In this role, you will help oversee the repair, maintenance, and upgrades for our distribution center equipment. This includes the AS/RS system, mechanized product transport and sorting equipment, dock levelers, dock doors, trailer restraints, pallet jacks and fork trucks. Additionally, this position is responsible for the maintenance shop and ensuring the success of its staff.

What will I do?

• Manage and develop a team of employees, engage in meaningful conversations, build trusted relationships and provide the resources, feedback, and development opportunities they need to be successful 

• Establish the maintenance staffing schedule to support Operations and Distribution initiatives; manage maintenance personnel overtime, vacation, and various payroll issues as defined by the collective bargaining agreement

• Participate in programs and cross-functional initiatives aimed at improving overall safety in the department and throughout Distribution

• Maintain the handling systems including conveying systems, automated storage and retrieval systems, mechanized systems, fork trucks, pallet trucks, dock levelers, dock doors, trailer restraints, and ancillary telecommunication systems

• Partner with engineering, construction, IT, and other teams throughout the organization to manage the maintenance aspects of material handling system upgrades

• Manage the complete Maintenance Labor and Parts budget annually; report monthly findings

• Coordinate facility maintenance programs and processes to ensure a safe working environment for all personnel; ensure compliance with all Wegmans human and food safety policies and procedures

• Support utility services for the warehouse, including electric power distribution, natural gas service, water supply, sanitary sewer & waste removal

• Manage the maintenance activities of the assigned satellite facilities; including all contractors, service agreements, and any maintenance issues on-site

• Direct the planned, preventative and corrective maintenance activities of the Maintenance Planner; assess recommendations on scheduling & work costs

Required Qualifications

• 5 or more years of facility maintenance experience

• Experience in project management, maintenance practices, and system commissioning

• Experience managing and developing others

• Experience working with computers, including a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), and able to learn new systems quickly

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing in a union environment

• Associate degree in a related field

At Wegmans, we’ve long believed we can achieve our goals only if we first fulfill the needs of our people. Putting our people first and offering competitive pay and a variety of benefits & perks is just the start of what it means to work at Wegmans.

Whether through premium pay for working overtime, on Sundays or on recognized holidays, offering industry-leading health care coverage and wellness programs to support physical, financial, and emotional well-being, or paid time off (PTO) to help you balance work and life, we’ve got something for everyone.

And because we care about the wellbeing and success of every person, we recognize each person has their own unique scheduling needs. We’re proud to offer flexibility in scheduling so our employees can prioritize what is most important to them. Our large, high-volume stores and 24x7 operations allow for personalized schedules that balance an employee’s individual needs with the needs of our business and each department.

Comprehensive benefits*

1. Paid time off (PTO) to help you balance your personal and work life
2. Higher premium pay rates for working overtime, on Sundays, or on a recognized holiday
3. Health care benefits that provide a high level of coverage at a low cost to you
4. Retirement plan with both a profit-sharing and 401(k) match
5. A generous scholarship program to help employees meet their educational goals
6. LiveWell Employee & Family program to support your emotional, work-life and financial wellness
7. Exclusive discounts on electronics, entertainment, gym memberships, travel and more!
8. And more!

***Certain eligibility requirements must be satisfied and offerings may differ based upon area or the company and/or position.

For 25 years in a row, our employees have put us on the FORTUNE magazine’s list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For®. Discover what it means to work for a family-owned, mission-driven, values-based company that believes in caring, respect, empowerment, high standards and making a difference in the community. Because with a family-like atmosphere of shared support, leaders who have your best interest at heart and growth as part of everything we do, Wegmans is the place for you to do what you love—and love what you do.