Plant Manager

Canadian-Linen-; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Vestis seeks a Plant Operations Manager in California to lead daily production activities, ensure safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness across all processing steps.

You will manage staff, oversee maintenance, wastewater, sorting, finishing, and distribution, and partner with Market Center Management to meet output goals.

Candidates should have 4–6 years in a corporate production setting with proven leadership and a Lean/Six Sigma background, plus strong cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years' experience in a corporate production environment with management.
• Proven ability to build effective relationships cross-departmentally.
• Experience with Lean/Six Sigma is an asset.
• Strong attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Direct day-to-day production plant operations ensuring safety, efficiency and quality.
• Oversee maintenance teams and equipment, energy and wastewater processing.
• Monitor production KPIs and adjust staffing and processes.
• Ensure cost-effectiveness and timely delivery of products.
• Collaborate with market center management and operations support.

Skills

Management experience

Lean/Six Sigma

Safety compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Post-secondary education in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

Business or related discipline

Tools

Maintenance management

Lean Six Sigma

Job description

Overview

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. 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. Monitors 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.

Responsibilities / Essential Functions

Typical tasks and activities for this job include but are not limited to the items listed below. Additional duties may be assigned from time to time as needed by management.

Safety

Ensure the market center is consistent in its management and application of safety tasks and activities.

Plant Management

Manage the day-to-day production plant operation activities at market center. Ensure processing takes place in a safe, timely, cost-effective, and efficient manner. Activities to be managed include, but are not limited to:

• Wastewater / Environmental Compliance
• Facility & Equipment Maintenance
• Receiving and soil sorting/classification
• Wash aisle
• Garment Finishing/Sortation
• Allied Finishing
• Bundling and distribution
• Sets and ensure plant operation goals are meet for the efficient, timely, quality and profitable completion of activities for a given product.
• Supervise maintenance team to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective review of equipment, energy, and wastewater processing.
• Work with market center management, identify and implement systems and methods that will improve safety, operating efficiency consistent with operating goals and cost constraints guidelines.

Plant Operations Data and Performance Measures

Analyze and react to production aspects of market center profit and loss (P&L) statement(s). Work with GM to proactively enhance positive results.

Plant Operation Team Oversight and Development

Responsible for the hiring, placement, and removal of production plant operations staff within market center.

The requirements listed above are representative of the job duties required by all to perform in the various production areas that this job standards. Specific work detail and instruction may vary by location and equipment being used.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Minimum Education/Experience

• 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.
• Preferred Education Experience --Degree in Management or Industrial/Mechanical Engineering/Technology, business or related discipline or equivalent business/work experience
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to work within a fast-paced environment, yet willing and able to work effectively with ambiguous circumstances.
• Experience with quality program standards such as Lean/Six Sigma Skills an asset.
• Demonstrated capability with competencies for the position.

Knowledge Sets

• Facility and Maintenance – Knowledge of wastewater, facility and equipment maintenance.
• Production and Processing — Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective processing and distribution of laundry. Linen, product and services.
• Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Personnel and Human Resources — Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Compensation:

The salary rate that Vestis reasonably expects to pay for this position ranges from $90,000 to $115,000, 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.