Production Floater Operator

Vestis Floater

At Vestis, we provide uniforms, workplace supplies, and professional cleaning that help businesses simplify their workday and keep their teams safe, confident, and focused on what matters most. More than a provider, we are a partner in productivity, trusted to keep you running.

Join us and build a career supporting the people who make it all work.

Job Overview

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.

Location: Erie, PA