Description

Job Summary

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

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

This position will work within a team of people performing similar duties. Along with one or more team members, 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 800 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
• Check machinery as needed, e.g., in case of jams
• Demonstrates friendly and respectful behavior in the work environment
• Perform job rotation as required
• Assist in any job duty that is needed instructed by Management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to read and write in English
• Quality orientation and high attention to detail
• Able to manage multiple tasks, changing priorities and easily adapt to fluctuating situations
• Strong teamwork skills- ready and willing to work closely with team members
• Able to lift in excess of 50 pounds
• Able to continuously push/pull carts over 250 pounds
• Open, and able, to workday or night shifts, and willing to rotate shifts depending on production needs
• Open to long hours and working weekends (Saturday/Sunday) when necessary

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working in a plant environment

Requirements

 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 lbs. 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 required.
• Ability to hear for safety and awareness of surroundings.
• Must be able 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. The ability to complete job duties while wearing protective gear during indoor and outdoor tasks. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 

EEO Statement Employees of Division Laundry Houston, LLC are protected by federal laws, Presidential Executive Orders, and other laws designed to protect employees from discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or any other non-merit based factor. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring practices, appraisal systems, promotions, and training and career development programs. Employees of Division Laundry Houston, LLC are also protected against retaliation. Consistent with federal laws, acts of retaliation against an employee who engages in a protected activity whistle blowing, or the exercise of any appeal or grievance right provided by law will not be tolerated. Managers and supervisors of Division Laundry Houston, LLC are also reminded of their responsibility to prevent, document, and promptly correct harassing conduct in the workplace.