Production: UniClean Cleanroom Services

UniFirst•Rocky Mount, NC

About The Position

The Production role supports UniClean Cleanroom Services by processing articles in a clean-room environment. The employee sorts, washes, dries, inspects, repairs, and packages articles according to work orders and established contamination-control procedures. A clean-room or contamination-control background is helpful but not required; the employer seeks a motivated person with a strong work ethic who wants to build a career with the company. The role requires following detailed instructions and procedures, including practices intended to prevent clean-room contamination. The work involves frequent standing, occasional reaching, and frequent lifting or moving of items up to 25 pounds, with occasional lifting or moving of items up to 50 pounds. Employees are frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, and the work environment is usually moderately noisy.

Requirements

Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.
Less than high school education; up to one month of related experience or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read a limited number of two- to three-syllable words, recognize similarities and differences between words and number series, and print and speak simple sentences.
Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply and divide with tens and hundreds, including using American units of money, weight, volume, and distance.
Ability to use common-sense understanding to follow detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions and address problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including frequent standing and lifting or moving items up to 25 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
Must follow established procedures in wet and/or humid conditions and take steps to avoid clean-room contamination.

Nice To Haves

A clean-room or contamination-control background.
A strong work ethic and motivation to establish a career with an industry leader.

Responsibilities

Sort articles by item and material type.
Put on clean-room garments, including at minimum a hood, coverall, boots, and gloves.
Follow best practices for clean-room environments and established procedures to avoid contamination.
Weigh articles, load them into a washer, and start the washer.
Remove clean, wet articles from the washer and place them into dryers for measured time cycles.
Turn or right articles as necessary in preparation for packaging.
Inspect articles for damage.
Mend torn or damaged articles as necessary.
Bundle and package articles according to work order requirements.