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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
Responsible for providing work direction and training for daily laundry production activities for an assigned department and/or shift or a rotating set of departments or assignments. Working under direction of the production manager or supervisor. Seeks to meet daily production standards and profitability objectives for assigned group or area. Leads by example; follows established branch riles, regulations and procedures as well as company safety guidelines, goals, and initiatives. The ideal candidate for this position will possess the ability to be cross trained to perform a variety of tasks that may include receive and sort laundry, inspect garments for all mending needs, operate equipment such as dryers and ironers, and bundling of clean garments to be re-distributed to our customers.
Responsibilities

• Attendance is an essential function of the job
• Work in assigned area of production responsibility as scheduled in a safe and efficient manner
• Attend departmental and branch meetings as needed to engage and complete education and training
• Assist fellow production workers by performing duties of lesser skill, such as supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work areas and equipment
• Consistently seek the improvement and development in assigned role/job and skills
• Seek to develop multiple areas of capability to support the production team
• Create and support a culture of adherence to branch standardization in support of financial, service and safety goals
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor or manager

Qualifications

• Ability to work assigned shift-attendance is required
• Basic math reasoning skills
• Lifting ability; up to 25-30 pounds continuously; Push/Pull ability; up to 150 pounds assisted
• Capability to work in a fast-paced work environment with fluctuating temperatures and loud noise levels while working with machinery in a safe and conscientious manner
• Must be able to adhere to safety standards

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of industrial laundry experience
• Capability of understanding work instructions in English

Departments and Duties
Quality workmanship, teamwork and regular attendance are essential in these roles
Location: Springfield, IL
Benefits: Vestis offers a wide array of comprehensive benefit programs and services including medical, dental, vision and pension. Employees are eligible for 40 hours per year, total vacation, 16 hours of total floating holiday hours per year. Employees will also receive 6 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
Compensation: The hourly rate for this position is $24.18, depending on circumstances including an applicant's skills and qualifications, certain degrees and certifications, prior job experience, market data and other relevant factors.
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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Vestis Commitment to Equal Opportunity Employment
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Reasonable Accommodations and the Online Application Process
Consistent with Vestis and Canadian Linen's commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who need assistance in applying electronically for a position with Vestis or Canadian Linen, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship. To request a reasonable accommodation for this purpose, please call 1-833-901-8823 or email us at accessibility@vestis.com.
Please note that this phone number is to be used solely to request an accommodation with respect to the online application process. Calls for any other reason will not be returned. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.
Thank you for your interest in an employment opportunity with Vestis, Canadian Linen and Québec Linge.