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UniFirst is seeking a reliable and hardworking Maintenance Tech II to join our UniFirst community! As a Team Partner in the Maintenance Department, you will handle repairs, maintenance, installation and troubleshooting of industrial equipment, systems, and components. At UniFirst we have a standard Monday - Friday work week with periodic night and weekend overtime! We have an immediate opening and provide on the job training.
What’s in it for you?
Training:
Our Team Partners receive quality skills training designed to enhance their performance and assist them with their career potential and advancement.
Career Growth:
You may quickly find yourself on the fast-track to success. We are a rapidly growing company offering significant avenues for personal development and growth.
Culture:
Our culture is what makes UniFirst an organization that stands out from the rest.
Diversity:
At UniFirst, you'll find an environment packed with different cultures, personalities, and backgrounds because we believe it takes many kinds of people to make us successful.
What you’ll be doing:
- Troubleshoot sources of equipment problems through observation and use of precision measuring and testing instruments.
- Assist other maintenance personnel with emergency and non-emergency repairs.
- Troubleshoot and repair Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s) and associated control systems.
- Follow blueprints, schematics, operation manuals, manufacturer’s instructions, and engineering specifications.
- Perform boiler chemical and wastewater pre-treatment system testing, record results in logbooks / computer systems and make necessary chemical adjustments as required.
- Perform daily and weekly safety checks on boilers and make necessary repairs as required.
- Inspect motor, belts, fluid levels, replace filters and perform other maintenance actions in accordance with maintenance procedures.
- Performing basic welding activities to effect repairs on facilities and equipment.
- Inspect, clean and lubricate shafts, bearings gears and other equipment parts in accordance with work procedures and technical manual.
- Utilize a Computerized Maintenance Management System.
- Perform other duties as assigned by leadership.
Qualifications
What we’re looking for:
- High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
- Two-year technical degree in an appropriate background is preferred.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Knowledgeable in industrial maintenance of facilities and equipment.
- Minimum of 1 year of work experience repairing industrial processing equipment in a production environment required. Applicable military experience will be considered.
- Must pass UniFirst’s maintenance knowledge assessment to be eligible for employment.
- Ability to read blueprints and schematics is required.
- Ability to read and understand maintenance literature printed in English required.
- Basic computer and Microsoft Office skills is required.
- Lockout / Tagout experience is required
Ability to work overtime as needed is required.
Valid driver’s license and a safe driving record are required.
- Ability to lift up to 80 lbs.
About UniFirst
The fabric of UniFirst is woven from its very unique family culture where our Team Partners enjoy a small company feel while taking advantage of the resources and stability that come with being a 1.5-billion-dollar organization.
UniFirst is an international leader in the $18 billion-dollar garment services industry. We currently employ over 13,000 team partners who serve 300,000 business customer locations throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. We were included in the top 10 of Selling Power magazine’s “Best Companies to Sell For” list and recognized on Forbes magazine’s “Platinum 400 – Best Big Companies” list. As an 80-year old company focused on annual growth, there’s never been a better time to join our team.
There’s a lot to love about UniFirst, where you come first.
UniFirst is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, or any other factor protected by anti-discrimination laws.
If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to TalentAcquisition@unifirst.com or call 800-347-7888 to let us know the nature of your request.
UniFirst Recruiters and/or representatives will not ask job seekers to provide personal financial information when submitting a job application. Please be vigilant as such requests for information may be fraudulent.
CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.
What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities May Include:
- Conduct and validate quality audits across the plant, ensuring all processes align with corporate policies, goals, and quality objectives.
- Train and develop plant personnel on quality guidelines and best practices, promoting a continuous improvement mindset and fostering quality awareness across teams.
- Track and report key quality performance metrics, including Acceptable Quality Limits (AQL), Pest Control Program (PCP) compliance, and customer complaints.
- Investigate and resolve quality issues, including customer complaints and rejected loads, using root cause corrective actions (RCCA) and implementing preventive measures.
- Maintain and manage quality-related documentation, ensuring all records meet corporate and regulatory standards.
- Collaborate with regional quality teams and internal stakeholders to address plant-specific quality concerns and ensure consistency in quality management across locations.
- Lead continuous improvement projects targeting quality systems and processes, working with cross-functional teams to implement solutions that enhance operational performance.
Do you have a passion for raising the bar, championing excellence, and leaving a lasting mark? Join CHEP Jacksonville as a Quality Lead, where your knack for creative problem-solving, team inspiration, and pursuit of outstanding results will truly shine.
Schedule:
2nd Shift: Monday to Friday (3:00 PM – 11:30 PM)
Pay Range:
$22.00–$25.00 per hour
Position Purpose
Responsible for initiatives and training of the plant personnel as it relates to quality, pest control, and overall PCP results. Supports leadership in compliance with corporate policies, goals and objectives.
Major/Key Accountabilities
- Responsible for performing and/or validating all quality audits and reporting results.
- Complying with all corporate policies, goals and objectives.
- Ensure plant and plant personnel operate within CHEP quality guidelines.
- Track performance on quality and report to supervisors and management.
- Track rejections and/or customer complaints and address them with site, sales and quality teams.
- Conduct reverse audits on rejected loads and complete informal and/or formal RCCA’s pertaining to rejections.
- Train and develop team members to meet corporate quality guidelines.
- Maintain all quality related documents for all plant personnel.
- Review and address all pending quality related concerns or issues at the site level.
- Develop and lead group projects targeting quality systems and continuous process improvements.
- Work with Regional Quality personnel and the greater quality team to resolve concerns.
- Perform quality aspect of orientation training and walkthroughs for all new hires.
- Be the key person to drive continuous improvement at the plant and strengthen internal policies, procedures, and systems as it relates to quality.
- Ownership of PCP process for all employees.
- Works with shipping and production to maintain A-stock audit compliance.
- Works with shipping and production to maintain AW audit compliance.
- Works with shipping, production, and site leadership to ensure all pallet stock types are stored and labeled accordingly.
- Conduct Train the Trainer program for all training personnel as it relates to quality.
- Owns Repair and Sort AQL reporting and corrective actions for drops below CHEP required AQL.
- Responsible for contact with pest control vendor rep and site level pest program.
- Owns Master Cleaning Schedule for the site and assists in maintaining cross-department compliance to this process.
- Customer quality audits at customer location(s).
- Address any issues with inbound/outbound loads from a quality standpoint.
- Deal with and address site-level employee driven quality related concerns/issues.
Measures
- Quality overall and associated documentation
- AQL
- PCP compliance
- Pest control compliance
- Inventory labelled to quality
- On time reporting
Authority/ Decision Making
- As it relates to quality with plant leadership approval
Challenges
- Working independently
- Working across and within the matrix
- Provides hands-on leadership as a working lead
Key contacts
Internal
- Plant Managers, Directors, Quality
External
- Customers, Vendors
Qualifications
High School diploma -or- equivalent
Experience
- Prior experience in a quality role in a manufacturing environment
- Strong customer focus orientation
- Demonstrated success in delivering strong employee relations
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally
- Experience managing quality performance and programs
Skills and Knowledge
- Ability to manage quality processes and motivate a team
- Excellent problem-solving skills and strategic thinking ability
- Comfort with Microsoft Suites, including, but not limited to: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Languages
Required
- English
Desirable
- Spanish
Remote Type
Not RemoteSkills to succeed in the role
Adaptability, Computer Literacy, Data Literacy, Empathy, Experimentation, Mathematic Literacy, Taking Ownership, Teamwork, Understand Customers, Written CommunicationWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.
Individuals fraudulently misrepresenting themselves as Brambles or CHEP representatives have scheduled interviews and offered fraudulent employment opportunities with the intent to commit identity theft or solicit money. Brambles and CHEP never conduct interviews via online chat or request money as a term of employment. If you have a question as to the legitimacy of an interview or job offer, please contact us at recruitment@brambles.com.
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