Soiled Laundry Sorter

Company: Crown Health Care Laundry Services
Location: Spartanburg
Posted on: February 12, 2025

Job Description:

Soiled Laundry Sorte

Job Summary:

The primary purpose of this position is to sort returned, soiled linen into appropriate classifications in preparation for washing.

Duties & Essential Job Functions

• Open customer returned soil bags (bags weigh -45 lbs.), discard plastic, spread product out to allow for visibility on soil belt. Pre-sort classifications as required. Production standard are 45 bags or 2000 lbs. opened per hour for each operator.
• Operators located on the work platform float between multiple positions moving up and down the belt sorting into the appropriate bins or slots.
• Move empty carts to appropriate area for cleaning and reuse.
  Other Functions and Responsibilities
  
• Any other duties as assigned or deemed necessary.
  Decisions the incumbent must seek approval for prior to execution
  
• Anything unusual or outside of normal operations
  Decisions the incumbent may decide and execute without prior approval
  
• If an attendant sees something in the soil bag other than regular items, they must dispose of it appropriately.
• Call maintenance for repair of equipment if something is not working correctly.
• Tag broken carts for maintenance to repair
  Qualifications
  
  Required Licenses / Certificates
  
  Physical Requirements / Work Environment
  
  Check the frequency and number of hours a day the worker is required to do the following specific activities
  
  Activity
  
  Frequency
  
  Hours
  
  Continuous
  
  Intermittent
  
  1-4
  
  4-8
  
  8+
  
  Sitting
  
  Walking
  
  X
  
  X
  
  Bending
  
  X
  
  X
  
  Standing
  
  X
  
  X
  
  Climbing
  
  Kneeling
  
  Twisting
  
  X
  
  X
  
  Lifting
  
  0 to 10 lbs
  
  10 - 50 lbs
  
  50 - 100 lbs
  
  Over 100 lbs
  
  X
  
  Pulling / Pushing Force
  
  0 to 5 lbs
  
  5 - 10 lbs
  
  10 - 20 lbs
  
  Over 20 lbs
  
  X
  
  Hand Manipulation (check those that apply)
  
  Simple Grasping
  
  Right Hand
  
  X
  
  Left Hand
  
  X
  
  Power Grasping
  
  Right Hand
  
  X
  
  Left Hand
  
  X
  
  Pushing / Pulling
  
  Right Hand
  
  X
  
  Left Hand
  
  X
  
  Fine Manipulation
  
  Right Hand
  
  Left Hand
  
  Other Physical Requirements
  
  Check if applies
  
  Frequency / Description
  
  Requires reaching above shoulders
  
  Requires reaching at or below shoulders
  
  X
  
  Picking up bags from inside bins and placing them on table where they proceed to break bags open
  
  Requires use of feet to operate foot controls
  
  Special visual or auditory requirements
  
  Work Environment
  
  The employee works near moving mechanical parts; in high precarious places; and outside in weather conditions
  
  Employee is exposed to fumes or airborne particles
  
  Employee will be working in non-conditioned facility which may entail extreme heat in summer and extreme cold in winter
  
  X
  
  Blood / Fluid Exposure Risk (check the correct category
  
  Category 1
  
  Tasks involve exposure to blood, fluids, or tissue
  
  X
  
  Category 2
  
  Usual tasks do not involve exposure to blood, body fluid, or tissues but job may require performing unplanned Category 1 tasks
  
  Category 3
  
  Tasks involve no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues
  
  rRequired

Keywords: Crown Health Care Laundry Services, Spartanburg , Soiled Laundry Sorter, Other , Spartanburg, South Carolina