Production Floater Operator

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.