Location: Bellingham, WA#CBOverview:Performs work as part of a team, alone, in an industrial laundry facility, or warehouse environment. Responsible for the safe, expeditious, and accurate handling of merchandise into and/or out of the laundry facility, or warehouse.
- Responsibilities/Essential Functions:
Prepares appropriate numbers of daily slings or carts/carriers for the wash floor; Unloads trucks and Verifies merchandise type and quantity on PUC card; segregates like items together in a sling; Helps maintain proper inventories of high-use items to help ensure 100% load fill rates daily, Identifies counts, and totals ruin or damaged merchandise and records on the PUC card; Maintains safe and clean work environment, and observes best practices in all production activities; Other duties as assigned.
- Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Ability to understand all required training, written, and verbal instructions; Working knowledge of basic math skills; Good verbal and written communication skills; Ability to work independently and as part of a team; Ability to meet attendance schedule.
- Working Environment/Safety Requirements:
Work is performed in a warehouse setting and is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions, extreme heat, and cold conditions as well as dust and noise.Work is based on a shift schedule, and may include weekends. Overtime is required as needed.Physical Requirements Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions; Requires the ability to move or maneuver slings or carriers weighing up to 220 lbs; Requires the ability to move, lift, carry, push, or pull product weighing up to 50 lbs; Requires bending, reaching, pulling, and pressing at shoulder level and below waist area; Requires the use of hands for grasping and other manipulations; Requires standing and walking for long periods of time.
High school degree or equivalent preferred Benefits: Vestis offers a wide array of comprehensive benefit programs and services including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, basic life insurance, and paid parental leave. Employees are able to enroll in the company's 401k plan. Employees are eligible for 40 hours of vacation, and 8 hours of floating holidays. Employees will also receive 6 paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Compensation: The hourly rate for this position ranges from $18.45, depending on circumstances including an applicant's skills and qualifications, certain degrees and certifications, prior job experience, market data, and other relevant factors.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
