Laundry Aide Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Must be able to speak/read/write in English
• Six months of laundry experience or he ability to be trained.
• Must be able to learn the operations of washing machines, dryers, and associated equipment.
• Regular and punctual attendance.
• Ability to take instruction and constrictive criticism and manage own time effectively.
• Able to tolerate standing and walking throughout the day.
• Able to tolerate frequent bending, stooping, squatting, pushing and pulling occasional kneeling, climbing, reaching, stretching and crawling.
• Able to lift and carry up to 40 pounds occasionally.
• Able to tolerate exposure to solvents and chemicals.

Responsibilities

• Loads and unloads washers and dryers.
• Sort, wash, dry fold and iron linens and residents' clothing
• Operates ironers, folders and presses as required.
• Discards Linens and maintains records.
• Keep Manager informed of linen needs.
• Deliver clean linen and residents' clothing to rooms; stock linen closets and carts for nursing units and returns linen barrels to the laundry.
• Discard stained, torn or otherwise unacceptable linen.
• Maintain a clean, organize and sanitary work area.
• Perform equipment cleaning such as removing detergent build-up in washers and cleaning lint traps in dryers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.