Production Iron Operator

Colonial Group; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Group in Lubbock, TX is seeking a Warehouse Associate to operate in an industrial laundry facility. You will stage, feed, and fold merchandise on the ironer, while ensuring quality standards and accurate counts. The role requires maintaining a safe, clean workspace and handling carts up to 300 lbs as part of daily duties.

Applicants should have a high school diploma or equivalent and be comfortable with shift-based hours, including potential weekends and overtime.

Qualifications

• Basic math skills required and able to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Good verbal and written communication abilities.
• Able to work independently or as part of a team and meet attendance schedules.
• Shift-based work with potential weekend work and overtime.

Responsibilities

• Stage and feed merchandise on the ironer to minimize wrinkling and tangling.
• Receive and fold merchandise from the ironer.
• Identify and segregate items not meeting quality standards (rips, tears, stains).
• Verify quantity and bundle by type; place bundles in correct storage carts.
• Maneuver full and empty carts and maintain a safe, clean work area.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Math skills

Verbal communication

Team player

Attendance

Shift work

Overtime

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Shift Hours: Mon-Fri 6:30pm-3pm

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: Lubbock, TX