Production Manager (Workwear), Bedford

Location: Bedford

Department: Production

Salary: Competitive

Are you ready to lead, inspire, and make a real difference?

At Lindström UK, we’re looking for a passionate Production Manager to join our Bedford Laundry team. If you thrive on challenge, love developing people, and want to see your ideas in action, this could be your next big move.

Job Description

• Responsible for the management of the laundry service process, P&L and Operational Efficiency single site
• Responsible for management of Laundry site personnel
• The next in rank of the textile care employees, supervisors / coordinators and team leaders and the maintenance personnel

Main Responsibilities

• Laundry service operations in accordance with the Corporate Operations Manual
• Responsible for the development of service models and concepts in cooperation with stakeholders to ensure continuous service provision for customers.
• Responsible for meeting key Laundry KPI’s
• Ensuring smooth running of entire laundry service process, including resolution of service issues for customers in a timely and cost effective manner.
• Human Resource Management
• Create and control cost centre budgets & Forecasting
• Productivity development
• Implementation of the Personnel Policy
• Implementation of the Company Values, Mission, Vision and Strategic options
• Efficient usage of capacity and resources
• Responsible for ensuring that the Maintenance of the laundry machines and equipment and the real estate is kept up to date and in a good state to meet demand and reduce downtime.
• Health & safety of operations and employees in accordance to Legislation and Lindström policy
• Responsible for day-to-day management of service operations in accordance with Company Quality Management system (ISO9001) and Environmental Management System (ISO14001), OH&S (ISO45001) and EN(14065).

Key Tasks

• The next in rank of the laundry service personnel
• Follow-up and analysis of the operational targets and results
• Annual planning
• People planning
• Organising, development and control of the laundry service operations according to the business concept/model
• Recruitment of the personnel
• Implement the laundry service agreed with a customer at the lowest possible costs
• Completing and assisting in internal audits of the laundry

Competence Requirements (Knowledge and Skills)

• Leadership skills
• Negotiation skills
• Skills and knowledge of Leadership
• Good command of the English language
• Good basic knowledge of textile rental business/ models and products

Individual Requirements (Personal qualifications, education, experience)

• Natural prerequisites for leadership and management: will and ability
• Encouraging leader and a decisive manager when needed
• Resistance to stress
• Technical basic education of university degree. Professional training courses preferable.
• Several years experience of human resource management (team leadership)/ process management
• Ability to analyse information and to implement it into the development of the operations
• Ability to organise
• Ability to do independent and systematic work

Who are we?

Lindström is one of Europe’s leading textile service companies over 175 years of experience in the textile industry. Learn more here.

If you are ready to take on this challenge and help us deliver outstanding service, please click the link to send your CV and a cover letter outlining why you’re the ideal candidate to
our HR Department