Plant Operations Leader: Safety & Efficiency

Vestis Corporation; Pine Bluff (AR); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Vestis Corporation in Pine Bluff, AR, is seeking an experienced Plant Operations Manager to lead daily production activities, ensure safety, quality, and cost efficiency, and drive continuous improvement across the facility. You will supervise the production team, coordinate environmental compliance, maintenance, and process optimization while partnering with Market Center Management to meet output goals.

Candidates should have a four-year post-secondary degree in engineering or related field,

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day production plant operation activities at the market center.
• Ensure processing takes place in a safe, timely, cost-effective, and efficient manner.
• Oversee wastewater / environmental compliance.
• Coordinate facility and equipment maintenance.
• Manage receiving and soil sorting/classification.
• Supervise wash aisle, garment finishing/sortation, and allied finishing processes.
• Oversee bundling and distribution to meet operation goals.
• Set and ensure plant operation goals are met 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 to identify and implement systems and methods that improve safety and operating efficiency within cost constraints.

Skills

Attention to detail

Lean/Six Sigma

Cross-department collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelors degree in Engineering/Tech/Business

Job description

Vestis Corporation in Pine Bluff, AR, is seeking an experienced Plant Operations Manager to lead daily production activities, ensure safety, quality, and cost efficiency, and drive continuous improvement across the facility. You will supervise the production team, coordinate environmental compliance, maintenance, and process optimization while partnering with Market Center Management to meet output goals.

Candidates should have a four-year post-secondary degree in engineering or related field,