Commercial Industrial Mechanic

Welcome to WNC, New York’s Industry Leading Hotel Laundry Service.

We are a state-of-the-art facility to handle the immense demands of New York most discerning hotels.

We are seeking a talented Commercia Laundry Mechanic to join our team.

The Commercial Laundry Mechanic has overall responsibility for the daily repair and preventative maintenance of industrial textile processing equipment and facility maintenance.

The Commercial Laundry Mechanic ensure that tasks such as start-up and shut-down procedures, electrical troubleshooting, maintaining and operating boilers, welding and cutting, hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical, or other systems are completed according to policies and procedures.

As well as completing daily production workload in a timely manner, consistently providing quality standards in all areas of laundry operations.

Duties include but are not limited to :

• Maintain, service, and repair all models of commercial laundry equipment including but not limited to washers, driers, ironers, boilers, extractors, presses, stackers, and other machinery used.
• Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, and plumbing, issues and rebuild pumps, valves, regulators as needed while utilizing an excellent understanding of steam / thermal systems.
• Diagnoses problems, replaces or repairs parts, tests and makes adjustments.
• Inspect, maintain, repair, and service water treatment plant machinery and equipment, including pumps, valves, valve actuators, motors, engines, meters, drives, tanks, reservoirs, compressors, chemical feed and storage systems, UV disinfection systems, heating and air conditioning systems, and other equipment typical of a water treatment facility.
• Install and rebuild pumps, motors, piping systems, and specialized water treatment equipment.
• Fabricate parts and equipment; operate welding, cutting, and general fabrication equipment.
• Pack, lubricate, clean, and paint mechanical equipment and motors.
• Inspect newly installed mechanical equipment to ensure safe and satisfactory operation and functionality.
• Ensures work is performed safely and efficiently.
• Read and interpret technical operation and repair manuals.
• Effectively participate with preventive maintenance schedule on all laundry equipment.
• Establish an organized laundry inventory system for purchasing of all parts & materials.
• Provide technical training to the laundry team. Maintain a constant awareness of safety problems and report unsafe conditions and exposures to laundry manager.
• Must understand and adhere to all safety procedures.
• Effectively manage daily maintenance requests to minimize equipment down-time and continually improve operational processes.
• Strictly adhering to all safety rules, policies and procedures required by Alsco, law, and what is recognized as common practice in the industry.
• Keep accurate and timely records of maintenance performed.
• Follow written and verbal instructions and perform other tasks as directed by supervision.
• Interact with all colleagues in a professional manner
• Comply with all Federal, State and local laws.
• Working on boiler and fan systems
• Maintaining logs, records and reports of serviced equipment
• Qualifications :
• Minimum of 3 years hands on experience in a laundry maintenance or similar operation
• Must be able to maintain high levels of confidence.
• Maintain a working knowledge of policies and procedures and their proper application.
• Minimum of five years maintenance engineering experience with specific knowledge of machinery, electricity, electronics, plumbing, hydraulics, pneumatics, welder and boiler applications.
• Strong electrical troubleshooting ability of 3 phase 230 volt systems.

Must be a team player with enthusiasm, initiative, and pride in work well done; self-starter dedicated to continual quality improvement.

• Quantifiable working knowledge of Weishi systems, dyers, folders, sorting, binding, etc. equipment preferred
• Ability to troubleshoot issues in a timely manner
• Ability to shift priorities and changing demands
• OSHA compliance
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time; able to bend, stretch reach and stoop on a continual basis
• Spanish speaking helpful

Education

High school graduate or equivalency. Bachelor's degree preferred.

Some locations may require relevant certifications, a boiler license or PLC programming.

Typical Physical Activity

Standing, sitting, walking, stooping, driving a forklift, working on ladder, being in elevated height to perform work, grasping, moving equipment, pushing, pulling, moving loaded carts weighing up to 500 lbs, reading, speaking, hearing, and lifting up to 60 lbs.

Occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and twist; push, pull, lift, and / or carry moderate to moderately heavy amounts of weights;

operate assigned equipment and vehicles; ability to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Typical Environmental Conditions

Inside and outside areas of a typical industrial laundry facility, which includes working with and around large machinery, variations in temperature, noise, odors, humidity, lint and dust, in general offices or on outside grounds.

• Water treatment plant and field environment; exposure to noise, dust, grease, fumes, gases, potentially hazardous chemicals, electrical energy, and inclement weather conditions, including hot, cold, wet, and / or humid conditions;
• work around water; work on slippery, uneven, surfaces; work in confined spaces; routinely climb ladders, stairs; regularly work near moving mechanical parts;

and work around moderately loud noise levels; incumbents must be

available to work variable shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.