 
• Able to read blueprints and electrical/electronic schematics. 
• Order parts by cross-referencing to local vendors. 
• Ensure that PMs, minor fine tuning of laundry systems, and major project work are completed efficiently and in a timely basis. 
• Plans, organizes, and controls functions and activities of plant operations and building renovations. 
• Reviews and evaluates existing programs, services, policies, and procedures. 
• Monitors work performance and prepares and/or reviews performance evaluations for assigned personnel. 
• Periodically evaluate the performance of staff, recommending appropriate action such as promotions, disciplinary issues, and terminations. 

QUALIFICATIONS AND MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:   

• Five years or more of management and industry experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering highly desirable but not required.
• Strong leadership skills, proactive, decisive, problem solver able to think outside the box to create strategies in a changing environment with no supervision. 

• Strong work ethic, highly independent and goal oriented. 
• Safety metrics is to be the highest priority.  

Computer / Technical Skills / Job Specific Skills:  

• Computer literate. Basic to advanced knowledge of Excel, Word, Microsoft 365.
• Able to read blueprints and schematics. 
• Comprehensive knowledge of overall department functions 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Effective written and verbal communication skills.
•  Motivated individual with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple projects and meet deadlines.  
• Bilingual Spanish is a plus.

Work Hours:  

This is an exempt position, and this job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above. 

Physical/Mental Requirements: 

Industrial atmosphere may be exposed to extreme temperatures, noise levels and stressful conditions.

Work Conditions:

This is an exempt position, and this job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.