Soiled Laundry Sorte

Job Summary:

The primary purpose of this position is to sort returned, soiled linen into appropriate classifications in preparation for washing.

Duties & Essential Job Functions
  • Open customer returned soil bags (bags weigh ~45 lbs.), discard plastic, spread product out to allow for visibility on soil belt. Pre-sort classifications as required. Production standard are 45 bags or 2000 lbs. opened per hour for each operator.
  • Operators located on the work platform float between multiple positions moving up and down the belt sorting into the appropriate bins or slots.
  • Move empty carts to appropriate area for cleaning and reuse.

  • Other Functions and Responsibilities
  • Any other duties as assigned or deemed necessary.

  • Decisions the incumbent must seek approval for prior to execution
  • Anything unusual or outside of normal operations

  • Decisions the incumbent may decide and execute without prior approval
  • If an attendant sees something in the soil bag other than regular items, they must dispose of it appropriately.
  • Call maintenance for repair of equipment if something is not working correctly.
  • Tag broken carts for maintenance to repair

  • Qualifications

    Required Licenses / Certificates

    Physical Requirements / Work Environment

    Check the frequency and number of hours a day the worker is required to do the following specific activities

    Activity

    Frequency

    Hours

    Continuous

    Intermittent

    1-4

    4-8

    8+

    Sitting

    Walking

    X

    X

    Bending

    X

    X

    Standing

    X

    X

    Climbing

    Kneeling

    Twisting

    X

    X

    Lifting

    0 to 10 lbs

    10 - 50 lbs

    50 - 100 lbs

    Over 100 lbs

    X

    Pulling / Pushing Force

    0 to 5 lbs

    5 - 10 lbs

    10 - 20 lbs

    Over 20 lbs

    X

    Hand Manipulation (check those that apply)

    Simple Grasping

    Right Hand

    X

    Left Hand

    X

    Power Grasping

    Right Hand

    X

    Left Hand

    X

    Pushing / Pulling

    Right Hand

    X

    Left Hand

    X

    Fine Manipulation

    Right Hand

    Left Hand

    Other Physical Requirements

    Check if applies

    Frequency / Description

    Requires reaching above shoulders

    Requires reaching at or below shoulders

    X

    Picking up bags from inside bins and placing them on table where they proceed to break bags open

    Requires use of feet to operate foot controls

    Special visual or auditory requirements

    Work Environment

    The employee works near moving mechanical parts; in high precarious places; and outside in weather conditions

    Employee is exposed to fumes or airborne particles

    Employee will be working in non-conditioned facility which may entail extreme heat in summer and extreme cold in winter

    X

    Blood / Fluid Exposure Risk (check the correct category

    Category 1

    Tasks involve exposure to blood, fluids, or tissue

    X

    Category 2

    Usual tasks do not involve exposure to blood, body fluid, or tissues but job may require performing unplanned Category 1 tasks

    Category 3

    Tasks involve no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues

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