Production Associate

Colonial Group; Bayamón (PR); On-site; USD 14,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Group is seeking a team-based worker for an industrial laundry facility. You will assist in handling merchandise into and out of the laundry, ensuring safe, expeditious, and accurate processing across shifts.

Responsibilities include folding by hand, sorting by quality (rips, tears, stains), operating on conveyors, and maintaining a clean, safe workspace. Weekend shifts and overtime may be required.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand 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; overtime may be required.
• Shift-based schedule; weekend work possible.

Responsibilities

• Removes coveralls, smocks and other merchandise from cart or lift table.
• Manually folds by hand and stacks merchandise for conveyor processing.
• Visually identifies items not meeting quality standards and reports findings.
• Maintains a safe, clean work environment and follows production best practices.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Basic math

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job 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

Essential duties and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to:

• Removes coveralls, smocks, and other merchandise from the cart/lift table.
• Manually folds by hand, stacks merchandise into various bundles sizes and places on conveyor.
• Visually identifies and segregates merchandise that does not meet specified quality standards in terms of rips, tears, holes, and stains, and reports findings to proper person.
• 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 the ability to move, lift, carry, push, or pull items weighing up to 25 lbs.
• Requires bending, reaching, pulling, twisting, kneeling, 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.