Maintenance Engineer - Western NY

• What We Do… We make road trips more enjoyable…. Applegreen Welcome Centers provide convenience, comfort, and delicious food options such as Shake Shack, Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, Burger King, Dunkin, and more to interstate travelers.
• We have a great team of people to work with! We place great importance on fostering positive relationships between team members and supervisors and encourage open communication and collaboration.
• At Applegreen, we prioritize the well-being of our employees. We are committed to creating and maintaining a work environment that supports and encourages a healthy and flexible lifestyle. This includes offering a flexible schedule and up to two weeks of vacation time.
• As part of our commitment to ensuring successful job performance, we provide Maintenance Engineers with a maintenance vehicle and a cell phone. This enables them to travel to the Travel Plazas they support.

Our company is experiencing rapid growth, and we need a highly skilled hands-on Maintenance Engineer responsible for performing general maintenance and commercial kitchen equipment repair for Travel plazas throughout New Jersey, supporting multiple sites and ensuring the Plaza’s equipment is operating and being maintained cost-effectively. This full-time position reports to the Facilities Manager.

• →Inspect, diagnose, and perform repairs and maintenance on all food service equipment.
• →Maintain small appliances, kitchen equipment, and minor electrical, plumbing, and carpentry repairs.
• →Ensure that all equipment is in safe operating condition.
• →Coordinate repairs within approved budgetary guidelines.
• →Maintain preventative maintenance schedule and records.
• →Travel to various Travel Plazas in (list all plazas) to repair and maintain all facility-related items.
• →Other duties as assigned.

• A minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in the restaurant/hospitality industry.
• Experience in repairing commercial kitchen equipment and appliances is required.
• Must be familiar with commercial electrical (single & 3 phase 120,208 voltages)
• Skilled in plumbing (faucet and toilet repair, sink drain fix), painting, repairing and patching drywall, tile installation, and repair.
• Carpentry skills (basic carpentry for repairing cabinets, laminates, countertops, door repairs & adjustments).
• To operate a company vehicle, the applicants MUST be a minimum of 25 years old and have a valid driver's license.
• Ability to bend and twist to perform normal job functions.
• Ability to lift and maneuver items weighing up to 80 lbs.
• Ability to perform tasks while on a ladder.
• Ability to operate equipment that requires continual and repetitive hand and arm motions.
• Ability to be exposed to various climates heat and cold.

• Ability to work with a computer maintenance management system is required.
• Certificate of completion of courses in above-mentioned trades is recommended but not required.