Production Supervisor

Crothall Laundry Services; Kingsport (TN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Crothall Laundry Services in Kingsport, TN is seeking a Laundry Supervisor to oversee departmental production, ensuring orders are filled accurately and efficiently while maintaining safety and coordinating with other plant departments.

You will schedule production, assign daily tasks, monitor productivity, and support a positive, collaborative team environment. Strong communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills are essential, with 1–3 years supervisory experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Ability to supervise production teams and provide coaching.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to identify problems, propose solutions, and implement them.
• Decision making for production, distribution, and scheduling.
• Ability to multi-task and set priorities.

Responsibilities

• Prepares work schedules for production employees in assigned department(s)
• Provides daily work assignments
• Monitors and ensures productivity records are posted; counsels, coaches, and provides corrective action for employees as necessary
• Monitors and reports/records daily fill rates
• Ensures a safe work environment for employees
• Informs Operations Manager or Production Manager of any problematic situations related to laundry operations
• Provides direct supervision to Laundry departments and plant employees as assigned

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Decision making

Multi-tasking

Initiative

Education

Associate’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Working as a Laundry Supervisor, you are responsible for ensuring departmental efficiencies in a safe working environment and that orders to the customers are filled and delivered as accurately and efficiently as possible while being aware of needs and conditions of additional plant departments to assist in planning laundry productivity to provide the highest possible level of service.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepares work schedules for production employees in assigned department(s)
• Provides daily work assignments
• Monitors and insures productivity records are posted; counsels, coaches, and provides corrective action for employees as necessary
• Monitors and reports/records daily fill rates
• Ensures a safe work environment for employees
• Informs Operations Manager or Production Manager of any problematic situations related to laundry operations
• Provides direct supervision to Laundry departments and plant employees as assigned

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to work with colleagues in playing a role in team building; must possess adequate interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to identify a problem, propose solutions, and have the ability to execute possible solutions to problem-solve
• Ability to make decisions regarding production, distribution, and scheduling
• Ability to multi-task and establish priorities
• Exhibit initiative, sense of urgency, responsibility, flexibility, and leadership
• Associate’s Degree in a related field preferred
• At least 1 to 3 years combined operations/supervisory experience required
• Proficient in the use of Windows based office software including but not limited to Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook