1st Shift Sorter

Description

Job Description

Division Laundry and Cleaners, Inc.

Job Title:

Sorter Day(5am – 1:30pm) FLSA Status:
Nonexempt

Department:
Sorting

Reports to:

Production Supervisor

Approved by:
Patricia Garcia Luna

Approved date:
Updated July 2026

The Sorter is responsible for sorting incoming soiled laundry from healthcare and hospitality facilities in preparation for the laundry process. Sorter staff work as a team, with each member operating stations, located on an elevated platform, in which soiled linen can be automatically conveyed and sorted according to type.

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

• Push carts to holding area by customer account
• Position cart on the floor-located scale to note bag weight
• Sort linen by hand to identify and separate by type
• Operate linen cart dumper to unload bags of linen onto conveyor
• Manually open bags containing soiled linen
• Pick up and place linen in the appropriate bins
• Maintain a clean work area
• Additional duties as assigned
• Perform job rotation as required

• Ability to comprehend, read and write English.
• Quality orientation and high attention to detail
• Able to manage multiple tasks and priorities and easily adapt to changing situations
• Strong teamwork skills-ready and willing to work closely with team members
• Open to and able to work day or night shifts, and willing to rotate shifts depending on production need
• Open to long hours and working weekends (Sat/Sun)
• Able to continuously push/pull wheeled laundry carts while empty and with over 250 pounds when full
• Pass a background check and regulated drug screen, in accordance with applicable laws

• Prior experience working in a plant environment

Requirements

• Physical Demands include constant standing and frequent walking throughout entire work shift. Maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on work surface.
• Must be able to safely and repeatedly ascend and descend stairs throughout the workday.
• Constant reaching above and below shoulder height, twisting, applying pressure, grasping (including fingers, thumb and palm) items and loading machinery in a repetitive motion.
• Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This occurs constantly throughout the shift requiring substantial use of the upper arms, shoulders and back muscles.
• Workstation is elevated. All employees working in this role must be able to ascend and descend stairways constantly throughout the entire shift.
• Constant reaching above and below shoulder height, twisting, grasping items and loading machinery in a repetitive motion.
• Constant throughout entire 8-hour shift, fingering, fine manipulation, picking and grasping primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm.
• Constant pushing/pulling of both empty and full, wheeled laundry carts of varying weights and sizes, up to and potentially exceeding 250 pounds.
• Repetitive hand movement includes simple and power grasping, fine manipulation and pushing and pulling items up to 50 pounds on a constant basis.
• Heavy work, including exerting force and lifting up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis and up to 20 pounds force constantly to move objects.
• Ability to maintain productivity requirements in a fast-paced facility where all operations are driven by fully functioning, full life cycle computer system. System uses time sensitive production that follows a system of conveyor surfaces to move products and materials through the entire cleaning…