Production Garment Assembler

Alsco•Ogden, UT

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Garment Assembler prepares clean garments for route delivery by identifying, inspecting, sorting, bundling, and loading them according to route and customer. The position may also be referred to as Garment Tie Out or 10 Sort Feeder. It performs additional production tasks as needed and other tasks as required. The assembler retrieves finished garments from rail storage or a steam tunnel rail, inspects garments for quality, and reroutes items for mending when necessary. The role involves reading garment labels, sorting items onto stationary sort rails by route, customer, and individual user, and following written packing instructions. Garments are transferred to final assembly rails, carts, or bins for loading into delivery vehicles or placement in designated areas. Other garments may need to be hand-folded or wrapped. The assembler must work at a pace that keeps up with garment flow and delivery requirements, meet efficiency and safety standards, report shortages or routing problems to supervision, and keep the work area neat and clean. The role also uses a computer interface to investigate and resolve RFID assignments. Work takes place in production areas of an industrial laundry facility, around large machinery and conditions that may include temperature variations, odors, humidity, lint, and dust. Physical demands include standing, rapid walking, reaching overhead, pushing, pulling, grasping, twisting, lifting up to 30 pounds, and stooping for the full shift. No education is listed. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug screening.

Requirements

Recognize colors and sizes, and count and load accurately.
Recognize, inspect, and grade products.
Pay attention to detail and maintain quality standards.
Comprehend garment labels and follow written packing instructions.
Comprehend and follow written and verbal directions.
Meet the physical demands of the job for the entire shift, including standing, rapid walking, seeing, hearing, reaching overhead, pushing, pulling, grasping, twisting, lifting up to 30 pounds, and stooping.
Successfully complete drug screening as a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

Retrieve finished, clean garments from the rail storage system or steam tunnel rail.
Inspect garments for quality and reroute garments for mending when needed.
Read garment labels and sort garments onto stationary sort rails by route, customer, and individual user.
Follow written packing instructions.
Work at a pace that keeps up with garment flow and delivery date requirements.
Transfer garments to final assembly rails or carts/bins for loading into delivery vehicles or to designated areas.
Identify and notify supervision of shortages or routing problems.
Hand-fold or wrap other garments and load them according to written packing instructions.
Meet efficiency and safety standards for the position.
Follow instructions from supervision.
Keep the work area neat and clean.
Use a computer interface to investigate and resolve RFID assignments.
Perform other production tasks and other tasks as required.