Production Iron Operator

Vestis; Commerce (CA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Vestis in California is seeking a Warehouse/Laundry Associate to join a team in an industrial laundry facility. You will stage, feed, and process towels, napkins, and related items, ensuring accurate handling and minimal damage.

You will verify quantities, separate defective items, and prepare bundles for storage while moving carts and maintaining a clean workspace on a shift basis. Weekend work and overtime may be required; high school diploma preferred.

Qualifications

• Basic math and measurement skills are required.
• Clear verbal and written communication are important.
• Ability to follow instructions and work as part of a team.
• Must be reliable and able to meet attendance schedules.

Responsibilities

• Stage and feed merchandise on ironer to minimize wrinkling and tangling.
• Receive and fold merchandise from ironer.
• Identify and separate items not meeting quality standards for rips, tears, or stains.
• Verify quantities and bundle items by type; place bundles in storage carts.
• Move carts and maintain a clean, safe work area; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Math skills

Communication

Teamwork

Attendance reliability

Shift work

Overtime work

Education

High school diploma

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

• Stages and feeds merchandise (towels, napkins, table clothes, 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: MC#501 LA Production CA

Compensation: The hourly rate that Vestis reasonably expects to pay for this position ranges from $14-$21 an hour, depending on circumstances including an applicant’s skills and qualifications, certain degrees and certifications, prior job experience, market data, and other relevant factors.