Prioduction Tunnel Operator

Vestis Services; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Vestis is seeking team members for its industrial laundry facility in Fresno, CA. This role involves safe, expeditious handling of garments, from the tub through finishing, including pressing and hanging, with attention to quality repairs and safety.

Candidates should have basic math, good communication, and the ability to work independently in a team. Weekend shifts and overtime may be required in a warehouse setting.

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

• Removes garments from the tub and prepares items for finishing.
• Operates and assists with pressing, bucking, and hanging garments on appropriate racks.
• Inspects garments for tears, stains, or missing buttons and notes repairs needed.
• Maintains a safe, clean work environment and follows production best practices.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Instructions understanding

Basic math

Communication skills

Teamwork

Attendance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Meet Vestis®:

For the People Who Make It All Work

At Vestis®, we provide uniforms, workplace supplies, and professional cleaning that help businesses simplify their workday and keep their teams safe, confident, and focused on what matters most. More than a provider, we are a partner in productivity, trusted to keep you running.

Join us and build a career supporting the people who make it all work.

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

• Removes the garment from the tub.

• For shirts, unbuttons the collar buttons if present, runs the shirt sleeves down on the arm presser, removes and places the shirt on the collar cuffer, places hanger between the buck’s neck plate and dresses the shirt on the buck, secures the top button or snap, aligns the shirt on the buck to check for repairs, secures the garment with the lower metal tail ban, advances the machine, and removes the items and places them on the appropriate rack when the bar becomes full.

• For pants, dresses the pant on the topper (body press) while inspecting for repairs, clasps the bottom pant legs together to avoid steam from escaping, removes the pant and aligns the garment on the leg press (once steam is applied), dresses the pant on a hanger, and places the finished garment on a conveyor pick.

• Identifies any merchandise repairs not meeting specified quality standards in terms of tears, holes, stains, ink spots, or missing buttons.

• 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 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.

Education

High school degree or equivalent preferred.

Compensation: The hourly rate that Vestis reasonably expects to pay for this position range is $19.03 depending on circumstances including an applicant’s skills and qualifications, certain degrees and certifications, prior job experience, market data, and other relevant factors.

We consider all qualified applicants, including those with arrest of conviction records, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers.

Relevant criminal history may have a direct, adverse negative relationship with the following material job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment:

• Working proximity with Vestis teammates

• Working with or near machinery

• Accessing company assets and confidential data

#CB

Headquartered in Roswell, GA, Vestis® is the second largest provider in the industry with over 300,000 customer locations and approximately 20,000 teammates across North America. Vestis® is the leader in the B2B uniform and workplace supplies category. Vestis® provides clean and safe uniform services and workplace supplies to a broad range of North American customers from Fortune 400 companies to locally owned small businesses across a broad set of end markets. The Company’s comprehensive service offering includes a full-service uniform rental program, cleanroom and other specialty garment processing, floor mats, towels, linens, managed restroom services, first aid supplies and more.

Vestis® is an equal‑opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, relation, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.

Vestis Commitment to Equal Opportunity Employment

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you will find the contact information below to request the appropriate accommodation.

Reasonable Accommodations and the Online Application Process

Consistent with Vestis and Canadian Linen’s commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who need assistance in applying electronically for a position with Vestis or Canadian Linen, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship. To request a reasonable accommodation for this purpose, please call 1-833-901-8823 or email us at [e-mail].

Please note that this phone number is to be used solely to request an accommodation with respect to the online application process. Calls for any other reason will not be returned. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case‑by‑case basis.

Thank you for your interest in an employment opportunity with Vestis, Canadian Linen and Québec Linge.

Job Details

Job Family

In Unit-Production-Production

Job Function

NoBand

Pay Type

Hourly

Hiring Rate

19.03 USD