Job Description

Chief Maintenance Engineer(Laundry)

Port Royal, South Carolina

TheChief Maintenance Engineer(Laundry)oversees all maintenance, engineering, and reliability functions within the laundry facility. This role ensures equipment uptime, leads preventive and predictive maintenance programs, manages capital projects, and drives continuous improvement across production, utilities, and automation systems.

Are you looking to make a career change to a rapidly growing, stable, innovating company? This exciting opportunity as a Maintenance Manager offers a competitive salary plus an excellent benefits package including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, paid PTO etc. Does this position match your future career goals? Then this Maintenance Manager could be the right fit for you.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead, supervise, and develop maintenance technicians, mechanics, and engineering staff across all shifts.
• Oversee troubleshooting, repair, and optimization of industrial laundry equipment including washers, dryers, tunnel washers, presses, conveyors, boilers, and finishing systems.
• Manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Ensure proper calibration, lubrication, and mechanical/electrical upkeep of all machinery and utilities.
• Analyze equipment performance data to identify trends, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
• Implement engineering solutions to improve throughput, reduce energy and water consumption, and enhance process efficiency.
• Support production teams with technical expertise to meet daily output, quality, and service targets.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, work orders, and asset history using CMMS systems.
• Ensure all engineering and maintenance activities comply with OSHA, safety standards, and facility policies.

Job Qualifications:

• Proven leadership skills with the ability to manage teams in a fast‑paced environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial) or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of maintenance or engineering leadership experience in laundry, manufacturing, food, pharma, or industrial operations.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems, electrical systems, PLCs, hydraulics, pneumatics, and utilities.
• Experience with CMMS systems and preventive maintenance programs.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to manage teams in a fast‑paced environment.