Laundry Manager - Port Elizabeth

SUMMARY:
Managing the facility processing 4 tons of laundry seven days a week for 7 hospitals. The successful candidate will also be responsible for meeting the needs of internal customers through the execution of the strategic and operational objectives.

POSITION INFO:

• Ensuring that high quality linen is consistently delivered to hospitals on time.
• Effectively communicate with the respective hospital managers to maintain required par levels.
• Ensure the optimum functioning and management of the laundry
• Ensure optimum delivery and collection services.
• Implement and sustain best operating practices and where required implement corrective actions.
• Manage and optimize processes, outputs, targets and deliverables
• Achieve outputs within financial targets
• Adjust stock levels to meet demands of customers (hospitals)
• Optimize the life span through process/quality improvements.
• Demonstrate visible leadership in respect of values, operating model and strategy.
• Effectively manage relationships with hospital customers and suppliers.
• Recruit, retain, motivate and develop staff according to client''s people policies and practices.
• Actively lead and manage the management and staff at the facility to achieve the objectives
• Ensure a healthy employee relations environment
• Drive staff productivity and quality improvements
• Manage infection control, health and safety and environmental standards and disaster management principles.
• Ensure compliance with all legislative and other regulations e.g. ISO 9001
• Provide support to the Maintenance Manager to ensure optimum reliability and longevity of equipment is achieved through routine maintenance
• Manage day to day maintenance and cleaning of plant and equipment.
• Actively sponsor the company''s initiatives and projects as they relate to the laundry.
• Ensure governance and risk management

Minimum Requirements:

• Degree / Diploma in Business Management (background and/or experience in an Engineering or Technical filed will be advantageous)
• General management experience in a factory, production or hospital environment of at least 3 -5 years.
• Should have knowledge of process management and logistics.
• Proven people management skills.
• Understanding the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage.
• Previous Union relations experience would be an advantage.
• Basic understanding of or ability to learn specialized fields, terminology and laundry equipment use.
• Computer proficiency is required
• Drivers license and own, reliable transport required

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