Description

Overview:

Performs work as part of a team in an industrial laundry facility. Responsible for the safe, expeditious, and accurate handling of merchandise into and/or out of the laundry facility.

Responsibilities:

• Attendance is an essential function of the job

• Work in assigned area of production responsibility as scheduled in a safe and efficient manner.

• Attend departmental and branch meetings as needed to engage and complete education and training.

• Assist fellow production workers by performing duties of lesser skill, such as supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work areas and equipment.

• Consistently seek the improvement and development in assigned role/job and skills. Seek to develop multiple areas of capability in order to support the production team.

• Create and support a culture of adherence to branch standardization in support of, financial, service, and safety goals.

• Other duties as assigned by supervisor or manager.

Qualifications:

• Ability to work assigned shift- attendance is required

• Basic Math reasoning skills

• Lifting Ability; up to 25-50 pounds continuously; Push/Pull Ability; up to 150 pounds assisted

• Capability to work in a fast-paced work environment that may have fluctuating temperatures and loud noise levels while working with machinery in a safe and conscientious manner

• Must be able to adhere to safety standards

Preferred Qualifications:

• One year of industrial laundry experience

• Capability of understanding work instructions in English

DEPARTMENTS AND DUTIES - Quality workmanship, teamwork and regular attendance are essential in these roles:

Soil operations:

Receive; scan (track) bags of soiled garments onto counting tables. Examine articles to be cleaned, according to color, fabric, dirt content, and cleaning technique required. Inspect soiled articles to determine sources of stains, to locate color imperfections, and to identify items requiring special treatment or repair. Place soiled garments/products into push carts (or other designated material handling equipment) for delivery to wash and dry aisle.

Dry Fold:

Take clean product (gowns, aprons, towels, etc.) from basket, inspect product quality and place product into folding machine Feed clean towels into bagging machine; inspecting product quality prior to feeding into bagging machine. Hand sort, inspect and fold clean product. Observe equipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected and notify engineering of any malfunctions.

Garments:

Place garments in proper areas for steam tunnel, iron or finishing. Place garments on hangers and hang on conveyor for steam tunnel processing. Iron press applicable products and transfer finished products to Bundling. Observe equipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected and notify engineering of any malfunctions.

Bundling:

Bundle garments/product in a logical and coherent manner to ensure proper delivery to customer(s). Verify or count finished products to determine if product bundles or orders are complete. Load cleaned garments/product onto distribution trucks or other like material handling equipment for proper customer delivery.

Sort/Distribution:

Becomes familiar with the garment numbering system (GID) and shipping schedule board; Follows a shipping schedule and knows the initial step to separate garments into routes for specific sort area (first, second, or third); Removes garments from supply rail, places on the appropriate conveyor or placard hook by route (first sort), by last man numbered (second sort), or by customer number (third sort); Hangs all shirts of the same route then hangs all pants before proceeding to the next batch/bar;

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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• Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

Becomes familiar with the garment numbering system (GID) and shipping schedule board; Follows a shipping schedule and knows the initial step to separate garments into routes for specific sort area (first, second, or third); Removes garments from supply rail, places on the appropriate conveyor or placard hook by route (first sort), by last man numbered (second sort), or by customer number (third sort); Hangs all shirts of the same route then hangs all pants before proceeding to the next batch/bar; Removes odd garments and places them in the correct space on the odd numbered garment bar; Informs the supervisor of any quality, mechanical, or shipping schedule problems; Watches the end of the supply bars for falling garments and re-hangs fallen garments on appropriate bar; Stops the line when jams or other problems occur further down the line and for breaks; Monitors garments for wrinkles and removes garments not meeting specified quality standards in terms of ink stains, tears, holes, missing buttons, or loose tags; Maintains safe and clean work environment, and observes best practices in all production activities; Other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Ability to understand all required training, written, and verbal instructions; Working knowledge of basic math skills; Good verbal and/or written communication skills; Ability to work independently and as part of a team; Ability to meet attendance schedule.

• Working Environment/Safety Requirements:

Work is performed in a warehouse setting and regularly exposed to outside weather conditions, extreme heat and cold conditions as well as dust and noise. Work is based on a shift schedule, and may include weekends. Overtime required as needed. Physical Requirements Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Position involves repetitive motions over the duration of an entire shift; Requires continuous reaching at shoulder and/or overhead level; Requires the use of hands for grasping and other manipulations; Requires standing and walking for long periods of time.

• Experience:

• Travel Requirements:

• Education:

High school degree or equivalent preferred

• License Requirements/ Certifications:

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)