Industrial Maintenance Operations Leader (Textile Healthcare Plant)

Job Description

Job Description Location, Schedule, and Compensation

Location: Richmond, VA

Schedule: Monday–Friday, Days, On-Call

Salary: $100,000–$120,000 Depending on Experience + Bonus and Excellent Benefits

Your Day in This Role

It’s 7:00 a.m. in Richmond. You walk onto the production floor of HandCraft Linen and Uniform Services’ Retail Medical plant and take in the hum of high-throughput equipment. Your first stop is a quick safety huddle—reinforcing lockout/tagout and hazard controls—before reviewing overnight CMMS logs. A conveyor drive shows rising vibration, so you coordinate a preventive replacement to avoid downtime. By mid-morning, you’re shoulder-to-shoulder with technicians, coaching through a controls fault on a PLC-driven system. After lunch, you audit work orders, verify parts levels, and meet with Corporate Engineering to scope an operational upgrade that will boost Overall Equipment Effectiveness. You finish the day planning cross-training, approving vendor PMs, and confirming the facility is set up for a safe, efficient night shift handoff.

What You’ll Lead

• Safety compliance: Champion protocols, identify hazards, and drive corrective actions to keep a safe environment.
• Preventive maintenance: Direct routine inspections, PMs, and equipment/facility audits to ensure quality work.
• Troubleshooting and repairs: Support technicians in diagnostics and sound repair practices to minimize downtime.
• Operational support: Partner with operations to maximize overall equipment effectiveness.
• Team leadership: Lead, mentor, and provide technical guidance to maintenance technicians.
• Documentation and reporting: Own CMMS/work-order compliance and maintain accurate maintenance records.
• Parts and procurement: Oversee inventory, restock programs, and purchasing.
• Vendor management: Coordinate contractors, vendors, and service providers.
• Continuous improvement: Collaborate with Corporate Engineering on operational enhancements.
• Training and mentoring: Build capability through coaching and knowledge transfer.
• Other duties as required.

What You Bring

• High school diploma or equivalent; technical certifications preferred.
• 3+ years of management experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment.
• Strong computer proficiency and CMMS familiarity.
• Outstanding communication and organizational skills; able to work well with diverse personalities.
• Solid mechanical/electrical knowledge and leadership presence.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, challenging setting.
• Physical ability to perform job duties.
• Flexibility to work a schedule that may include weekends and holidays.
• Ability to read technical manuals, blueprints, and electrical schematics.

Benefits and Perks

• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long-term Disability Insurance
• Short-term Disability Insurance
• Paid Training
• 401K with Match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays and Birthdays
• Uniforms Provided
• Employee Referral Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discount Program

Skills You’re Confident In

• Heavy Equipment Repair
• Electrical Schematics
• HVAC/R Systems
• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
• 120/208/240/480 Voltage Systems
• Electrical Systems Diagnostics & Repair
• Commercial Electrical Expertise
• Journeyman’s License
• Electrical Installation
• Electrical Troubleshooting
• Electrical Repair
• Insulation Resistance Testing
• HVAC Service & Installation
• HVAC Maintenance
• HVAC Troubleshooting
• HVAC Repair
• High Voltage Systems
• Conduit Pulling
• Pneumatics Troubleshooting
• Boiler Troubleshooting
• Boiler Operation
• Tape Measure Reading
• Service
• Maintenance and Repair Skills
• Conduit Bending
• Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT)
• Intermediate Metal Conduit (IMC)
• Industrial Electrical Experience
• Rigging & Load Handling
• Workplace Safety & EHS Management
• Diesel & Heavy Equipment Systems
• Hydraulic Systems & Components
• Electrical Systems & Diagnostics (Heavy Equipment)
• Mechanical Systems & Component Repair
• Crane & Lifting Equipment Systems
• Aerial & Utility Equipment Systems
• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
• Electrical Panel Installation
• Electrical Schematic Reading
• Low Voltage Cabling Installation
• Equipment Repair & Maintenance
• Machine Safety Inspections

Machines & Technologies You’ll Work With

• MIG Welder
• Diesel Engine
• Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems (ASRS)
• TIG Welder
• Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)
• RFID Systems
• HVAC Systems
• Stick Welder
• Corrugated Cutting Machine
• Switchgear
• Multimeter
• Cable Tray
• Injection Molding Machine
• Cherry Picker (Order Picker)
• Industrial Controls
• Manual Grinder
• Corrugated Press
• GTAW Welder
• SMAW Welder
• Aerial Devices
• Flux-Cored Arc Welder
• Extrusion Machine
• Calipers and Micrometers
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) (Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, Omron, Siemens, Panasonic, Schneider Electric, Beckoff, Modicon, B&R Industrial Automation, Sigmatek)
• HMI
• Conveyor Systems
• Corrugator Unit
• Box Folding Machine
• Industrial Robot (Fanuc)
• Band Saw
• Belt Sander

How to Apply

Please submit an up-to-date resume. Explain any employment gaps; resumes that are outdated or include unexplained gaps will not be prioritized. Note: Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Please note that the questions contained in this job posting are our sole intellectual property. We value the time you invest when applying. After we receive your responses, we’ll review your submission. If you’re selected for a personal interview, you’ll receive an email/text with scheduling instructions.

Equal Opportunity

HandCraft Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.