Plant Manager

Vestis Uniforms and Workplace Supplies | Canadian Linen & Uniform Service | Québec Linge Service D’Uniformes•Little Rock, AR

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About The Position

The Plant Manager is responsible for daily plant operations at a market center, ensuring processing is safe, timely, cost-effective, efficient, accurate, and consistent with product quality standards. The role oversees production staff and activities across the processing workflow, environmental compliance, and facility and equipment maintenance. The Plant Manager monitors production levels and makes proactive adjustments to meet output goals, while maintaining positive working relationships with Market Center Management and using Operation Support resources to address operational issues. The position also oversees production performance and plant staffing, supports operational improvements, and works with the General Manager on market center financial results. Responsibilities cover the processing and distribution of laundry, linens, and related products. Specific work details and instructions may vary by location and equipment.

Requirements

Post-secondary education in Industrial and/or Mechanical Engineering/Technology, business, or a related discipline, or equivalent business/work experience; four years of study is suggested.
4–6 years of experience in a corporate production environment, including management experience.
A proven track record of increasing responsibility with documented business results.
Ability to build effective professional relationships across departments within a market center and with operations support.
Strong attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced environment and effectively manage ambiguous circumstances.
Demonstrated capability in the competencies required for the position.
Knowledge of wastewater, facility, and equipment maintenance.
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and techniques for effective laundry processing and distribution.
Knowledge of customer and personal service principles, including assessing customer needs, meeting service quality standards, and evaluating customer satisfaction.
Knowledge of personnel and human resources principles and procedures, including recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Nice To Haves

A degree in Management or Industrial/Mechanical Engineering/Technology, business, or a related discipline, or equivalent business/work experience.
Experience with quality program standards such as Lean/Six Sigma.

Responsibilities

Ensure the market center consistently manages and applies safety tasks and activities.
Manage day-to-day production plant operations, ensuring processing is safe, timely, cost-effective, and efficient.
Oversee wastewater and environmental compliance, facility and equipment maintenance, receiving and soil sorting/classification, wash aisle operations, garment finishing and sortation, allied finishing, bundling, and distribution.
Set and ensure plant operation goals for efficient, timely, high-quality, and profitable completion of product activities.
Supervise the maintenance team to support safe, efficient, and cost-effective review of equipment, energy, and wastewater processing.
Work with market center management to identify and implement systems and methods that improve safety and operating efficiency within operating goals and cost constraints.
Analyze and respond to production-related aspects of market center profit and loss statements; work with the General Manager to enhance results.
Hire, place, and remove production plant operations staff within the market center.
Maintain positive working relationships with Market Center Management and keep them informed about plant operation issues.
Use Operation Support team resources as needed to address and resolve plant operation issues.
Monitor production levels and adjust operations proactively to meet output and quality expectations.