Production Iron Operator

Canadian-Linen-; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Pension

Vacation

Floating holidays

Paid sick time

Holidays

Job summary

Vestis Corporation in Springfield, IL is seeking a team-oriented associate for our industrial laundry facility. You will help load, process, and move towels, napkins, tablecloths, and aprons with care, ensuring safe, expeditious, and accurate handling of merchandise.

Responsibilities include staging on the ironer to reduce wrinkling, receiving and folding, identifying items not meeting quality standards, verifying quantity, and maneuvering carts.

Qualifications

• Basic math and reading of numbers.
• Able to communicate clearly with team members.
• Reliable and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to work as part of a team.
• Willingness to work weekends and overtime as needed.

Responsibilities

• Stage and feed merchandise on ironer to reduce wrinkling and tangling.
• Receive and fold merchandise from ironer.
• Identify and segregate items not meeting quality standards (rips, tears, stains).
• Verify merchandise quantity and bundles by type; place in storage carts.
• Maneuver full and empty carts.
• Maintain a safe, clean work environment and follow best practices.

Skills

Basic math skills

Teamwork

Verbal communication

Attendance discipline

Weekend shift

OT availability

Education

High school degree or equivalent preferred

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: Springfield, IL

Benefits

• medical


• dental


• vision


• pension


• 40 hours per year total vacation


• 40 hours of total floating holiday hours per year


• 40 hours of paid sick time per year


• 6 paid holidays throughout the calendar year

Compensation

The hourly rate for this position is $17.60, depending on circumstances, including an applicant's skills and qualifications, certain degrees and certifications, prior job experience, market data, and other relevant factors.