
Industrial Laundry Maintenance Operator
Memphis, TNJob$26/hrSeen 3mo agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
Vestis Services is hiring an Industrial Laundry Maintenance Operator. The Industrial Laundry Maintenance Operator performs routine preventative maintenance in an industrial laundry facility as part of a team. This role is responsible for the safe, expeditious, and accurate performance of duties, including maintaining and repairing plant equipment, troubleshooting technical issues, and ensuring a safe work environment. The operator also manages waste solids removal and processing from the treatment process.
Key focus areas include Maintain all plant equipment including high volume industrial washers and dryers, Repair and replace equipment when necessary, and Perform basic plumbing, mechanical, and electrical work.
Successful candidates bring High School Diploma Or Equivalent, 3-5 Years Maintenance Experience, and Meet Attendance Schedule. Important skills include Basic Plumbing, Mechanical Work, Electrical, Troubleshooting Technical Issues, Following Technical Manuals, and Following Schematics.
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Full job description
Meet Vestis®: For the People Who Make It All Work
At Vestis®, we provide uniforms, workplace supplies, and professional cleaning that help businesses simplify their workday and keep their teams safe, confident, and focused on what matters most. More than a provider, we are a partner in productivity, trusted to keep you running.
Join us and build a career supporting the people who make it all work.
Overview
Performs work as part of a team in an industrial laundry facility.Responsible for the safe, expeditious, and accurate performance of routine in reference to a daily preventative maintenance schedule in and around the laundry facility.
Responsibilities / Essential Functions
Essential duties and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to:
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Maintains all plant equipment to include high volume industrial washers and or dryers.
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Repairs, replaces equipment when necessary; Performs basic plumbing, mechanical, and electrical work.
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Ability to trouble-shoot and solve technical issues by following technical manuals and schematics;
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Orders necessary parts, tools, and equipment in a timely manner by following company procurement policy;
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Maintains a proper Daily Schedule Control for equipment maintenance and preventative maintenance schedule and record;
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Conducts daily removal and processing of waste solids generated from treatment process;
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Performs equipment troubleshooting, makes necessary repairs, and completes preventative maintenance and housekeeping practices for all related wastewater hardware;
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Maintains safe and clean work environment, and observes best practices in all production activities;
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Uses safety precautions, follows electrical lock-out tag-out procedures for equipment, and adheres to all safe work practices and policies for all safety, boiler, and wastewater treatment procedures;
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Other duties as required or assigned
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
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Demonstrated mechanical and basic electrical aptitude;
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Familiar with standard maintenance procedures, preventative maintenance schedules, and proper safety techniques;
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Basic knowledge of industrial laundry equipment and required codes;
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Ability to comprehend and perform all required training, written, and verbal instructions;
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Good verbal and/or written communication skills;
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Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
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Ability to meet attendance schedule; Work is based on a shift schedule, and may include weekends. Overtime required as needed.
Working Environment / Safety Requirements
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Work is performed in a high volume production warehouse setting and regularly exposed to outside weather conditions, extreme heat and cold conditions as well as dust and noise.
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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions;
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Requires the ability to routinely move, lift, carry, push, or pull items weighing up to 25 lbs, and occasionally up to 50 lbs;
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Requires bending, reaching, pulling, pushing, twisting, and lifting;
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Requires the use of hands for grasping and other manipulations;
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Requires standing and walking for long periods of time;
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Must be able to work from elevated heights using ladders, mezzanines, and aerial lifts.
Education
High school diploma or equivalent required; 3-5 years’ maintenance experience
Location: Memphis, TN
Headquartered in Roswell, GA, Vestis® is the second largest provider in the industry with over 300,000 customer locations and approximately 20,000 teammates across North America. Vestis® is a leader in the B2B uniform and workplace supplies category. Vestis® provides clean and safe uniform services and workplace supplies to a broad range of North American customers from Fortune 500 companies to locally owned small businesses across a broad set of end markets. The Company’s comprehensive service offering includes a full-service uniform rental program, cleanroom and other specialty garment processing, floor mats, towels, linens, managed restroom services, first aid supplies and more.
Vestis® is an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, relation, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
Vestis Commitment to Equal Opportunity Employment
If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you will find the contact information below to request the appropriate accommodation.
Reasonable Accommodations and the Online Application Process
Consistent with Vestis and Canadian Linen’s commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who need assistance in applying electronically for a position with Vestis or Canadian Linen, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship. To request a reasonable accommodation for this purpose, please call 1-833-901-8823 or email us at [email protected].
Please note that this phone number is to be used solely to request an accommodation with respect to the online application process. Calls for any other reason will not be returned. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.
Thank you for your interest in an employment opportunity with Vestis, Canadian Linen and Québec Linge.
Job Details
Job Family In Unit-Maintenance-Plant
Job Function NoBand
Pay Type Hourly
Hiring Rate 26 USD
How this job compares
Set against the 14,776 open Maintenance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$26/hr
- Tennessee median$16–24/hr49 hourly ranges
- US median$17–20/hr5,789 hourly ranges
This rate, $26/hr, is 30% above the Tennessee median midpoint ($20/hr) — in the top quarter of Maintenance hourly ranges in Tennessee.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 357 open Maintenance jobs in Tennessee and 14,776 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Tennessee
- McDonald's207 open
- Cracker Barrel43 open
- Walmart17 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Maintenance postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (2,893 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,906 of the 14,776 open Maintenance jobs (20%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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