Production Manager

Canadian Linen & Uniform Service Corp., a Vestis company, provides uniforms and related products to more than 300,000 customers across North America, in virtually every industry. From designing and manufacturing to laundering and delivering, Canadian Linen works with local and national clients to create and maintain a total uniform solution that promotes teamwork and establishes a professional identity.

• Job stability:
  Canadian Linen has been employing people for over 100 years in Canada.
• Competitive pay rate + bonus.
• Great benefits and employee assistance program.
• Retirement Savings Plan.
• Ongoing training and mentoring.
• Great teammates and collaborative work environment.

If you're looking for a long-term leadership opportunity where you can drive operational success, develop high-performing teams, and contribute to a culture of safety and continuous improvement, this is the role for you. Join a supportive and collaborative team that values quality, innovation, and professional growth. We look forward to welcoming you to our team.

Responsible for overall execution of daily laundry production activities while ensuring cost effectiveness, timeliness, and accuracy of processing as well as high product quality. Manages staff to ensure standardized, safe, 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 timely, safe, cost-effective manner, and in line with quality standards.

Builds and maintains positive working relationships with Branch Management team and keeps them informed of production issues. Leverages resources of Engineering team as needed to address and overcome production issues. This position is required to follow Company policies and legal requirements, including among other things;
Statement of Business Ethics; equal opportunity; confidentiality/non-disclosure; and harassment-free, respectful, violence-free and drug-free workplace.

• Manage the day-to-day production activities ure processing takes place in a timely, safe, cost-effective, and efficient manner. Activities to be managed include, but are not limited to:
• Creates and supports a culture of adherence to branch standardization in support of, financial, quality, service, and safety goals. Ensures this dedication is followed by entire production staff.
• Sets and ensure production goals is meet for the efficient, timely, quality and profitable completion of activities for a given product.
• Schedules workflow and daily production for the branch. Coordinates plans for efficient use of materials, machines, and employees.
• Perform production audits in plant, as needed, to ensure optimum production efficiency and quality outputs.
• Proactively intervenes when there are found bottlenecks or issues with any production run or process. Seeks out efficient and timely resolution to issues. Communicates with branch management on resolution activities and timing.
• Establish close working relationship with plant engineer to ensure efficient, safe, and cost-effective review of equipment, energy, and waste-water processing.
• Work with branch management, identify and implement systems and methods that will improve operating efficiency consistent with operating goals, cost constrains and safety guidelines.
• Ensure production measures (i.e. production costs and product quality) are up to date and trends are communicated to branch management. Suggests modifications to production as needed to maintain and enhance profitable operation of the plan.