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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 our white glove service!\nCheck out our company page: https://www.imagefirst.com/company/\nResponsibilities & Qualifications\nThe Plant Manager will ensure the overall management and supervision of daily operations at our location healthcare laundry facility. This individual should be able to drive optimal efficiency, quality, and safety standards in production as well as continuous improvement initiatives and operational excellence and productivity.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead, motivate, and develop a team of supervisors, maintenance staff, and operational employees, ensuring a culture of accountability, consistent execution, collaboration, and continuous improvement \nOversee daily plant operations, including production scheduling, labor forecasting, staffing, quality assurance, and equipment maintenance, ensuring smooth, efficient, and cost-effective workflows \nEnsure adherence to all regulations incl. safety (employee and workplace), environmental, quality, and legal standards that maintain a safe and compliant working environment for all team members \nDrive process enhancements via a strong understanding of continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma) that streamline processes, reduce waste, and enhance operational efficiency and productivity \nManage plant budgets, monitor expenditures, and identify opportunities for cost reduction while maintaining high standards of quality and safety \nDrive inventory management to ensure consistent materials supply and stocks, partnering with other teams (e.g., Procurement, Service, Logistics) as needed \nPrepare regular reports/updates for senior management on key performance metrics, including production goals, plant performance, and any operational challenges \nManage talent recruitment and development efforts that drive high employee engagement, capabilities, and skills building, as well as performance delivery, and talent succession planning at the plant level \nCreate and manage 3rd party contractor relationships to ensure the seamless delivery of daily plant operations \nPartner with Service teams to ensure Customer Advocates and customers receive their quality products in a timely manner \nAble to travel to other company locations or supplier sites as needed (~10-15% travel may be required) \nMinimum Qualifications\nEducation: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, or business administration\nExperience:\n5 - 7 years extensive work experience (commercial, industrial, maintenance preferred) in a leadership role within a manufacturing environment, with a proven track record in plant management \nStrong end-to-end understanding of manufacturing management including safety, product delivery and quality, continuous improvement, regulations, maintenance and/or facilities, and compliance management \nOperations management expertise (e.g., Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma certifications) \nRobust problem-solving, strategic thinking, and root-cause analysis for people management, process deviations, and complex challenges in alignment with advancing organizational goals \nFinancial management experience including P&L, payroll, budgeting, and cost control at the plant level \nProficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Word, Adobe, and ERP systems. \nInitiative-driven, action-oriented, individual with the interpersonal, analytical, organizational, time management, and communication (written/and or oral) skills required to lead, direct, and support diverse teams and stakeholders in a dynamic operations work environment \nPreferred Qualifications\nMBA preferred \nPrior military experience is highly valued \nPMP (Project Management Professional) certification \nFamiliarity with Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001/ISO 9001) and guidelines incl. OSHA, DOT \nGMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) certification \nExperience with manufacturing software tools and reporting systems \nExperience in laundry processing, specifically in line balancing, preventative maintenance, and quality controls for linen\nCompany Values & Benefits\nRequired Competencies:\nBe Respectful: Value all we come in contact with\nBe Remarkable: Create a positive moment with every interaction\nBe Safe: Keep ourselves and those around us safe\nBe Honest: Be guided by truthfulness in all we do \nBenefits:\nWeekly pay\nMedical, Dental, Vision \nPet, Legal, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance \n401k (match)\nPaid Time Off Package\nPaid Parental Leave\nTuition Reimbursement \nReferral Program\nGreat company culture\nCollaborative team environment \nEOE / Drug-Free Workplace\nWe are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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