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About the Role
ImageFIRST is seeking a Plant Manager to oversee daily operations at a healthcare laundry facility. This role is responsible for driving efficiency, quality, and safety standards, implementing continuous improvement initiatives, and ensuring operational excellence and productivity.
Responsibilities
- Lead, motivate, and develop a team of supervisors, maintenance staff, and operational employees, fostering a culture of accountability, consistent execution, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Oversee daily plant operations, including production scheduling, labor forecasting, staffing, quality assurance, and equipment maintenance, ensuring smooth, efficient, and cost-effective workflows.
- Ensure adherence to all regulations, including safety (employee and workplace), environmental, quality, and legal standards, to maintain a safe and compliant working environment.
- Drive process enhancements using continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma) to streamline processes, reduce waste, and enhance operational efficiency and productivity.
- Manage plant budgets, monitor expenditures, and identify cost reduction opportunities while maintaining high standards of quality and safety.
- Drive inventory management to ensure consistent materials supply and stocks, partnering with other teams as needed.
- Prepare regular reports for senior management on key performance metrics, including production goals, plant performance, and operational challenges.
- Manage talent recruitment and development efforts to drive high employee engagement, capabilities, and skills building, as well as performance delivery and talent succession planning.
- Create and manage 3rd party contractor relationships to ensure seamless daily plant operations.
- Partner with Service teams to ensure timely delivery of quality products to customers.
- Travel to other company locations or supplier sites as needed (~10-15% travel).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, or business administration.
- 5 - 7 years of extensive work experience (commercial, industrial, maintenance preferred) in a leadership role within a manufacturing environment, with a proven track record in plant management.
- Strong end-to-end understanding of manufacturing management, including safety, product delivery and quality, continuous improvement, regulations, maintenance and/or facilities, and compliance management.
- Operations management expertise (e.g., Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma certifications).
- Robust problem-solving, strategic thinking, and root-cause analysis skills for people management, process deviations, and complex challenges.
- Financial management experience, including P&L, payroll, budgeting, and cost control at the plant level.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Word, Adobe, and ERP systems.
- Initiative-driven, action-oriented individual with strong interpersonal, analytical, organizational, time management, and communication skills.
- MBA preferred.
- Prior military experience is highly valued.
- PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.
- Familiarity with Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001/ISO 9001) and guidelines, including OSHA, DOT.
- GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) certification.
- Experience with manufacturing software tools and reporting systems.
- Experience in laundry processing, specifically in line balancing, preventative maintenance, and quality controls for linen.
Skills
- Leadership
- Team Management
- Operations Management
- Production Scheduling
- Labor Forecasting
- Staffing
- Quality Assurance
- Equipment Maintenance
- Budget Management
- Cost Control
- Inventory Management
- Process Improvement
- Continuous Improvement
- Six Sigma
- Lean Manufacturing
- Problem-Solving
- Strategic Thinking
- Root-Cause Analysis
- Financial Management
- P&L Management
- Payroll Management
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Word
- Adobe
- ERP Systems
- Interpersonal Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Time Management
- Communication Skills
- Project Management
- Environmental Management Systems
- OSHA
- DOT
- Good Manufacturing Practices
- Line Balancing
- Preventative Maintenance
- Quality Controls
Location
- Nationwide
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5 - 7 years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- MBA
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- 401k with match
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Referral Program
About the Company
- Founded in 1967, ImageFIRST® is the largest and only national linen rental and laundry service specializing in the healthcare market.
- Acquired by private equity firm Calera Capital in 2018, ImageFIRST serves medical facilities nationwide providing linen, patient gowns, scrubs, and more while managing their clients’ linen inventory for cost management.
- As leaders in infection prevention, they currently own and operate the most HLAC-accredited facilities in the industry.
- With one of the highest customer retention rates in the industry – 97% – ImageFIRST is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction and making staff happy with their white glove service.
Equal Opportunity
- We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are fueled by the talent, passion, and diversity of our associates.
- Drug-Free Workplace