JOB SUMMARY

Aid in the overall execution of daily production activities while ensuring workplace safety, cost effectiveness, timeliness, and accuracy of processing as well as high product quality for entire market center. Working under direction from the Plant Manager and/or General Manager seeks to optimizes workflow and efficiency and meet production goals and profitability objectives. Manages staff to ensure safe, standardized, and efficient processing of soiled garments/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 production issues. Leverages resources of Operations Support team as needed to address and overcome production issues.

ESSENTIAL JOB TASKS AND ACTIVITIES

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.

Production Management

* -Manage the day-to-day production 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:

* ---Receiving and soil sorting/classification

* ---Wash aisle

* ---Garment Finishing / Sortation

* ---Allied Finishing

* ---Bundling and distribution

* -Creates and supports a culture of adherence to market center standardization in support of safety, financial, quality, and service goals.

* -Work with market center management, identify and implement systems and methods that will improve safety, operating efficiency consistent with operating goals, and cost constrains guidelines.

Production Data and Performance Measures

* -Use production data to ensure production/facilities type activities are contributing to the achievement of market center financial objectives.

Production Team Oversight and Development

* -Responsible for the hiring, placement, and removal of production staff within market center. Consults and works with management on the best action to take in regards to production staffing.

Market Center and Corporate Support

* -Create and support a culture of adherence to corporate standardization in support of safety, production, quality, and financial goals

Supervisory Responsibilities

Manages the day-to-day activities of production supervisors and production staff. Works with manager, General Manager and HR for approval on the appointment, demotion, and termination of any assigned personnel prior to notification with the employee.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education/Experience

* -Post-secondary education (two-years suggested) in Management or Industrial/Mechanical Engineering/Technology, business or related discipline or equivalent business/work experience

* -Two to four 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 corporate functional departments.