1st Shift Distribution Lead

Get to know us:  NOVO Health Services offers linen management solutions to the healthcare industry. NOVO Health keenly focuses on safety and infection control and provides its partner hospitals with a value-driven linen management control system that measures and monitors linen utilization by department to eliminate excess internal costs. NOVO's wide range of service programs offer a variety of options to provide a seamless, single source distribution system. NOVO's regional healthcare linen facilities are HLAC accredited and operate with state-of-the-art processing equipment and processes.

POSITION TITLE: 1st Shift Distribution Lead

REPORTS TO: Distribution Manager

POSITION SUMMARY:

Novo Health Services is growing!  We are in search of a 1st Shift Distribution Lead in St. Louis, MO facility.  Novo offers competitive compensation and great benefits including 401k, medical, dental, and vision coverage in addition to company paid life insurance and long-term disability.  Novo Health Services strives to be the employer of choice in the hospital sterile and non-sterile linen industry.  To do that, we provide a positive work environment and opportunities for advancement

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

·       Responsible for assisting Production Manager and Plant Leadership in managing/directing the distribution department processes and employee activities according to Standard Operating Procedures.  Provide back-up support in the Distribution department as needed.

·       Know all soil sort operations, including Standard Operating Procedures and Q.A. functions, and ensure adherence by distribution personnel to established standards.

·       Train all new distribution employees.

. Assist with supervision of distribution employees

·       Make recommendations to facility management on distribution methods or production standard changes.

·       Assist facility management in employee hiring process and evaluations as needed.

·       Keep accurate records to comply with written Standard Operating Procedures.

·       Assist facility management in scheduling of any testing, validation, etc.
Maintain cleanliness of department

·       Ability to read and understand all Standard Operating Procedures.

·       Other duties as assigned.

All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin veteran or disability status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.  Drug - Free Workplace

Preferred Qualifications:

High School Diploma

Prior experience working in a plant environment.

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Physical Requirements:

Physical Demands consist of standing, walking, reaching overhead, bending, stooping, twisting, pushing, pulling, grasping, and lifting 50 lbs or more.

Constant pushing/pulling of laundry carts with weights of 250 lbs is common with some cart weights exceeding 600 lbs.

Must be able to meet the physical demands for the entire shift.

Work Environment: Production areas of a typical industrial laundry facility, which includes working with and around large machinery, variations in temperature, noise, odors, humidity, lint, dust, chemicals, and other hazards.

All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin veteran, or disability status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. Drug-Free Workplace

What we can offer you as a full-time associate:
Competitive pay
Paid Holidays
Paid Time Off Program (PTO)
401(k) w/Employer Match
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) 
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Medical, Dental, and Vision Programs
Basic Life/AD&D Insurance
Long-Term Disability (LTD)

Why work for Novo Health Services? 

NOVO Health Services strives to be the employer of choice in the hospital sterile and hygienically clean linen industry. To do that, we provide a safe, positive work environment where our associates experience tremendous growth and related opportunities for advancement. 
Complete an on-line application at www.novohealthservices.com!
All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin veteran, or disability status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. Drug-Free Workplace.