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PureStar · 4 months ago

Chief Engineer

Fort Washington, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$90K/yr - $100K/yr

5+ years exp

PureStar is seeking a Chief Engineer to oversee the repair and maintenance of industrial equipment. The role involves managing the maintenance department, ensuring safety policies are followed, and supervising repairs and maintenance tasks.

HospitalityLaundry and Dry-cleaningService Industry

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

Qualification

Blueprint readingMechanical troubleshootingLeadership skillsMicrosoft 365Bilingual SpanishCommunication skillsProblem solvingTime management

Required

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

Flexible schedule including days/nights, weekends, and holidays

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