1st Shift Sorter

The Soil Sort Worker is responsible for sorting incoming soiled laundry in preparation for the laundry process.

This position will work within a team of people performing similar duties. Along with one or more employees, may perform some or all of the following duties during a given shift:

• Manually open bags containing soiled linen
• Push or pull a cart weighing up to 250 pounds from the adjoining sorting area
• Position cart on the floor-located scale to note bag weight
• Move the cart up to the hoist loading area
• Lift bag straps and attach them to the overhead hoist
• Activate hoist control push buttons to initiate the conveyance of the bag
• Sort linen by hand to identify and separate by type
• Pick up and place linen in the appropriate bins
• Demonstrate friendly and respectful behavior in the work environment
• Perform job rotation as required
• Assist in any job duty as instructed by Management

• Ability to read and write
• Quality orientation and high attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, changing priorities and easily adapt to fluctuating situations
• Strong teamwork skills—ready and willing to work closely with employees
• Ability to lift in excess of 50 pounds
• Ability to continuously push/pull carts over 250 pounds
• Open, and able, to work day or night shifts, and willing to rotate shifts depending on production need
• Open to long hours and working weekends (Saturday/Sunday) when necessary
• Pass a background check and drug screen, in accordance with applicable laws

• Prior experience working in a plant environment

• Physical demands include constant standing and frequent walking
• Constant reaching above and below shoulder height, twisting, grasping, and pulling items and work tools such as mops, towels, and cleaning products
• Repetitive hand movement includes simple and power grasping, fine manipulation and pushing and pulling items up to 50 pounds on a constant basis
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Required to wear and use personal protective equipment as needed
• Ability to complete job duties while wearing protective gear during indoor and outdoor tasks
• Ability to hear for safety and awareness of surroundings
• Ability to meet the physical demands for the entire shift

Production areas of a typical industrial laundry facility, which includes working with and around large machinery, variations in temperature (non‑air‑conditioned work area), noise, humidity, and other hazards.

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40