1st Shift Sorter 5am to 1:30pm

Description

Job Summary

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

Essential Job Functions, Duties and Responsibilities

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 pushbuttons 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

· Demonstrates friendly and respectful behavior in the work environment

· Perform job rotation as required

· Assist in any job duty as instructed by Management.

Minimum Qualifications

· 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.

Requirements

Preferred Qualifications

· Prior experience working in a plant environment

Physical Requirements.

· 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.

Work Environment

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