Copy - Plant Production Worker - Tunnel Operator

Crothall Laundry Services; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Crothall Laundry Services is seeking a maintenance technician to perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance in a commercial laundry plant in Newport News, VA. You will monitor equipment, perform preventive maintenance, diagnose issues, and coordinate with Engineering for complex repairs.

Responsibilities include maintaining logs, ensuring safety procedures (LOCKOUT/TAGOUT, confined space, hot equipment), and supporting operations by quickly restoring equipment to minimize downtime.

Qualifications

• Must be team oriented and able to function individually or with a team.
• Self-motivated, independent and able to handle tasks as they present themselves.
• Solid communication skills.
• Must understand safety procedures including lockout/tag out, confined space entry, and working on hot equipment.

Responsibilities

• Performs preventative maintenance on equipment as scheduled.
• Ensures timely and quality completion of maintenance and repairs on overhead rail and conveyor systems.
• Assists technical and mechanical personnel including vendors as needed.
• Maintains the maintenance log with task status and new problems.
• Notifies Production Supervisors on equipment status that may impact production or downtime.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Team oriented

Safety procedures

Communication skills

Mechanical knowledge

Tools

Lockout/Tagout procedures

Conveyor systems maintenance

Overhead rail systems

Job description

Summary:

Performs all scheduled and non-scheduled daily tasks. Responsibility to maintain awareness of all equipment assigned to them during production operations and assure efficient operation of equipment within a commercial Laundry Plant. Will perform preventive maintenance and emergent repair as situations develop. Will identify and correct any problems including jams, bad or missing belts, and missing ironer tape on the equipment assigned to them. Seeks technical assistance from Engineering as necessary.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs preventative maintenance activities on equipment as scheduled.
• Ensures timely and quality completion of all maintenance and repairs, including overhead rail system and conveyor systems.
• Assists technical and mechanical personnel including outside vendors as needed.
• Maintains the maintenance log by making entries of incomplete tasks and new problems.
• Notifies Production Supervisors on the status of any equipment that will impact production or cause down time and when back online.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Must be team oriented and able to function individually or with team. The right individual will always be willing to go the extra mile. Must be self-motivated, independent, prompt, and able to handle tasks as they present themselves. Solid communication skills.
• Must be able to operate tools and equipment safely. Must be able to understand all safety procedures, which includes but not limited to lockout/tag out, confined space entry, and working on hot equipment. Must be able to maintain clean and safe work area for themselves and the associates around them.
• Must have a good working knowledge of machinery. Able to help repair and maintain mechanical drive systems. Able to help repair and maintain conveyor systems. Able to help repair and maintain overhead rail systems.