Supvr Technical Laundry

Carhartt, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Carhartt, Inc. is seeking a Technical Laundry Supervisor to oversee all laundry operations across facilities, ensuring quality standards and process efficiency.

This role combines technical wet and dry process expertise with leadership responsibilities for staff, equipment, and workflow to meet production needs. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in supply chain or related field and at least five years of industrial laundry/sewing experience, with strong communication and organizational

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, or related field of study or equivalent years of experience.
• Minimum 5 years of industrial laundry/sewing experience.
• Leadership experience preferred.
• Good computer skills; strong organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise laundry specialists, providing coaching, mentoring, and performance evaluations.
• Prepare daily laundry schedules and balances resources to meet production goals.
• Ensure compliance with safety, housekeeping, and preventive maintenance standards.
• Administer company policies and enforce disciplinary actions when necessary.
• Keep accurate documentation (attendance, incident reports, production records, SOP).
• Always maintain confidentiality with information obtained while performing job responsibilities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Computer skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Summary

The Technical Laundry Supervisor oversees all laundry operations, ensuring quality standards, process efficiency, and compliance with corporate requirements. This role combines technical expertise in wet and dry processes with leadership responsibilities for managing staff, equipment, and workflow across facilities. The supervisor will lead continuous improvement initiatives, maintain chemical and process standards, and ensure timely production to meet customer and development needs.

We Are All Leaders at Carhartt

In our words and by our actions, we strive to emulate the hardworking example set forth by our founder, Hamilton Carhartt. We Lead Business by creating value, delivering on results, and making changes along the way. We Lead Self by being inclusive, recognizing that our differences make us stronger as we strive to build a better world, together, for all hardworking people. We Lead Others by communicating and clearly defining the path as we walk bravely into the future. Working at Carhartt, we are all given a seat at the table and the honor of continuing the legacy.

Representative Responsibilities

Operational Leadership

• Supervise laundry specialists, providing coaching, mentoring, and performance evaluations.
• Prepare daily laundry schedules and balances resources to meet production goals.
• Ensure compliance with safety, housekeeping, and preventive maintenance standards.
• Administer company policies and enforce disciplinary actions when necessary.
• Keep accurate documentation (attendance, incident reports, production records, SOP).
• Always maintain confidentiality with information obtained while performing job responsibilities.

Technical Responsibilities

• Conduct weekly chemical inventory and analyze consumption vs. production forecast.
• Place chemical orders, track purchase orders, and ensure timely delivery.
• Monitor supplier inventory and evaluate new suppliers for cost savings.
• Test and approve new chemicals for use.
• Maintain rewashes under 3.0% and irregulars under 1.20%.
• Audit wash formulas, calibrate washers and dryers, and run test loads to resolve quality issues.

Implement and maintain corporate wash standards and garment processes.

• Coordinate test cuts and prototype development with sewing and product development teams.
• Research and evaluate new dry process techniques.
• Design or modify workstations for efficiency and safety.
• Lead 8-step problem-solving projects and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Balance workflow, resolve bottlenecks, and improve process flow between laundry and sewing.
• Standardize wash formulas and maintain detailed records.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Communicate with development center, engineering, quality control, and facilities maintenance.
• Coordinate transportation and workflow between manufacturing and laundry facilities.
• Support engineering activities in sewing based on laundry workload.
• Collaborate and communicate with Production Supervisors to achieve company goals.
• Completes and participates in special projects as assigned.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, or related field of study or equivalent years of experience.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum 5 years of industrial laundry/sewing experience.
• Leadership experience preferred.
• Good computer skills; strong organizational and communication skills.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Manufacturing environment.
• Union and non-union environment.
• Available to work overtime as necessary.

• Daily travel between facilities required.
• Physical lifting (approximately 40 lbs.)

• This position has an On‑Site location: Associate will work on‑site for all work‑related activities.
• Carhartt is a tobacco free workplace.

Carhartt offers a competitive salary and benefits. For more details, please refer to the benefits section on our website at Carhartt Benefits.

Carhartt is committed to equal opportunity for all. Carhartt associates are hired, promoted, and rewarded on basis of skill, performance, and dedication and not influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other basis prohibited by applicable laws.

Please Note: 1. All associates are required to understand and act in accordance with the Carhartt Core Values. 2. Carhartt reserves the right to change, modify, suspend, interpret or cancel in whole or in any part, the job duties outlined above at any time and without advance notice to the employee.