Mechanic Apprentice / Dryer Scraper

Unitex Textile; Creston (IA); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime potential

Union benefits

Uniforms provided

PTO: vacation/personal/sick/holidays

Competitive hourly rate

Longstanding company

On-site training

Job summary

Unitex Textile in Newburgh, NY seeks a Mechanic Apprentice to join our team. The role focuses on repairing and maintaining industrial laundry equipment, with strong growth potential through on-site training and a structured career path.

You will work with washers, dryers and presses, benefiting from a union environment, overtime opportunities, and a robust training platform to advance your mechanic classification and pay.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; technical/vocational training preferred.
• Willingness to learn industrial laundry maintenance.
• Punctual and reliable.
• Familiar with safety protocols in an industrial manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintain washers, dryers, and press machines.
• Perform routine maintenance and small projects on industrial laundry equipment.
• Maintain carts and slings.

Skills

Willingness to learn

Punctual and reliable

HS diploma

Safety protocols

Team oriented

Communication skills

Education

HS diploma

Technical or vocational training

Job description

Position: Mechanic Apprentice / Dryer Scraper

Location: Newburgh, NY

Job Id: 5866

# of Openings: 1

Mechanic Apprentice / Dryer Scraper

Unitex is currently seeking a skilled Mechanic Apprentice to join our team in Newburgh, NY. This position is great for someone with mechanical abilities and has tremendous growth potential.

Compensation

$18.00 /hour. The salary range for this position is $18.00/hour to $18.00/hour. Actual compensation decisions are based on factors such as experience, seniority, location, and other permissible job-related factors.

Schedule

Monday-Saturday 1:30PM -10:00PM, days off being Sunday and Monday.

To be discussed during screening prior to interview, based on seniority per Union Contract.

Benefits

• Potential for overtime
• Union position with benefits
• Work uniforms are provided to you at no cost
• Paid time off for vacation, personal, sick and holidays
• Competitive hourly rate
• Stable 100+ year old company with growth opportunities
• Training on industrial laundry equipment provide by on-site management
• Maintenance Technician training platform with an extensive online library of technical courses and full simulation for troubleshooting training across the company at no cost to you. Training accomplishments may provide opportunities to increase your mechanic classification scale and hourly pay rates.

Responsibilities

• Repairs carts, maintains slings, takes on small projects, and performs routine maintenance and repairs on industrial laundry equipment, including washers, dryers, and press machines.

Requirements

• Strong desire to learn industrial laundry maintenance and grow within the company.
• Punctual and reliable a must
• High school diploma or equivalent; technical or vocational training in a relevant field is preferred.
• Familiarity with safety protocols and practices in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with team members and other departments.

A computerized assessment is utilized as part of the recruiting process.

EOE

About Unitex: For more than 100 years, our family-run business has been leading the way in the medical uniform and linen rental industry. Today, with 1900 employees and growing, we are the largest family-owned healthcare service provider in the country.

Every single day, Unitex is behind the scenes cleaning, preparing and delivering the linen that helps healthcare professionals provide the best care to their patients from fresh sheets to warm blankets, comfortable gowns and clean towels.

Unitex is an essential service to the healthcare industry which translates to a safe and stable workplace that makes it easy for people to apply their skills to become successful in every one of our roles. Due to our past, current and future expansions, we actively hire drivers, mechanics and production operators, clerical positions and various management and outside sales roles. All of Unitex’ s roles include competitive pay, medical benefits, PTO time and more. We ar e committed to training, developing and promoting our employees. Those with a solid work ethic, who are self-motivated, reliable and flexible succeed at Unitex.

When it comes to stable, long-term employment with diverse growth opportunities, Unitex has it all. Join Unitex and become part of a winning team.