Laundry Machine Operator

This position is located in the Laundry Section of Environmental Management
- Facilities Management Service
- Sheridan - WY VA Health Care System. The Laundry Machine Operator performs the full range of commercial laundry machine operating duties associated with processing textiles for the Sheridan VA Health Care System and supported VA facilities - including the Billings Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC).

This position is located in the Laundry Section of Environmental Management
- Facilities Management Service
- Sheridan - WY VA Health Care System. The Laundry Machine Operator performs the full range of commercial laundry machine operating duties associated with processing textiles for the Sheridan VA Health Care System and supported VA facilities - including the Billings Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC).

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS:
The work requires sustained physical effort throughout the workday. The incumbent regularly stands and walks for extended periods on concrete or other hard surfaces and frequently bends - stoops - reaches - pushes - pulls - and performs repetitive hand and arm movements. The incumbent pushes and maneuvers heavy laundry carts; handles large quantities of dry and wet textiles; loads and unloads commercial washers and dryers;

and pulls heavy wet textiles from processing equipment. The work regularly requires lifting - carrying - pushing - or otherwise handling linen bags - bundles - and loads weighing more than 50 pounds. Considerable strength and stamina are required to maintain production while performing repetitive material‑handling tasks. Work is performed primarily in an industrial healthcare laundry environment. The incumbent is regularly exposed to high machinery noise levels - heat - humidity - lint - moisture - drafts - detergents - laundry chemicals - and wet floors.

During soiled‑linen operations - the incumbent handles textiles that may be contaminated with blood - bodily fluids - infectious organisms - bacteria - viruses - and other potentially hazardous material. Offensive odors may be encountered while receiving - sorting - and processing soiled textiles. The incumbent is subject to possible cuts - scrapes - bruises - strains - slips or falls on wet surfaces - and accidental punctures from improperly discarded sharps or other objects concealed in soiled linen.

Required personal protective equipment is worn when performing soiled‑linen processing and other tasks presenting biological - chemical - or physical hazards. PPE may include gloves - protective gowns or aprons - eye or face protection - and other equipment prescribed by facility policy - hazard assessment - or applicable Safety Data Sheets. The incumbent follows established procedures for infection prevention - hazard communication - chemical handling - machine safety - and response to potentially hazardous items discovered in laundry.

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position - the job element method is used to match what you - the applicant - can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge - skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge - skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success.

Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements.

While a specific length of training and experience is not required -…