Laundry Production Worker

Description

• Century Linen & Uniform is seeking Full-Time Production Workers for our Johnstown, NY Facility
• Location: 125 Balzano Dr. Johnstown NY 12095
• Hours: 1st Shift -6am-2:30pm M-F Sat OT -$16.00/hr
• 2nd Shift - 2:30pm-11pm M-F Sat OT -$16.50/hr
• \*FREE\* Transportation provided for all employees to and from Stewarts in Johnstown and Stewarts in Gloversville
• \*\*WE ARE CURRENTLY NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM FORMER EMPLOYEES OF CENTURY OR ROBINSON & SMITH\*\*

Job Summary

Laundry Production Workers are responsible for manually feeding laundry machinery, such as folding, ironing or tunnel dryer machines. Our staff works as a team, and each member may operate up to 6 different machines within a shift, as well as handle both wet and dry laundry as needed.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

This position will work within a team of people performing similar duties. Along with one or more team members, a Century Production Workers may perform some or all of the following duties during a given shift:

• Push/pull a sling of cleaned linens and dumping into a pile in bin
• Retrieve washed wet/damp linens from a bin (cart)
• Identify the customer by the Item being processed
• Separate/open new linens
• Feed linens onto a machine belt for folding or ironing
• Place linens in an automated stacker or conveyor
• Place garments onto a metal hanger
• Hang garments on the conveyer for processing, such as in the Tunnel Dryer
• Catch/stack linen as it comes out of folding machines
• Quality Control

• *Additional Responsibilities:*
• On occasion, a Flatwork worker may be requested to handle linen which requires special attention

including

• Opening and/or sorting clean bundled linens and folding them on tabletop
• Counting folded linens and stacking them by count
• Perform other tasks as assigned by manager
• Working in the Soil Room when needed (additional pay applies)

Supervisory Responsibilities

N/A

Travel Required

N/A

Physical Requirements

• Physical Demands consist of standing, walking, reaching, bending, stooping, twisting, pushing, pulling, grasping, and lifting 50 lbs. or more
• Constant pushing/pulling of laundry carts
• Must be able to meet the physical demands for the entire shift

Work Environment

Production areas of a typical industrial laundry facility, which includes working with and around large machinery, variations in temperature, noise, odors, humidity, lint, dust.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Reading and writing comprehension, computer and math skills typically associated with a high school level education
• Quality orientation and high attention to detail
• Able to manage multiple tasks and priorities and easily adapt to changing situations
• Strong teamwork skills - ready and willing to work closely with team members
• Open to working weekends (Sat/Sun) when needed

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma
• Prior experience working in a plant environment
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)