Production Manager

Vestis Uniforms and Workplace Supplies | Canadian Linen & Uniform Service | Québec Linge Service D’Uniformes • Victoria, BC

3d • CA$70,000 - CA$85,000 • Onsite

About The Position

If you're looking for a long-term leadership opportunity where you can drive operational success, develop high-performing teams, and contribute to a culture of safety and continuous improvement, this is the role for you. Join a supportive and collaborative team that values quality, innovation, and professional growth. We look forward to welcoming you to our team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a supervisor/manager.
• Experience working in an industrial or manufacturing or similar industry.
• Proven track record of increasing responsibilities with documented business results.
• Proven ability to build effective professional relationships cross-departmentally.
• Demonstrated capability with competencies for the position.
• Experience working with Microsoft tools (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Ability to multi-task while encountering frequent interruptions in a busy environment.
• Strong clear, communication skills; with the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals and personalities.
• Team player, & leader who can make decisions, solve problems and analyze issues.
• Self-starter with the ability to motivate and inspire others.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall execution of daily laundry production activities while ensuring cost effectiveness, timeliness, and accuracy of processing as well as high product quality.
• Manages staff to ensure standardized, safe, and efficient processing of soiled garments/products: wash and dry aisle; dryer offloading, sorting and bundling, and processing of product for storage or delivery.
• Monitors production levels and proactively adjusts to ensure product output levels are met in a timely, safe, cost-effective manner, and in line with quality standards.
• Builds and maintains positive working relationships with Branch Management team and keeps them informed of production issues.
• Leverages resources of Engineering team as needed to address and overcome production issues.
• This position is required to follow Company policies and legal requirements, including among other things; Statement of Business Ethics; equal opportunity; confidentiality/non-disclosure; and harassment-free, respectful, violence-free and drug-free workplace.
• Manage the day-to-day production activities at branch.
• Ensure processing takes place in a timely, safe, cost-effective, and efficient manner.
• Creates and supports a culture of adherence to branch standardization in support of, financial, quality, service, and safety goals.
• Ensures this dedication is followed by entire production staff.
• Sets and ensure production goals are meet for the efficient, timely, quality and profitable completion of activities for a given product.
• Schedules workflow and daily production for the branch.
• Coordinates plans for efficient use of materials, machines, and employees.
• Perform production audits in plant, as needed, to ensure optimum production efficiency and quality outputs.
• Proactively intervenes when there are found bottlenecks or issues with any production run or process.
• Seeks out efficient and timely resolution to issues.
• Communicates with branch management on resolution activities and timing.
• Establish close working relationship with plant engineer to ensure efficient, safe, and cost-effective review of equipment, energy, and waste-water processing.
• Work with branch management, identify and implement systems and methods that will improve operating efficiency consistent with operating goals, cost constrains and safety guidelines.
• Ensure production measures (i.e. production costs and product quality) are up to date and trends are communicated to branch management.
• Suggests modifications to production as needed to maintain and enhance profitable operation of the plan.
• Responsible for the hiring, placement, and removal of production staff within branch.
• Consults and works with management on the best action to take in regard to staffing.
• Effectively evaluates, coaches, and develops each team and their skills in accordance with Company policies and all applicable laws to grow and develop each team.
• Proactively leads and champions Talent Development programs and efforts within assigned area(s) of responsibility.
• Ensures all production employees receive needed job training.
• Participates in the appropriate and fair resolution of union issues when necessary.
• Ensure the branch is consistent in its management and application of safety tasks and activities on a daily/weekly basis.
• Work with the Safety Manager as needed to establish safety rules and guidelines for the location.
• Maintain steady communication with key leaders within the branch to ensure safety is a topic of keen interest for all employees.

Benefits

• Competitive pay rate + bonus.
• Great benefits and employee assistance program.
• Retirement Savings Plan.
• Ongoing training and mentoring.
• Career growth opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed