Production Associate

Overview

PLANT OPERATIONS CAREERS / HOURLY

Production Associate

Process the linen that keeps hospitals running.

Every sheet, gown, and scrub we deliver ends up at a patient's bedside.

Since 1967serving healthcare

97%customer retention

#1in HLAC-accredited plants

9M+ lbsof linen every week, companywide

Join nearly 4,000 Associates at 65+ plants and branches nationwide.

Schedule: Monday - Friday 1st Sift 4am-12:30pm & 2nd Shift 12:45pm - 9:15pm

Experience: None required

Pay: Weekly

Reports to: Production Supervisor

Every clean gown and sheet a hospital uses starts on our production floor. As a Production Associate, you'll sort, process, inspect, and package healthcare linens and garments so our customers get clean, high-quality products on time.

Why you'll like it here

Steady, essential work

Healthcare facilities need clean linen every day, and our plants run to meet that need.

Learn the whole floor

You'll be trained across production: Soil Sort, Finishing Linen, Finishing Garments, and Loadouts.

Uniform and PPE provided

We supply your ImageFIRST uniform and the safety gear you need, including eye protection, hearing protection, and hard hats.

Weekly pay and real benefits

Get paid every week, with medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) match, and more.

Grow with us

★★★★★

Trabajar con muchas culturas es excelente, buen respeto de compañeros, jefes, coordinadores, supervisores.

Working with many cultures is excellent, with good respect among coworkers, managers, coordinators, and supervisors.

Production Associate · ImageFIRST Associate review

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Responsibilities & Qualifications

A day in the role

START OF SHIFTPut on your uniform and PPE and get your assignment: Soil Sort, Finishing Linen, Finishing Garments, or Loadouts.

THROUGH THE DAYSort, process, inspect, fold, and package linens and garments to our quality standards.

LOADOUTSStage finished product by route and let your supervisor know what is needed to complete each load.

BEFORE YOU GOClean and sanitize your workstation, and report any safety or equipment concerns.

How you'll be measured

No guessing. These are the measures that define success in this role:

Safety compliance and training

Productivity vs. plant goals

Quality and accuracy

Sorting and inspection accuracy

Attendance and reliability

Infection prevention standards

What you need

• Basic reading, writing, and math skills.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced production environment.
• Flexibility to work overtime and support special business needs when required.

Physical requirements

The physical requirements below are representative of those needed to perform the essential functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Essential · Constant: Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, and perform repetitive motions for the duration of the shift.
• Essential · Frequent: Ability to lift, push, pull, and move materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Essential · Constant: Ability to work in an industrial laundry environment with heat, humidity, noise, and moving machinery.
• Essential · Constant: Ability to wear the required ImageFIRST uniform and PPE, including eye protection, hearing protection, and hard hats.

Reasonable accommodation: ImageFIRST provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, consistent with applicable law. If you need an accommodation to apply or to perform the essential functions of this job, contact hrsupport@imagefirst.com.

Bonus points

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous manufacturing, production, warehouse, laundry, or textile services experience.
• Experience operating production or industrial equipment.
• Knowledge of workplace safety procedures and quality standards.

We'll teach you: Every area of the production floor, our quality standards, and the safety, PPE, and infection-prevention procedures healthcare linen is held to. No experience needed.

MILITARY & VETERANS

Served? Your skills fit here.

If you've worked to a standard in uniform, you already know how our plants run. Whether you're transitioning out, serving in the Guard or Reserve, or a veteran, we want to hear from you.

• Following SOPs to the letter: here, safety, quality, and infection-prevention standards
• Teamwork under pressure: here, hitting daily production goals
• Accountability for gear and supplies: here, product accuracy and loadouts

Guard and Reserve members: we support your service commitments. Tell us your branch and specialty when you apply.

Company Values & Benefits

How we work

Our four Core Values are our required competencies. Here's what they look like in this role.

Be Respectful

Value all we come in contact with.

In this role: You treat every teammate with dignity on a fast-moving floor.

Be Remarkable

Create a positive moment with every interaction.

In this role: Complete, accurate loadouts mean every customer gets what they need.

Be Safe

Keep ourselves and those around us safe.

In this role: You follow safety, PPE, and infection-prevention standards every shift.

Be Honest

Be guided by truthfulness in all we do.

In this role: You report issues, counts, and mistakes straight, so they get fixed.

Great work gets noticed

Everyday recognition

Coworkers nominate each other for going above and beyond, and those nominations go up in the office for everyone to see.

All Stars & Council of Excellence

Each year, Associates who live our values are nominated as All-Stars and earn a certificate and a cash award. Top winners join the Council of Excellence with an additional reward.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Pet, Legal, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off package
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Referral Program

Who we are

ImageFIRST is the nation's largest medical-focused linen and laundry provider, serving health systems, hospitals, and outpatient facilities since 1967. We run more HLAC-accredited facilities than anyone else, and 97% of our customers stay with us.

Our mission: improving the lives of our associates, our customers, and the patients they serve.

Ready to keep healthcare supplied? Apply today.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug-Free Workplace

We maintain a drug-free workplace in compliance with state and federal law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are fueled by the talent, passion, and diversity of our associates.