Bidvest Laundry Group Laundry Worker

Bidvest Laundry Group Laundry Worker Vacancies

Bidvest Laundry Group invites suitably qualified applicants to apply for their Laundry Worker Vacancies. The closing date for applications will be communicated by the employer.

If you are looking for practical work in a structured production environment and you live in or around Shakaskraal, this opportunity could be a good step forward.

Bidvest Laundry Group is a well-known name in professional laundry and textile care services. The company operates large laundry plants that service clients who depend on strict hygiene, quality, and turnaround standards. Laundry Workers are a vital part of this process, ensuring that linen is cleaned, handled, and returned to clients in perfect condition.

Laundry Workers play a critical role in maintaining hygiene, quality, and safety standards. Clean linen is essential for client satisfaction and health compliance. Every step, from receiving dirty linen to returning clean and folded items, must be done correctly and consistently.

This position suits individuals who can follow procedures, pay attention to detail, and handle physical work in a production-style environment.

The main responsibility of a Laundry Worker is to support all laundry and production-related processes within the plant. This includes cleaning, sorting, washing, drying, ironing, folding, packing, and quality checking linen and related items.

Workers are also expected to identify problems, report issues, and take corrective action where needed to maintain quality standards.

Laundry Workers must always wear the required Montana uniform, closed black shoes, and a name tag while on duty. Before starting any task, the correct Personal Protective Equipment must be worn. This includes:

• Hairnet or mocap
• Mask
• Gloves
• Apron

All issued PPE must be recorded and signed for on the provided sheets.

Good hygiene is essential in the laundry environment. Workers must wash their hands:

• When entering the laundry
• Before handling clean linen
• Before and after eating
• Before and after using the toilet

These steps help prevent contamination and ensure client safety.

Laundry Workers receive dirty linen from cleaners, sort it by item, count it, and record the information in the provided book. Both the laundry representative and cleaner must sign the book.

Stained linen must be kept separate and washed separately to avoid spreading stains.

All linen must be weighed correctly according to washing machine capacity and item type. Washer extractors must be loaded correctly from back to front, without overloading.

Workers must select the correct wash programme and add the correct amount of detergent into the soap compartment.

After unloading, all trolleys and bins must be washed and disinfected. Each cleaning task must be recorded and signed on the checklist. Washer log sheets must be completed accurately, including correct load times.

Clean linen must be checked for stains before being loaded into dryers. Any stained items must be removed for re-washing.

Laundry Workers must load tumble dryers correctly and choose the correct drying cycle. Overloading or underloading dryers is not allowed. Flat sheets and items that need ironing must not be over-dried.

Blankets, towels, pillows, and similar items must be dried separately using the correct cycle. Dryers must be allowed to cool down before linen is removed.

Sheets that are wrinkled must be ironed before folding. Linen must be dry, stain-free, and wrinkle-free before final folding. Workers must perform quality checks before completing this step.

Items that require mending must be separated and handed to the seamstress. Stained or damaged linen that cannot be repaired must be…