Dryfold Worker

Novo Healthcare Services • Madison, TN

98d

About The Position

We are currently looking for a Dryfold Worker/Soil Sort, at our Madison, TN Healthcare Laundry facility. We are looking for someone who is confident in decision making, can act quickly, and has excellent communication skills. If you are ready to make a commitment to measurable performance and continuous improvements, then we want to hear from you! The primary responsibility is for performing tasks in any of the production function areas in accordance with Novo Health Services Standard Operating Procedures. Tasks include but are not limited to soiled linen separation, hand folding, ironing, operating washing and drying equipment and load building.

Requirements

• Ability to make quick decisions.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Commitment to measurable performance and continuous improvements.

Responsibilities

• Take items as they come out of the washer or ironer and hand fold, stack, and place them on the appropriate cart for transporting to the next stage of the process.
• Remove product from the previous process. Identify through previous job knowledge how many items per stack.
• Pull cart over to work area, adjusting the cart so that linen is at a comfortable waist level.
• Fold items and place on the appropriate cart or table.
• For larger items, there may be group folding. Each folding partner grabs the lengthwise end of the item. The partners step back and make a lengthwise fold in the item. One person places it on the cart or table, in stacks of three or five, based on item.
• Fill up the cart in a like manner.
• Run clean product through the ironer, catch it as it comes out of the ironer and count it for folding or for the next stage of production.
• Bend down and lift flat sheets and blankets from the basket or feed table.
• Pull the flat sheets and/or blankets from the basket/feed table and feed it into the spreader, the machine then pulls it into the Ironer.
• Catch items as they come out of the Ironer, inspect it for quality, stack it and place in a nearby cart.
• Load various types of linen items according to the individual clients order, in proper order and to the correct cart prior to delivery to the institution.
• Identify the various lines of linen products the company offers and its respective function.
• Build bulk carts by filling it with the individual linen products.
• Read the individual customer tickets and ensure the proper product and count is then loaded into the cart.
• Weigh carts in/out and enter data into a computer program.
• Use a hand-held electronic scanner.
• Adhere to all quality standards associated with the different tasks.
• Understand, observe and adhere to all Novo Health Services safety procedures and Standard Operating procedures associated with the different tasks.
• Assist in any other areas as directed by team leader or management.
• Perform other duties as required.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off Program (PTO)
• 401(k) w/Employer Match
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Programs
• Basic Life/AD&D Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Personal and Laundry Services
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees