Production Supervisor

About the role

Vestis provides uniforms, workplace supplies, and professional cleaning that help businesses simplify their workday and keep their teams safe, confident, and focused on what matters most. This role executes work in accordance with Company safety guidelines and in a productive and efficient manner, responsible for overall oversight of daily production activities for an assigned department or a rotating set of departments or assignments.

Responsibilities

Working under direction from the plant and/or production manager, this role seeks to optimize workflow and efficiency and meet production goals and profitability objectives. Directly supervises production workers to ensure that production standards are followed, and goals are achieved, positive employee relations result, and policies, rules and regulations and procedures are followed.

• Oversees assigned area of production responsibility as scheduled in a safe and efficient manner.
• Monitors work activities in assigned area and ensures company safety policies are followed and in compliance with work rules and requirements.
• Trains new and existing employees on safe and efficient production, department and company policy/practice-related topics and practices.
• Attends departmental and market center meetings to engage and complete education and training.
• Develops and maintains positive employee relations by consistently applying company policies and practices across the work group, and recognizing, understanding and valuing employee differences and contributions.
• Identifies and recommends production improvement strategies that enhance equipment and worker performance, efficiency and product quality to the plant and/or production manager.
• Creates and supports a culture of adherence to market center standardization in support of safety, financial, and service goals.
• Supervises the following department areas (either directly or through Leads) and may assist with activities as needed throughout the workday (or shift): Receive and Soil Sort/ Classification, Wash Dry Aisle, Garment Finishing/Sortation Press and Steam, Bundle and Distribution.

Requirements

Potential candidates for this job will be sought that have strong indication of capability with the following items.

• Capability to work safely and conscientious manner in a fast paced, loud work environment with machinery.
• Proved record of work attendance.
• Capability of reading and understanding work instructions in English.
• Basic Math reasoning skills.
• Lifting Ability; up to 50 pounds; Push/Pull Ability; up to 300 pounds assisted.

Preferred qualifications include two years industrial laundry experience and spoken familiarity with prevalent language of production team.

Benefits

Vestis offers a wide array of comprehensive benefit programs and services including medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, and paid parental leave. Employees are able to enroll in the company’s 401k plan. Employees are eligible for 80 hours of vacation, 40 hours of floating holidays, and paid sick time every year. Employees will also receive 6 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

Pay

The salary rate that Vestis reasonably expects to pay for this position ranges from $71,000 to $80,000, depending on circumstances including an applicant’s skills and qualifications, certain degrees and certifications, prior job experience, market data, and other relevant factors. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission.