Zone: Western Zone
Location: WMH - Western Memorial Regional Hospital

Regional Manager of Laundry, Porters, MSA's and Fleet
Western Zone - Western Linen Svs
Permanent Full-time
88860POS
Hours
70 (8 hours; Days, On-Call)

0800-1600 and 0830-1630 hours;

Salary HL20 (CAD69,338.00 - CAD90,139.00 per Annum)
Competition Number VAC0005940
Posted Date 2025-01-17
Closing Date 2025-01-24
Demands, duties, qualifications
Western Zone currently requires a Regional Manager of Laundry, Porters, MSAs and Fleet on a permanent full-time basis at Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook, NL. Reporting to the Regional Director of Physical Infrastructure Support, this position is responsible for all institutional laundry services within the western zone as well as maintaining Western Health's fleet of vehicles and porter services.

The successful candidate must demonstrate the key skills, behaviours, abilities and knowledge as outlined in the five domains of the LEADS in a Caring Environment framework.

o Leading yourself by having self-awareness, managing your performance and health, developing yourself, and demonstrating character that is in line with Western Health's values of respect, equity, transparency, advocacy, collaboration, innovation accountability, and excellence;
o Engaging others through fostering development of others, contributing to the creation of a healthy organization, communicating effectively, and building effective teams;
o Achieving results by setting direction, strategically aligning decisions with vision, values, evidence, taking action to implement decisions, and assessing and evaluating outcomes;
o Developing coalitions through purposefully building partnerships and networks to create results, demonstrating a commitment to customers and service, mobilizing knowledge, and navigating socio-political environments;
o Transforming systems by thinking analytically and critically and questioning and challenging the status quo, encouraging and supporting innovation, orienting oneself strategically to the future, and championing and orchestrating change.

Demands, Duties & Qualifications: Provision of laundry services for the entire region; financial management and budgeting; hiring and human resource planning; management of employee performance including training, attendance management and performance review; liaison with internal and external stakeholders including regulatory agencies; participation in the development, implementation and evaluation of departmental directions, objectives and strategies within Western Zone; policy and standards development, Porters scheduling and planning and fleet vehicle management for the Western Zone.

Qualifications: The successful candidate will have leadership experience in operations, with health industry experience being a strong asset. Strong decision-making, interpersonal, leadership and communication skills are considered essential. Candidates must have a degree at the baccalaureate level with experience running complex and time sensitive operations. Candidates must demonstrate an ability to prioritize and meet competing deadlines in a self-directed manner. Strong leadership, facilitation, engagement and communication skills are required. The candidate will have strong data management skills. Candidates must display proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office and must be able to adapt to new software technology. Candidates with other combinations of experience, training, and personal attributes are also encouraged to apply.

*A satisfactory record of work performance and attendance is required for this position.

In the event no suitable candidate is found with the above noted qualifications, consideration may be given to applicants who do not currently possess a Bachelor's Degree, provided they are willing to complete same within five years of appointment to the position. In this case, the successful applicant must be prepared to demonstrate proof of registration/enrollment to an appropriate degree program within the first year of appointment to the position. Furthermore, the successful applicant is required to provide annual updates based on the progress of each semester of the program.