Production Lead-Load Builder Operator

Meet Vestis®: For the People Who Make It All Work

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.

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

• Team leaders are assigned multiple tasks within the load building process.
• The team leader is proficient and is charged with training others to excel in their performance.
• Quality standards are explained and reviewed to production employees with the assistance of the team leader.
• The team leader works closely with management coordinating production flow.
• Incumbents may assume multiple tasks based on the current needs within their area.
• Becomes familiar with load sheet (by route, by day) and builds loads one day ahead.
• Follows load building guidance and knows the initial step to line cart with clean cardboard, and loads product in order according to weight, size, type, and other specifications.
• Identifies and segregates mats that do not meet quality requirements in terms of stains, gum stains, rips, tears, holes, or if wet.
• Monitors merchandise not meeting specified quality standards.
• Maneuvers full and empty carts and is familiar with safety standards for pushing and pulling carts 50 lbs. and greater.
• Informs supervisor of any shortages every two to four increments based upon market center reporting process.
• 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 written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, following the day's production plan.
• 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.
• Requires the ability lift and carry product weighting up to 20 lbs frequently.
• Requires the ability to move, push, or maneuver carts weighing up to 300 lbs frequently.
• Requires bending, reaching, twisting, pulling, and pressing above shoulder level and below waist area.
• Requires the use of hands, wrists, and arms for grasping and other manipulations.
• Requires standing and walking for long periods of time.

Education

High school degree or equivalent preferred.

Location: South Bend, IN

Headquartered in Roswell, GA, Vestis® is the second largest provider in the industry with over 300,000 customer locations and approximately 20,000 teammates across North America. Vestis® is a leader in the B2B uniform and workplace supplies category. Vestis® provides clean and safe uniform services and workplace supplies to a broad range of North American customers from Fortune 500 companies to locally owned small businesses across a broad set of end markets. The Company’s comprehensive service offering includes a full-service uniform rental program, cleanroom and other specialty garment processing, floor mats, towels, linens, managed restroom services, first aid supplies and more.

Vestis® is an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, relation, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.

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