Soiled Laundry Sorter Job Austell area,Georgia USA,Manufacturing / Production

Soiled Laundry Sorter

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

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

Sitting
Walking
Bending
Standing
Climbing
Kneeling
Twisting

Lifting:

0 to 10 lbs
10 – 50 lbs
50 – 100 lbs
Over 100 lbs

Pulling / Pushing Force:

0 to 5 lbs
5 – 10 lbs
10 – 20 lbs
Over 20 lbs

Hand Manipulation (check those that apply):

Simple Grasping
Right Hand
Left Hand
Power Grasping
Right Hand
Left Hand
Pushing / Pulling
Right Hand
Left Hand
Fine Manipulation
Right Hand
Left Hand

Other

Physical Requirements:

Requires reaching above shoulders
Requires reaching at or below shoulders
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

Blood / Fluid Exposure Risk:

Category 1 - Tasks involve exposure to blood, fluids, or tissue