HCMC Laundry Aide

Health Systems Cooperative Laundry•Minneapolis, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Health Systems Cooperative Laundries is hiring a full-time Laundry Aide to support Hennepin County Medical Center. The role involves distributing hospital linens and handling soiled and clean linen in a hospital setting. The aide works independently, communicates with nursing personnel, counts linens, and records on-hand inventory using tablets. Attendance and following an established schedule are essential. The workplace is a fast-paced, non-climate-controlled production environment with a diverse, multilingual workforce and a union environment. The laundry operates seven days per week; weekend work is required, and nights may be required. Duties and responsibilities may change, and reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

Basic ability to speak and understand English.
Basic knowledge of safety standards.
Excellent verbal communication and general communication skills.
Ability to work and communicate in a richly diverse environment.
Proactive, self-motivated, energetic, and attentive to detail and follow-through.
Ability to stand and walk for long periods, including for the duration of the shift.
Ability to bend into laundry carts and lift soiled and clean linens; lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to push and pull full linen carts weighing up to 500 pounds; the physical demands section also specifies constantly pushing and pulling up to 50 pounds.
Ability to perform repetitive motions and to sit, use hands to handle objects or controls, reach, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear; taste or smell is also listed.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Reliable transportation.
Must be able to work weekends; nights may be required.