Production Iron Operator

Vestis; Tyler, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Vestis in Tyler, TX is seeking a warehouse/production associate to join our industrial laundry team. You will stage, feed, and process towels, napkins, and related textiles, ensuring timely, accurate handling and minimal wrinkling.

Safety and quality are priorities as you work on the ironer and with carts. Applicants should have a high school diploma or equivalent, basic math skills, good communication, and a reliable attendance record.

Qualifications

• Must understand training, written and verbal instructions.
• Basic math proficiency required.
• Good verbal and/or written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Must be able to meet attendance schedule and tolerate weekend shifts.
• Overtime may be required.

Responsibilities

• Stages and feeds merchandise on ironer properly to reduce wrinkling and tangling.
• Receives and folds merchandise from ironer.
• Identifies and segregates merchandise not meeting quality standards (rips, tears, holes, stains).
• Accurately verifies merchandise quantity and bundles by type; places bundles in correct storage carts.
• Maneuvers full and empty carts.
• Maintains a safe and clean work environment and follows best practices in production.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Follow instructions

Basic math

Communication

Teamwork

Attendance

Shift work

Overtime

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.

Location: Tyler, TX