Classification: Exempt

Job Summary

The Chief Engineer has overall responsibility for the daily repair and preventative maintenance of industrial textile processing equipment and facility maintenance. The Chief Engineer supervises the work of others and assists them to 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. This position reports to the General Manager.

Essential Functions

• Maintains all operating equipment in satisfactory condition.
• Supervises the plant engineering staff and consults with production, sales, and service personnel to ensure efficient plant operations.
• Manages spare parts inventories in a cost effective manner.
• Executes an effective preventative maintenance p...