**Description** Vestis Uniforms and Workplace Supplies provides uniforms and related products to more than 400,000 customers nationwide, in virtually every industry. From designing and manufacturing to laundering and delivering, Vestis works with local and national clients to create and maintain a total uniform solution that promotes teamwork and establishes a professional identity. Vestis operates from over 200 locations nationwide. **Overview** **Plant Manager Responsibilities/Essential Functions:** Responsible for overall execution of daily plant operation activities while ensuring cost effectiveness, timeliness, and accuracy of processing as well as high product quality and workplace safety for entire production team. Manages staff to ensure safe, standardized, and efficient environmental compliance, equipment & facility maintenance, processing of soiled 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 plant operation issues. Leverages resources of Operation Support team as needed to address and overcome plant operation issues. 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. Specific work detail and instruction may vary by location and equipment being used. + **Safety:** Ensure the market center is consistent in its management and application of safety tasks and activities. + **Plant Management:** Manage the day-to-day production plant operation 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: + Wastewater / Environmental Compliance + Facility & Equipment Maintenance + Receiving and soil sorting/classification + Wash aisle + Garment Finishing/Sortation + Allied Finishing + Bundling and distribution + Sets and ensure plant operation goals are meet for the efficient, timely, quality and profitable completion of activities for a given product. + Supervise maintenance team to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective review of equipment, energy, and wastewater processing. + Work with market center management, identify and implement systems and methods that will improve safety, operating efficiency consistent with operating goals and cost constraints guidelines. + **Plant Operations Data and Performance Measures:** Analyze and react to production aspects of market center profit and loss (P&L) statement(s). Work with GM to proactively enhance positive results. + **Plant Operation Team Oversight and Development:** Responsible for the hiring, placement, and removal of production plant operations staff within market center. **Knowledge Sets:** + Facility and Maintenance – Knowledge of wastewater, facility and equipment maintenance. + Production and Processing — Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective processing and distribution of laundry. Linen, product and services. + Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. + Personnel and Human Resources — Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. **Minimum Education/Experience:** + Post-secondary education (four-years suggested) in Industrial and/or Mechanical Engineering/Technology, business or related discipline or equivalent business/work experience + Four to six 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 operations support. **Preferred Education Experience:** + Degree in Management or Industrial/Mechanical Engineering/Technology, business or related discipline or equivalent business/work experience + Strong attention to detail with the ability to work within a fast-paced environment, yet willing and able to work effectively with ambiguous circumstances. + Experience with quality program standards such as Lean/Six Sigma Skills an asset. + Demonstrated capability with competencies for the position. **Location** : 1290 S Victory Drive Mankato, MN 56001 **Shift** **:** Monday - Friday 6am-3pm **Benefits** : Vestis offers a wide array of comprehensive benefit programs and services including medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, and paid parental leave. Employees are able to enroll in the company’s 401k plan. Employees are eligible for 80 hours of vacation, 40 hours of floating holidays, and paid sick time every year. Employees will also receive 6 paid holidays throughout the calendar year. **Compensation** : The salary rate for this position ranges from $75,000 to $90,000, depending on circumstances including an applicant’s skills and qualifications, certain degrees and certifications, prior job experience, market data, and other relevant factors. Additional compensation includes a bonus. **About Vestis** **:** Vestis is a leader in the uniform and workplace supplies industry, providing services to locally owned small businesses and Fortune 500 companies across North America. Headquartered in Roswell, GA, Vestis is the second largest provider in the industry and launches with over 300,000 customer locations and approximately 20,000 employees. We know nothing happens until you make it happen. When you’re at your best, Vestis is at its best. Be a part of Vestis Nation and join us today. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.