Linen/Clothing Specialist II

State of Oklahoma•Norman, OK

9d•$28,460•Onsite

About The Position

Positions in this job family perform tasks involving laundry work, sewing, alterations, and mending at a state institution, school or facility. This includes sorting, washing and maintaining clothing, linens, and draperies. This is the career level of this job family where employees are assigned responsibility for performing a full range of duties involving laundry and sewing activities. This includes preparing solutions used in the cleaning of items, making patterns, cutting material to patterns, taking measurements and fitting clothing to patients, residents and others, maintaining simple records, and making reports. Some positions may be assigned occasional functional supervision of a section of the laundry or sewing services, including assuming the duties of the supervisor in the supervisor’s absence.

Requirements

Six months of experience in a commercial or institutional laundry, or commercial experience in the operation of a sewing machine, pattern making, or mending garments.
Knowledge of sewing techniques.
Knowledge of simple pattern making.
Knowledge of textiles and their reaction to soaps, bleaches, bluing, alkalines, water temperature and detergents.
Ability to operate a sewing machine.
Ability to fit and alter clothing.
Ability to operate various laundry equipment.
Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Ability to follow sewing patterns.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Responsibilities

Operates washers, dryers, mangles, pressers and irons.
Sews by hand or machine, mends, alters and repairs clothing and linen articles; constructs, maintains and hangs draperies.
Places clothes on hangers, wraps bundles in paper with identifying tickets, and prepares for delivery.
Performs minor machine maintenance and repair; cleans and oils machines; and maintains cleanliness of work area.
Maintains adequate level of sewing materials, clothing and linens for an assigned area; collects, weighs and counts laundry.
Prepares solutions used in the cleaning of items.
Makes patterns, cuts material to patterns, takes measurements and fitting clothing to patients, residents and others.
Maintains simple records, and making reports.
May be assigned occasional functional supervision of a section of the laundry or sewing services, including assuming the duties of the supervisor in the supervisor’s absence.