Plant Manager

About the role

Responsible for overall execution of daily plant operation activities while ensuring cost effectiveness, timeliness, and accuracy of processing as well as high product quality and workplace safety for entire production team.

Responsibilities

• Manages staff to ensure safe, standardized, and efficient environmental compliance, equipment & facility maintenance, processing of soiled products: wash and dry aisle; dryer offloading, sorting and bundling, and processing of product for storage or delivery.
• Maintains production levels and proactively adjusts to ensure product output levels are met in a safe, timely, cost-effective manner, and in line with quality standards.
• Builds and maintains positive working relationships with Market Center Management team and keeps them informed of plant operation issues.
• Leverages resources of Operation Support team as needed to address and overcome plant operation issues.

Requirements

• Post-secondary education (four-years suggested) in Industrial and/or Mechanical Engineering/Technology, business or related discipline or equivalent business/work experience
• 4-6 years' experience in a corporate production environment with management experience included
• Proven track record of increasing responsibility with documented business results
• Proven ability to build effective professional relationships cross-departmentally within a market center and operations support

Skills

• Knowledge of wastewater, facility and equipment maintenance
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective processing and distribution of laundry
• Knowledge of customer and personal service principles and processes
• Knowledge of facility and maintenance, production and processing, and personnel and human resources