PRODUCTION OPERATOR

Crown Laundry Svc•Alexandria, LA

6h•Onsite

About The Position

People selected for a Production Operator position may be placed in various roles within the production process of our Crown Health Care Laundry plant. There may be needs in either or both production areas – Soil or Clean. Assignments are determined based on hiring needs and production levels in each area. Below is a brief explanation for each of those areas of operation within the plant. Pay rates and scheduled work hours are based on area assigned. The primary purpose of the Production Operator is to rotate through various positions within the plant to facilitate the receiving, sorting, washing, drying, ironing and loading of linens to be delivered to various hospitals and medical facilities. You will learn to operate various production equipment as needed for your daily assignments. Equipment must be operated in such a manner as to meet and exceed our customer expectations daily in the safest possible manner. Employees are required to learn all equipment and rotate as needed. Typical learning curve for each position is no longer than 2-5 working days. Standards must be met for each position within two weeks of hire and sustained during employment. Employees will be placed in roles that meet production needs, and the skills and abilities of the employee. All Production Operation employees, whether working in Soil or Clean Production areas will be required to perform other duties as assigned. All employees will adhere to all quality standards and obey all safety standards. All Production Operation employees hired must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without an accommodation.

Requirements

Excellent teamwork skills required.
Employees must be willing to move between all jobs via rotation when needed.
All Production Operation employees hired must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without an accommodation.
Basic computer knowledge and the willingness to learn new computer applications (for Shipping Clerk).
Good recordkeeping skills required (for Shipping Clerk).
Good analytical skills required (for Shipping Clerk).
Will require a Hep B shot (for Shipping Clerk).

Nice To Haves

High School Education or GED preferred

Responsibilities

Rotate through various positions within the plant to facilitate the receiving, sorting, washing, drying, ironing and loading of linens to be delivered to various hospitals and medical facilities.
Operate various production equipment as needed for daily assignments.
Operate equipment in such a manner as to meet and exceed customer expectations daily in the safest possible manner.
Learn all equipment and rotate as needed.
Meet production standards for each position within two weeks of hire and sustain them during employment.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Adhere to all quality standards.
Obey all safety standards.
Perform the essential functions of the job, with or without an accommodation.
Safely sort returned, soiled linen into appropriate classifications in preparation for washing.
Wash and prepare the carts for the Clean Production side of the plant.
Open customer returned soil bags (approximately 45 lbs.), discard plastic bag, spread product out to allow for visibility on soil belt.
Pre-sort classifications as required.
Meet production standard of 45 bags or 2000 lbs. opened per hour.
Float between multiple positions on the work platform moving up and down the belt sorting into the appropriate bins or slots.
Work as a team to ensure linens are sorted safely, quickly and accurately into appropriate bins on the line.
Move empty carts to appropriate area for cleaning and reuse.
Ensure that the carts that returned bagged soiled laundry are cleaned, sterilized, dried out and lined to be ready for clean linens to be built into each cart from the Clean lines, readying the carts for loading onto our trucks.
Secure linen carts.
Stack and build carts proficiently per standards in a manner that’s conducive to customer standards.
Remove linens from the Folder machine, count and stack them per stacking standards, and push the full baskets to the next staging area.
Push, pull and put the cart into place.
Remove items from the conveyor, normally catching items from up to six stations.
Contact maintenance if an item is caught or hung up in the machine.
Take empty carts over to the dryer area and bring another cart and bring it back to their work area.
Adhere to quality standards in terms of quantity and quality of stacking.
Pull out and put to the side non-Crown Health Care Laundry Services linens (e.g., scrubs or blankets).
Remove and put to the side stained items that the feeder didn’t see.
Routinely make quality decisions such as the finishing of a linen that is ready to load in a cart.
Decide when to call Maintenance if an item is stuck or the machine is not functioning properly.
Take items as they come out of the washer or Presser and hand fold, stack and place on the appropriate cart or belt for transporting to the next stage of the process.
Remove product from the previous process.
Identify through on-the-job training how many items per stack.
Pull cart over to work area, adjusting the cart so that linen is at a comfortable waist level.
Fold items and place on the countertop.
Participate in group folding for larger items (partners grab lengthwise end, step back, make lengthwise fold, one person places on countertop in stacks of five).
Fill up the cart in a like manner.
Take the cart over to the next work area.
Make quality decisions, such as identifying if there is a hole or tear in the item, whether it is stained and needs to be rewashed.
Identify when product is not The Company product and remove it.
Decide how many items belong in a particular stack.
Run clean processed linen through the Ironer machine (Feeder, ironer, folder).
Bend down and lift flat sheets, blankets and/or pillowcases from the platform.
Loosen the linens to ensure safe handling prior to feeding them into the ironer.
Pull the flat sheets and feed linen into the spreader, via spreader clips or a spreader arm.
Feed linen into the spreader (first feed) and then into the ironer (second feed).
Feed pillowcases (2-4 people may be feeding at one time).
Decide when something goes in the re-wash basket per pre-established guidelines such as a hole, stain or anything that would make it not a good quality product.
Decide when to call for maintenance if an item is stuck in the machine, or if the machine is not functioning properly.
Adhere to all safety requirements for the equipment and the position.
Fill finished carts of clean, processed linen throughout the facility.
Prepare carts for shipment.
Ensure that carts are loaded onto the delivery trucks.
Build carts.
Accurately operate the scale to appropriately weigh the cart and record the information appropriately.
Secure records of the orders.
Attach a copy of the order form to the side of the cart.
Maintain and track during the day which orders have been filled and which haven’t been completed.
Collect finished carts by repeatedly walking through the plant and proactively seeking them out.
Roll the carts to the weighing area.
Pull the cart up onto the floor scale.
Record the weight into the software program.
Pull the weighed cart off the scale.
Push the next cart onto the scale and repeat the process.
Enter the proper information into the Shipping Software.
May load the delivery truck by pushing the weighed carts onto the back of the appropriate truck as required.
May fill in for other positions as required, i.e., production operator/builder.