Laundry Machine Operator #26-031a

Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation (AAWDC)

33d•Onsite

About The Position

If you are detail-oriented and enjoy hands on work in a fast-paced production environment, we’d love to have you join us! Set Full Time scheduling with 8-hour daytime shifts Monday – Friday. The mission of the Laundry Machine Operator (LMO) is to provide an important service to the Naval Academy’s Brigade of Midshipmen and all other individuals, organizations and activities that use the NABSD Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Facility. The position of Laundry Machine Operator is located in the Washroom and Dry-Cleaning processing areas of the facility and will be modified to accommodate changes in technology. The Laundry Machine Operator is an integral part of the Laundry’s processing team. LMOs set the pace for production throughout the entire laundry facility. This employee must demonstrate flexibility and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. A high degree of cooperation is required to meet the diverse and varied demands placed on the Laundry to achieve its mission. The LMO’s are directly supervised by the Check-in/ Washroom Supervisor, and interact closely with all other Departments in the Facility and the supervisors and staffs of these departments. The LMO ensures that all goods coming to the Facility, through the Check-In Department are expertly and expeditiously processed in order to maintain the Laundry Facility’s quality standards and delivery schedules. The equipment operated by the LMO’s includes three large capacity industrial washer extractors and three matching gas fired dryers. Four smaller industrial washers and dryers, located in the Laundry and Dry-Cleaning process areas and three industrial dry-cleaning units which are located in the Dry-Cleaning process area.

Requirements

Incumbent must be able to load and unload commercial washers and dryers with a capacity of up to 500pounds.
Incumbent must have knowledge of the effects of water temperature and chemicals that will be used in the washing process on the various fabrics that are processed through the laundry.
Incumbent Must possess the ability to maintain records and follow oral and written instructions.

Nice To Haves

6 months experience preferred

Responsibilities

Operates and monitors machines for a variety of purposes: To launder, dye, starch, and treat articles with water repellent and flame retardant. Typically, six or more machines are operated at one time. Operator must know the formulas used for various types and degrees of soiled laundry and monitors the equipment that performs the cleaning, transferring and drying processes on all textiles introduced to the laundry facility.
Responsible for weighing loads, loading machines and ensuring that lots remain in the proper sequence.
Trained for safe handling of chemicals. All handling of chemicals will be done in accordance with prescribed Safety Programs, including the safe and proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and practices.
Keeps the department area and equipment clean, removing lint from the lint collector vacuum units by the 3 Braun Dryers, cleaning the lint screens on the 4 dryer tumblers, and re-assembling the units daily.
Monitors cleaning results and reports any quality issues to management. These include overall cleanliness, inadequate or over drying, and mechanical issues as observed.
LMO duties include, but may not be limited to, all functions associated with the cleaning and drying process, e.g. selecting proper formulas, starting and stopping of equipment and recording all processed poundage.
Weighs slings that have been loaded with towels, sheets, bags, nets, and table linen and other applicable goods, recording load weight and mechanically lifting loaded slings to the overhead rail storage system to be sent to the washers.
Loads from 1 – 3 slings in each Braun washer based on classification of work and weight of individual slings.
Weighs carts of clothing and linens for processing through the 7 laundry and dry clean washer/ extractors.
Selects the appropriate cleaning formula on the programmer of the machine according to the classification of the load, and starts the washing process.
Transfers completed work from the 4 laundry washer extractors to the 4 dryer tumblers as appropriate for the load.
Ensures that all work transfers to the dryers successfully on the Braun wash line, and makes certain there are no alarms or other issues that would impede the workflow.
Stages carts at the dryer take-off conveyor, and receives loads as they are completed by the Braun dryers.
Ensures that lot assignment cards stay with proper loads. Delivers completed loads to appropriate work areas for further processing.
The LMO may be required to perform duties in other production areas to include Check-In, Sorting and Shipping and the Transportation Department.