for working in the facility along with a description of the working environment. If this is the type of work which interests you, and you can perform the tasks with or without reasonable accommodation, please sign and date the form below, complete an application for employment, and we will arrange an interview.
An Equal Opportunity Employer Health Systems Cooperative Laundries is an equal opportunity employer. Your application will not be used for limiting or excluding any application from consideration for employment on a basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation in the application and/or interview process should notify a representative
of the organization. Shift: Sunday, Tuesday-Friday 3:30 pm - 12:00 am with Monday and Saturday off Basic communication in English. Custom Area Sorting - Responsible for opening, emptying, sorting, and counting bags of soiled hospital-owned linens into established linen classifications.
This position requires appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). Treating Coats - Responsible for inspecting lab coats and jackets, ensuring that finished products are of high quality; treating any stains prior to the wash process. PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required for this function. Wash Operator - Responsible for sorting soiled custom linens, loading and operating small washer extractors,
loading and operating small custom dryers, and moving the processed custom items over to the custom finishing area.
This position requires appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to be worn when handling soiled linen; hands will be washed at the sink or hand sanitizer will be used whenever gloves are removed. Press Operator - Responsible for inspecting lab coats and jackets, ensuring that finished products are of high quality; pressing lab coats and warm-up jackets through steam tunnel or the press; preparing linens for shipping to correct customers. Custom Finishing - Responsible for inspecting and folding custom linens, ensuring that finished products are of high quality; processing lab coats and warm-up jackets through steam tunnel or press; preparing linens for shipping to correct customers.
Shipping - Responsible for correctly, completely, and promptly filling all customer orders, following the established schedule. Mending Sorting Textiles Responsible for inspecting textiles that are brought to the mending department to determine what is wrong with the item and sorting them in accordance with pre-established guidelines. Distribution Cart Packer Responsible for packing stock carts according to the par levels specified on the user area pick lists.
This position is also responsible for inspecting and ensuring a high level of finished product quality. Shipping Operator Responsible for scanning, weighing, and recording every cart or package of finished product before it is shipped to the client hospital. Also responsible for properly positioning the finished carts in the correct order and staging location at the loading dock. Also responsible for inspecting the carts and linens to ensure a high level of finished product quality. Laundry Workers - Finishing Small Fold - Responsible for hand folding small linen items and stacking wash cloths at the lift table folding stations.
Also responsible for inspecting and insuring a high level of finished product quality. Sheet Ironer - Responsible for feeding flat sheets into the Chicago Edge spreader feeder. Also responsible for inspecting and insuring a high level of finished product quality Small Piece Ironer - Responsible for feeding and catching small linen items that require pressing in the ironer. Also responsible for inspecting and insuring a high level of finished product quality. Floor Person - Responsible for empty cart supply and full cart removal for the main conveyor packing station and the stock cart assembly department.
Dry Fold Catcher - Responsible for removing stacks of folded linen items from the main transfer conveyor and neatly packing them into bulk linen carts. Also responsible for inspecting finished products and removing rejected linens. Lead Floor Person - Responsible for keeping the carts of clean unfinished linens organized and insuring that all finishing stations have product to work on. Assists the finishing stations with transitions from cart to cart. Helps cover any positions that are temporarily vacant. Also responsible for recording production numbers and assists with training new employees.
Dryer Operator Milnor Dryer Operator - Responsible for monitoring the CBW presses, shuttle, and dryer lines to ensure a continuous flow of operation. Also responsible for distributing carts of dried linens to the appropriate finishing stations. Washroom Operator Ellis Washer - Responsible for weighing wash loads, loading the Ellis washers, setting the washer controls, unloading the washers, and moving the washed loads to the 400 lb dryers. This position requires appropriate PPE. Soil Sort Presort Worker - Responsible for opening, emptying, and sorting bags of soiled hospital linens into established linen classifications.
Also responsible for complying with the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen standards. This position requires appropriate PPE. Soil Sort Lead - Responsible for keeping the carts of soil linens organized and insuring that all soil dumpers have product to work on. Assists the soil dumpers with transitions from cart to cart. Also helps cover any positions that are temporarily vacant. Also responsible for recording production numbers and assists with training new employees. This position requires appropriate PPE.
Packroom Surgical Linen Sorter - Responsible for removing all adhesives from soiled surgical linen items, sorting them into the appropriate categories, attaching paperwork to filled loads, and bringing to the wash area. This position requires appropriate PPE. Laundry Worker - Responsible for inspecting, folding, assembling, and wrapping surgical linen items for packs to be used in surgery, ensuring that finished products are of high quality. Physical Requirements Ability to walk and stand for long periods of time. Ability to follow an established schedule. Ability to reach production goals.
Ability to bend into laundry carts and lift soil and clean linens. Ability to load washers to rated capacity. Ability to push and pull full carts of linen (soil and clean). Ability to lift and empty bags of soiled linens onto the presort belt. Ability to lift 20 lbs. Work Environment - The ability to work under non-climate controlled conditions. The temperature of the plants will vary based on the time of the year. Candidates will need to be able to adapt to various productivity standards (example: Sheets 900 per hour & Pillow Cases 500 per hour, etc. ). These jobs are Union positions and will be required to work overtime depending on Day or Night Shift availability.
Please note this is not a comprehensive listing of all job duties. Nothing in any job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
some point. JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for opening, emptying, sorting counting bags of soiled hospital owned linen into established linen classifications. Appropriate PPE must be worn and will be provided. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Responsible for inspecting lab coats and jackets, ensuring that finished products are of high quality; treating any stains prior to the wash process.
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required for this function. Responsible for inspecting lab coats and jackets, ensuring that finished products are of high quality; pressing lab coats and warm-up jackets through steam tunnel or the press; preparing linens for shipping to correct customers. Responsible for inspecting
and folding custom linens, ensuring that finished products are of high quality; processing lab coats and warm-up jackets through steam tunnel or press; preparing linens for shipping to correct customers.
Ability to work overtime NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Performs other duties as required. KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Basic communication in English. Communicate with others to exchange information. Knowledge of OSHA and safety standards. Proactive and self-motivated, with a high attention to detail and follow-through. Ability to push and pull carts of material up to 500LBS Strong interpersonal/communication skills and the ability to work and communicate in a richly diverse environment.
Good communication skills. Energetic, self-starter. REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Must be able to stand for the duration of the shift.
Perform repetitive motions throughout the shift such as push, pull, and lift. Must be able to withstand soiled linen and clothing of all sorts. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand/walk most of the day and also required to repeat motions to: sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
The employee must constantly push and pull up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Fast-paced production environment - non-climate-controlled environment. Union environment with diverse workforce with multiple languages. Seven days per week operation - weekends required - nights may be required. NOTE Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Health Systems Cooperative Laundries is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate of the basis of any status protected by any federal, state, or local law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
