Team Lead - Maintenance

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Company Overview

S&S Activewear is the leading wholesaler to the imprintable apparel and uniform market in the United States and Canada. Since 1988, we’ve provided high-quality, imprintable apparel to our broad wholesale customer base. We offer high-quality apparel that allows your customers to express their creativity through wearable art through concert merchandise, school & team apparel, marathons and fun runs company stores, theme park gift shops and everyone in between!

Today, we offer the most extensive and accessible collection of fashion-forward styles around. And we get you the goods fast. We operate eight nationwide distribution centers—that’s 4 million square feet of efficient warehouse space—and uniquely offer the largest one & two-day distribution footprint in the industry, with its products reaching 99% of the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico within two days and 44 states in just one day.

We offer more than 100 brands, including Adidas, Champion, Columbia, Dickies, Fruit of the Loom, Gildan, Oakley, Richardson, Tommy Hilfiger, etc. 

We have grown from a successful midwestern t-shirt and fleece distributor into an industry leader with approximately $2.5 billion in annual sales. In March 2021, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) acquired S&S Activewear. CD&R believed S&S to be a leading distribution platform with sustainable competitive advantage following significant strategic investments in its geographic reach, people, and technology.

About Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is all about investing with a purpose. They're a private investment firm that really focuses on turning companies into stronger, more profitable versions of themselves. From the beginning they have overseen the investment of over $35 billion across 100 different companies, and those deals add up to a total value of more than $150 billion. The CD&R firm has offices in both New York and London.

Job Description

The Maintenance Lead is responsible to maintain the physical integrity of the Warehouse at all times. This involves ensuring a safe and secure environment for employees, customers and visitors. It is the maintenance leads duty to anticipate, identify, and correct any and all maintenance problems involving the warehouse and to implement procedures that will prevent such problems. The maintenance lead is the go-to person who oversees the proper and timely completion of all maintenance-related service requests. Maintenance team member and all S&S Activewear employees must adhere to the guidelines presented in the S&S Activewear employee handbook.

Compensation & Schedule

$22.75 per hour

Monday-Friday (11am-7:30pm), Full-Time, Non-Exempt 

Benefits

• Vacation, Personal, and Sick time
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short/Long term disability
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401K with 3% company contribution
• Discounts on brand name apparel
• Employee events
• Opportunities for advancement 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Safely operate all warehouse equipment
• Initiate Work Requests
• Seek out ways to improve Process and Equipment
• Perform a daily Security Check walkthrough inspection of Warehouse
• Assign work as required to Maintenance Team Members 
• Assist with troubleshooting when needed 
• Enforce Department cleaning schedule for shop and parts areas 
• Follow and enforces all safety procedures in place
• Follow the preventive battery maintenance/watering schedule
• Notice and report any abnormal conditions/failures in the batteries
• Take required corrective and preventive action to prevent battery damage
• Perform machinery and basic equipment examinations as required
• Perform truck battery swapping when required
• Comply with all safety requirements and proper use of (PPE) Personal Protective Equipment
• Complete all required safety training
• Track activities in maintenance logs in the WMS
• Follow directions of Supervisors and Managers
• Maintain a safe and clean warehouse
• Perform other activities as assigned

Requirements

• 6 months experience in a similar maintenance position
• Experience in mechanical and electrical maintenance
• Ability to read and understand document written in English
• Have the physical strength and dexterity to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to follow detailed instructions
• Able to work overtime if required
• Able to work in a fast-paced environme