General Laundry Worker (3430)
$29,120–$29,120 year
On-siteMiami, Florida, United States
Job Summary
Sort soiled linen by type and category, moving items into designated bins via conveyor belts. Empty soiled linen carts onto a conveyor belt for separation, removing non-linen items and trash before processing. Feed, catch, and stack linen items needing folding or ironing through high-production industrial equipment, separating miss-sorted items before processing. Maintain a clean work area before breaks and at the end of the shift, wearing required PPE including protective gowns, gloves, and eye protection. Work in shifts ranging from 40° to 110° and handle blood, body fluids, or fecal matter occasionally. Pull or push laundry carts weighing up to 500 pounds and lift over 25 pounds. Perform repetitive tasks and work with others in a safe, appropriate manner while demonstrating quality, quantity, and safety competencies.
Required Qualifications
- Constantly able to walk for extended periods
- Constantly required to stand for an entire shift of 8 hours or more
- Constantly reach up and out with arms and hands
- Constantly have good balance
- Constantly stoop
- Constantly kneel
- Constantly crouch
- Constantly crawl
- Constantly speak and hear
- Close vision
- Distance vision
- Color vision
- Depth perception
- 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
- 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
- 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
Desired Qualifications
- High School or equivalent
- Previous laundry experience
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