Sorter FT

Division Laundry Houston • Houston, TX

6h • Onsite

About The Position

The Soil Sort Worker is responsible for sorting incoming soiled laundry in preparation for the laundry process. This position involves working within a team and may include duties such as manually opening bags of soiled linen, pushing or pulling heavy carts (up to 800 pounds), positioning carts on scales, moving carts to hoist loading areas, attaching bag straps to overhead hoists, and activating hoist controls. The worker will sort linen by hand, separating it by type and placing it into appropriate bins. Other tasks include checking machinery for jams, demonstrating friendly and respectful behavior, performing job rotation, and assisting with other duties as instructed by management.

Requirements

• Ability to read and write in English
• Quality orientation and high attention to detail
• Able to manage multiple tasks, changing priorities and easily adapt to fluctuating situations
• Strong teamwork skills- ready and willing to work closely with team members
• Able to lift in excess of 50 pounds
• Able to continuously push/pull carts over 250 pounds
• Open, and able, to workday or night shifts, and willing to rotate shifts depending on production needs
• Open to long hours and working weekends (Saturday/Sunday) when necessary
• Constant standing and frequent walking
• Constant reaching above and below shoulder height, twisting, grasping, and pulling items and work tools such as mops, towels, and cleaning products
• Repetitive hand movement includes simple and power grasping, fine manipulation and pushing and pulling items up to 50 lbs. on a constant basis
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Required to wear and use personal protective equipment as required
• Ability to hear for safety and awareness of surroundings
• Must be able to meet the physical demands for the entire shift

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working in a plant environment

Responsibilities

• Manually open bags containing soiled linen
• Push or pull a cart weighing up to 800 pounds from the adjoining sorting area
• Position cart on the floor-located scale to note bag weight
• Move the cart up to the hoist loading area
• Lift bag straps and attach them to the overhead hoist
• Activate hoist control pushbuttons to initiate the conveyance of the bag
• Sort linen by hand to identify and separate by type
• Pick up and place linen in the appropriate bins
• Check machinery as needed, e.g., in case of jams
• Demonstrates friendly and respectful behavior in the work environment
• Perform job rotation as required
• Assist in any job duty that is needed instructed by Management

What This Job Offers

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