Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary:

Location: Shared Service Systems
Address: 1725 S 20th St. - Omaha, NE

Work Schedule: Mon-Fri 7am to 3:30pm

Oversees daily industrial laundry operations, production needs, and equipment functionality, to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient performance. Manages staff, monitors workflows, and supports regulatory compliance across a high-volume healthcare laundry plant and medical surgical distribution center. Partners with leadership to implement operational improvements, control costs, and maintain service and quality standards.

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions

Oversee Laundry Operations and Linen Management

• Direct and supervise all daily laundry operations, ensuring proper linen control, distribution, repair, replacement, quality standards, cleanliness, and continuous workflow efficiency.

Ensure Regulatory Compliance, Safety, and Quality Standards

• Ensure laundry operations comply with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations; maintain a safe work environment by identifying, correcting, or reporting hazards; and uphold infection control and safety standards.

Manage Staff Performance, Training, and Supervision

• Hire, train, orient, and supervise laundry staff; develop and conduct training programs; conduct performance evaluations and improvement sessions; and ensure compliance with organizational policies, conduct, and attendance standards.

Optimize Productivity, Equipment, and Operational Efficiency

• Monitor productivity standards, inspect equipment during operation, coordinate maintenance and repairs, implement process improvements, and ensure adequate supplies of clean linen to meet operational demands.

Schedule:

Mon-Fri 7am to 3:30pm

Job Description:

Job Requirements

Education

• Post‑secondary education in management, business, or a related field preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and supervisory experience.

Experience

• 3-5 years supervisory experience in a production environment preferred.

• Experience monitoring productivity metrics (PPOH, throughput, rewash rates) and implementing process improvements to increase efficiency.

License/Certifications

• N/A

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to understand, read, speak and write English.

• Proven leadership experience in high‑volume, labor‑intensive environments.

• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.

• Strong knowledge of industrial laundry operations, workflows, and production standards

• Proven ability to supervise, train, and develop staff in a production environment

• Understanding of linen control, inventory management, and quality assurance processes

• Commitment to maintaining cleanliness, quality, and service standards

• Ability to monitor productivity metrics and identify process improvements

• Ability to manage competing priorities and respond effectively to operational issues

• Basic proficiency with production tracking systems, spreadsheets, and reporting tools

• Ability to follow policies, procedures, and budgetary guidelines

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands

• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force.

Physical Activity

• Not necessary for the position (0%):

  • Climbing

  • Crawling

  • Kneeling

• Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):

  • Balancing

  • Carrying

  • Crouching

  • Distinguish Colors

  • Lifting

  • Pulling/Pushing

  • Standing

  • Stooping/Bending

  • Twisting

  • Walking

• Frequently Performed (34%-66%):

  • Grasping

  • Keyboarding/Typing

  • Reaching

  • Repetitive Motions

  • Sitting

  • Speaking/Talking

• Constantly Performed (67%-100%):

  • Hearing

  • Seeing/Visual

Job Hazards

• Not Related:

  • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)

  • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)

  • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)

  • Equipment/Machinery/Tools

  • Explosives (pressurized gas)

  • Electrical Shock/Static

  • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc.)

  • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)

  • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations

About Methodist:

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.