Laundry Worker

Buckner International • Houston, TX

35d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Laundry Worker to join our community committed to delivering outstanding cleanliness to our residents. As a Laundry worker, you will play an important role in all phases of cleanliness that meets or exceeds Buckner quality, service, and hospitality standards. Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others!

Requirements

• High School Diploma (or G.E.D.) preferred. Prior related experience in a long-term care setting preferred.
• Requires knowledge of procedures required to operate the Laundry in a clean, safe and sanitary manner. Requires knowledge of and ability to comply with established sanitation procedures.
• Requires ability to follow infection control practices that may vary to include universal precautions as well as isolation procedures.
• Requires proficient ability to speak, read, and write English; requires proficient ability to understand business documents and verbal and written instructions given in English.
• Requires ability to clearly communicate verbally with residents, families, visitors and co-workers. Requires ability to make self clearly understood by others.

Responsibilities

• Pick up laundry from resident halls and other locations daily during shift.
• Sort all dirty laundry by kind, soiled from contaminated laundry, in accordance with established procedures.
• Wash linens, garments, draperies, and other articles in an electrically powered washing machine.
• Weigh and load each washing machine appropriately in accordance with established procedures.
• Properly mix/dilute laundry detergents/chemicals and products according to instructions. Add detergent, soaps, bleach, bluing, and other chemicals as needed.
• Program each machine and adjust water temperature; record on laundry forms the required information.
• Transfer washed clothes and linen from drum to baskets to be taken to extractor or to dryer; damp-dry clothes or linens in extractor as appropriate.
• Iron garments with either an electric hand iron or an electronic machine ironer; adjust heat for proper temperature for each garment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees