Production Floater Operator

Vestis; Erie, Northern (Erie County, KY); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Vestis in Erie, PA is seeking a Floater in Production Operations to join a team in an industrial laundry facility. The position involves safe, expeditious, and accurate handling of merchandise into and out of the facility, with duties across multiple production areas.

You may work in soil, washroom, tunnel, folding, mending, stockroom, and other areas, operating industrial equipment, following customer requirements, and maintaining a clean, safe work environment.

Qualifications

• Prompt arrival and regular attendance at work.
• Ability to develop and maintain a positive working relationship with others.
• Ability to understand all required training, written and verbal instructions.
• Basic math skills.

Responsibilities

• Receive and sort laundry by item type.
• Operate industrial washing machines.
• Operate industrial tunnel drying equipment.
• Operate folding equipment and perform hand folding as needed.
• Package or hang garments per customer requirements.
• Use scanners to sort, tabulate, and prepare garments for delivery.
• Mend garments with sewing machines and replace buttons; may sew emblems.
• Receive new goods and inventory; prepare for customers or replacements.
• Identify and report items not meeting quality standards and maintain quality control.
• Maintain a safe, clean work environment and follow production best practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned by leadership.

Skills

Basic math

Prompt attendance

Team relationship

Follow instructions

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Overview

The Floater in the Production Operations area works 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

May be assigned to any of these production areas:

• Soil – Receives laundry from customer bags, sorts the laundry by the type of item (uniform, linen, mats, and specialty items).
• Washroom – Operates industrial washing machines
• Tunnel – Operates industrial tunnel drying equipment
• Folding – Operates industrial folding equipment, may conduct hand folding.
• May package or hang garments according to customer requirements
• Sort – May utilize scanners to sort, tabulate, and ready garments and products for the customer delivery
• Mender/Sewer – Operates sewing machines to mend garments, repair zippers, replace buttons. May sew emblems onto garments
• Stockroom – Receives new goods, inventory tabulation, readies products for new customers or replacements for current customers
• Visually identifies and segregates merchandise that does not meet specified quality standards. Reports findings to proper person.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment and observes best practices in all production activities.

Performs other duties as assigned or requested by leadership.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Prompt arrival and regular attendance at work
• Ability to develop and maintain a positive working relationship with others
• Ability to understand all required training, written and verbal instructions
• Basic math skills

Experience / Education

• 6 months' work experience, preferred
• High school diploma or GED

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in a warehouse setting and regularly exposed to outside weather conditions, extreme heat and cold conditions as well as dust, water 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 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.