Linen/Clothing Specialist II

State of Oklahoma • Norman, OK

1d • 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.
• 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.
• Assuming the duties of the supervisor in the supervisor’s absence (for some positions).

Benefits

• Biweekly benefit allowance for 2026 as follow: Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life Insurance, Supplemental Life Insurance, Dependent Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Daycare Account
• Retirement: Pathfinder is a 401K with 3 plan choices: Standard: 4.5% we put in 6% High: 7% we put in 7% Customized –You have the opportunity to put in any amount over 4.5% or 7%. We put in 6% for anything less than 7% and 7% for anything above 7%. You vest 20% each year. 1 year – 20% vested 2 years – 40% vested 3 years – 60% vested 4 years – 80% vested 5 years – 100% vested.
• Longevity bonus: Longevity begins after 2 years. You receive your first longevity payment in the pay period of your 2nd anniversary date. Longevity will increase every 2 years: $250.00 At least 4 years but less than 6 years $426.00 At least 6 years but less than 8 years $626.00 At least 8 years but less than 10 years $850.00 At least 10 years but less than 12 years $1,062.00 At least 12 years but less than 14 years $1,250.00 At least 14 years but less than 16 years $1,500.00 At least 16 years but less than 18 years $1,688.00 At least 18 years but less than 20 years $1,900.00 At least 20 years $2,000.00 (For each additional 2 years of service after the 20 years, an additional $200 shall be added to the account stated for 20 years of service.)
• Paid time off: Annual leave: 1-5 years – 15 days a year possible – 4.62 hours biweekly (based on hours worked 0.057692 per minute) 5-10 years – 18 days a year possible – 5.54 hours biweekly (based on hours worked 0.069231 per minute) 10-20 years – 20 days per year possible – 6.15 hours biweekly (based on hours worked 0.076923 per minute) 20 years plus – 25 days per year possible – 7.69 hours biweekly (based on hours worked 0.096154 per minute)
• Sick leave: 15 days a year possible – 4.62 hours biweekly (based on hours worked 0.057692 per minute)
• Holiday leave: 11 holidays accrued yearly to use within 6 months after accrual date.
• Admin Weather leave: All ODVA employees are considered essential personnel. ODVA employees are required to work during inclement weather. You will accrue up to 8 hours per day or 32 hours total of admin leave if you are working during inclement weather to use within the 6 months from the date of accrual.
• Military Leave: Military leave with pay is limited to thirty (30) days, specifically two hundred forty (240) hours of pay within a federal fiscal year, beginning October 1 and ending September 30. The employee must furnish the Appointing Authority the appropriate “military orders” which instructs the employee to report for active duty.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees