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Job Summary:

The Flatwork worker is responsible for manually feeding laundry machinery, such as folding, ironing or tunnel dryer machines. Flatwork staff works as a team, and each member may operate up to 6 different machines within a shift, as well as handle both wet and dry laundry as needed.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

This position will work within a team of people performing similar duties. Along with one or more team members, and Century Flatwork worker may perform some or all of the following duties during a given shift:

• Push/pull a sling of cleaned linens and dumping into a pile in bin

• Retrieve washed wet/damp linens from a bin (cart)

• Identify the customer by the garment tag

• Separate/open linens

• Feed linens onto a machine belt for folding or ironing

• Place linens in an automated stacker or conveyor

• Place garments onto a metal hanger

• Hang garments on the conveyer for processing, such as in the Tunnel Dryer

• Catch/stack linen as it comes out of folding machines

• Check machinery as needed, e.g., in case of jams

Additional Responsibilities:

On occasion, a Flatwork worker may be requested to handle linen which requires special attention, including:

• Opening and/or sorting clean bundled linens and folding them on tabletop

• Visually and manually inspecting for the area to be mended

• Repairing linen by cutting away any loose thread or material, pinching the seams together, and running it through the sewing machine using a foot pedal

• Counting folded linens and stacking them by count

• Returning repaired linen to bins

Supervisory Responsibilities:

N/A

Minimum Qualifications:

• Reading and writing comprehension, computer and math skills typically associated with a high school level education

• Quality orientation and high attention to detail

• Able to manage multiple tasks and priorities and easily adapt to changing situations

• Strong teamwork skills- ready and willing to work closely with team members

• Open to and able to work day or night shifts, and willing to rotate shifts depending on production need

• Open to long hours and working weekends (Sat/Sun)

Preferred Qualifications:

• High School Diploma • Prior experience working in a plant environment

• Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Travel Required:

N/A

Physical Requirements:

• Physical Demands consist of standing, walking, reaching overhead, bending, stooping, twisting, pushing, pulling, grasping, and lifting 50 lbs. or more.

• Constant pushing/pulling of laundry carts with weights of 250 lbs. is common with some cart weights exceeding 600 lbs.

• Must be able to meet the physical demands for the entire shift.

Work Environment:

Production areas of a typical industrial laundry facility, which includes working with and around large machinery, variations in temperature, noise, odors, humidity, lint, dust, chemicals and other hazards.

Note: This job description is not an employment agreement or contract, nor designed to contain a definitive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee.

Century Linen is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan or policy statement, or you have a disability and you believe you need reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please call to (617)702-8429. This number is exclusively to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned. Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled.