NV Soil Sort

NOVO•Madison, WI

About The Position

The Soil Sort associate sorts soiled linen and fills appropriate slings or other containers for washing. Duties may be performed in several department positions, including cart dumper, bagger, pre-sort, sort deck, and scale operator. Work includes moving and processing soiled carts, opening bags, preparing and sorting linen, weighing carts or other linen, and keeping the work area and equipment clean. Associates follow blood-borne pathogen procedures, wear and dispose of protective gear as directed, report equipment or linen problems, and turn in member property found during work.

Responsibilities

Move soiled carts from storage or receiving areas; position carts in the automatic dumper or on the scale, scan required barcodes and member codes, print weight tickets, and move carts to designated locations.
Operate the cart dumper, ensure bags fall onto the conveyor, remove stuck bags as needed, inspect empty carts for defects, tag damaged carts, and route them to maintenance or the cart washer.
Communicate facility changes and notify coworkers when mops, rags, or specialty items are being processed.
Open soiled linen bags and empty linen onto the conveyor while maintaining a steady flow of work.
Sort plastic bags for recycling or disposal; sort mops, rags, specialty items, sheets, spreads, and other linen into designated carts, slings, or containers.
Prepare linen for sorting by separating items, pulling apart rolled-up linen, and moving like items together.
Sort linen by item type into the appropriate sling, ensure items are placed correctly and do not hang out, and stop loading when a sling is full.
Move full hamper-bag and heavy-soil slings to the monorail loading area and replace them with empty slings and sling caddies.
Move mops and rags to the scale and, when needed, weigh them or other linen before washing.
Start or stop conveyors and correct simple monorail errors when needed.
Clean the work area and equipment and move soiled specialty items to the designated wash area.
Follow blood-borne pathogen rules; put on a clean work gown, hair net, and gloves at the start of the shift and after breaks, and dispose of contaminated protective gear in designated containers.
Unfold folded sheets, untie knots in jail sheets, turn in member property found, and notify the lead worker of equipment or linen problems.
Work as a team and assist coworkers as needed based on the linen mix being processed.