• Operator Floater

    Vestis Services (Erie, PA)


    Description

    Hourly Rate $12.45

     

    The Floater in the Production Operations area works 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:

    --May be assigned to any of these production areas:

    Soil – Receives laundry from customer bags, sorts the laundry by the type of item (uniform, linen, mats, and specialty items).

     

    Washroom – Operates industrial washing machines

     

    Tunnel – Operates industrial tunnel drying equipment

     

    Folding – Operates industrial folding equipment, may conduct hand folding.

     

    May package or hang garments according to customer requirements

     

    Sort – May utilize scanners to sort, tabulate, and ready garments and products for the

     

    customer delivery

    Mender/Sewer – Operates sewing machines to mend garments, repair zippers, replace

    buttons. May sew emblems onto garments

     

    Stockroom – Receives new goods, inventory tabulation, readies products for new

    customers or replacements for current customers

    --Visually identifies and segregates merchandise that does not meet specified quality standards. Reports findings to proper person.

     

    --Maintains safe and clean work environment and observes best practices in all production activities.

     

    --Performs other duties as assigned or requested by leadership

    Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

    --Prompt arrival and regular attendance at work

     

    --Ability to develop and maintain a positive working relationship with others

     

    --Ability to understand all required training, written and verbal instructions

     

    --Basic math skills

    Experience/Education:

    --6 months work experience, preferred

     

    --High school diploma or GED

    Working Conditions:

    Work is performed in a warehouse setting and regularly exposed to outside weather conditions, extreme heat and cold conditions as well as dust, water and noise. Work is based on a shift schedule and may include weekends. Overtime required as needed.

    Physical Requirements:

    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 the ability to move, lift, carry, push, or pull items weighing up to 25 lbs.

     

    --Requires bending, reaching, pulling, twisting, kneeling, and lifting.

     

    --Requires the use of hands for grasping and other manipulations.

     

    --Requires standing and walking for long periods of time.

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