About this role
Summary:
Responsible for dumping soiled linen from carts and sorting and separating mixed soiled linen from Laundry accounts. Processing clean, dry, folded linen and/or linen that requires ironing, and placing it into delivery carts.
Essential Responsibilities:
Soiled Linen Sorting
- Sort soiled linen received from accounts. Separate linen by type category and accurately and consistently move it into designated sorting bins using conveyor belts.
- Observe and practice all personal protective practices as required - PPE.
- Meet and maintain established production standards as required.
- Mixed Soil Linen Separated into Hopper – 800 pounds per hour
- Maintain a clean work area before breaks and at the end of the shift.
- Remove all non-linen items and place them in the designated location.
- Move soiled linen carts into the cart dumper and empty soiled linen onto a conveyor belt for sorting and separation into the system.
- Meet and maintain established production standards as required.
- Soiled Carts emptied- 25 per hour @ two operators
- Separate non-linen items and trash before placing them on the inclined belt.
- Keep trash and recyclable plastics separate and put them in the appropriate compactor.
- All other duties as assigned.
Dry Folding Linen
- Feed, catch, and or stack linen items needing folding through high-production industrial laundry equipment.
- Meet and maintain established production standards as required.
- Bath Towels- 750 per hour
- Patient Gowns- 300 per hour
- Blankets – 500 per hour
- Baby Blankets- 750 per hour
- Wash clothes - (Stack by Hand) – 1000 per hour
- Separate miss-sorted linen items before processing them into designated containers.
- Maintain a clean work area before breaks and at the end of the shift.
- Remove all non-linen items and place them in a designated location.
- All other duties as assigned.
Flatwork Linen Processing
- Feed, catch, or stack linen items needing ironing through high-production industrial laundry equipment.
- Meet and maintain established production standards as required.
- Flat Sheets- 300 per hour
- Contour Sheets – 280 per hour
- Pillowcases – 700 per hour
- Scrubs – 300 per hour
- Separate miss-sorted linen items before processing them into designated containers.
- Maintain a clean work area before breaks and at the end of the shift.
- Remove all non-linen items and place them in a designated location.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education, Experience, and Requirements:
- High School or equivalent is preferred, but not necessary.
- Previous laundry experience is a plus, but not required.
Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Constantly able to walk for extended periods and to use hands to grasp, handle, or feel
- Constantly required to stand for an entire shift of 8 hours or more.
- Constantly reach up and out with arms and hands, climb, have good balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
- Constantly speak and hear.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Able to stand and walk for extended periods.
- Constantly able to lift and carry over 25 pounds.
- Constantly able to wear protective gowns, gloves, surgical masks, and eye protection while performing tasks.
- Constantly able to handle and view blood, body fluids, and fecal matter in soiled linen occasionally.
- Constantly able to pull or push laundry carts on wheels weighing up to 500 pounds when full of soiled linen.
- Constantly have shoulder and arm strength to pull and separate bags of soiled linen from the inverted laundry cart onto the table.
- Open plastic or nylon bags containing soiled linen onto the moving conveyor belt.
- Constantly have the arm and shoulder strength and range of motion to pull and separate blankets, patient gowns, towels, and other thoroughly dried linen items if they become tangled from a weighted pile repeatedly for the duration of the shift.
- Constantly have arm and shoulder strength and range of motion to pull and separate sheets if tangled from a damp weighted pile repeatedly for the duration of the shift.
- Able to withstand shifts in temperature from 40° to 110°
- Able to perform repetitive tasks the entire shift
- Able to work in a competitive market
- Able to work with others in a safe and appropriate manner
- Regular and timely attendance
Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Oral Communication – Bilingual: Listens and obtains clarification for verbal instructions.
Diversity – Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences.
Ethics - Treats people with respect; inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethics; Upholds organizational values.
Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
Quantity – Completes work promptly and works efficiently.
Safety and Security —Observes safety and security procedures; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.
Adaptability – Adapts to change in the work environment.
Attendance/Punctuality – Is consistent and on time at work.
Dependability – Follows instructions and responds to the supervisor’s direction.
Initiative - Volunteers readily; Asks for and offers help when needed.
Work Environment: The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. Noise levels are usually moderate.