Operator Iron

Vestis Corporation; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in facilities services is hiring an Operator Iron in Worcester, MA. This entry-level role involves handling merchandise in an industrial laundry setting, ensuring quality, and maintaining a clean and safe work environment. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and basic math knowledge, with a commitment to teamwork and safety.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand training and instructions.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Attendance based on shift schedules, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Stages and feeds merchandise on ironer to reduce wrinkling.
• Receives and folds merchandise from ironer.
• Maintains a clean work environment and observes safety practices.

Skills

Basic math skills

Good communication skills

Teamwork

Education

High school degree or equivalent

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Job Details

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/Essential Functions:

• Stages and feeds merchandise (towels, napkins, tablecloths, aprons, etc.) on ironer properly to reduce wrinkling and tangling.
• Receives and folds merchandise from ironer.
• Identifies and segregates merchandise not meeting specified quality standards in terms of rips, tears, holes, and stains.
• Accurately verifies merchandise quantity and bundles by type. Places bundles in correct storage carts.
• Maneuvers full and empty carts.
• 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. Work is based on a shift schedule, and may include weekends. Overtime required as needed.

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.
• 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 bending, reaching, pulling, twisting, and lifting.
• Requires the use of hands for grasping and other manipulations.
• Requires standing and walking for long periods of time.
• Requires ability to push carts weighing approximately 300 lbs.

Education: High school degree or equivalent preferred.

Location: Worcester, MA

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Management and Manufacturing

Industries: Facilities Services

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