Production Iron Operator

Vestis; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Vestis Corporation in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a team-oriented worker to handle laundry merchandise in an industrial facility. You will stage items on the ironer, receive and fold, verify quantities, and maintain quality control across shifts.

The role requires basic math and strong communication, with attendance reliability and willingness to work weekends. Overtime may be required in this fast-paced warehouse environment.

Qualifications

• Must understand training and written instructions.
• Basic math skills required for counting and verifying quantities.
• Good verbal and/or written communication abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Stage and feed merchandise on ironer to reduce wrinkling and tangling.
• Receive and fold merchandise from ironer.
• Identify and segregate merchandise not meeting quality standards (rips, tears, holes, stains).
• Accurately verify merchandise quantity and bundle by type.
• Maneuver full and empty carts; push carts weighing ~300 lbs.
• Maintain a safe, clean work environment and follow production best practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Math skills

Attendance reliability

Shift work

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

• 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.