Garment Sort & Shipping Specialist

Vestis Corporation; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Vestis Corporation in Birmingham, AL, is hiring for a warehouse associate in an industrial laundry facility. You will handle merchandise flow, follow shipment routes, and ensure quality while maintaining a safe workspace.

Responsibilities include sorting garments, monitoring quality, and stopping lines during issues. You will work in a team, meet schedules, and support continuous operations on site.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Instructions comprehension

Basic math

Communication skills

Teamwork

Attendance reliability

Education

High school degree or equivalent

Job description

Vestis Corporation in Birmingham, AL, is hiring for a warehouse associate in an industrial laundry facility. You will handle merchandise flow, follow shipment routes, and ensure quality while maintaining a safe workspace.

Responsibilities include sorting garments, monitoring quality, and stopping lines during issues. You will work in a team, meet schedules, and support continuous operations on site.