Production Distribution 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.

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.

• Becomes familiar with the garment numbering system (GID) and shipping schedule board

• Follows a shipping schedule and knows the initial step to separate garments into routes for specific sort area (first, second, or third)

• Removes garments from supply rail, places on the appropriate conveyor or placard hook by route (first sort), by last man numbered (second sort), or by customer number (third sort)

• Hangs all shirts of the same route then hangs all pants before proceeding to the next batch/bar

• Removes odd garments and places them in the correct space on the odd numbered garment bar

• Informs the supervisor of any quality, mechanical, or shipping schedule problems

• Watches the end of the supply bars for falling garments and re-hangs fallen garments on appropriate bar

• Stops the line when jams or other problems occur further down the line and for breaks

• Monitors garments for wrinkles and removes garments not meeting specified quality standards in terms of ink stains, tears, holes, missing buttons, or loose tags

• Maintains safe and clean work environment, and observes best practices in all production activities

• Other duties as assigned

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

• Working knowledge of basic math skills

• Good verbal and/or written communication skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Ability to meet attendance schedule

• 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

• Work is based on a shift schedule, and may include weekends

• Overtime required as needed

• 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 continuous reaching at shoulder and/or overhead level

• Requires the use of hands for grasping and other manipulations

• Requires standing and walking for long periods of time

High school degree or equivalent preferred

Location:

Birmingham, AL

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…