General Laundry Worker (3430)

## Description

**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.