Linen/Clothing Specialist

State of Oklahoma•Claremore, OK

6d•$14 - $14•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. Level I: This is the basic level of this job family where employees are assigned responsibility for performing routine entry level work in a training status to build their skills in washing clothing and linen, operating laundry and sewing equipment, and sewing, altering, mending, repairing and maintaining clothing, linen, draperies and miscellaneous items. In this role they will load and operate washers, dryers and other laundry equipment, sort clothing to be cleaned, fold items after washing or repairing, and prepare items for delivery. They will also sew by hand or machine, following patterns, cutting garments, and altering and repairing clothing and other items. Level II: 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

Level I: None required.
Level II: 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.
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.
Level II: Knowledge of simple pattern making and of textiles and their reaction to soaps, bleaches, bluing, alkalines, water temperature and detergents.
Level II: Ability to follow sewing patterns.
Level II: Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Candidates must possess sufficient proficiency in the English language to perform the essential functions of the position.

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.
Performs other related duties as assigned consistent with the responsibilities of the position and agency operations.
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.
Occasional functional supervision of a section of the laundry or sewing services, including assuming the duties of the supervisor in the supervisor’s absence.