This Laundry Worker position serves within the Environment Support Service at the VA Medical Center located in Madison, Wisconsin. Recruitment incentives have been authorized for highly qualified candidates.

Duties

Duties include but may not be limited to: Receives soiled linen and apparel; Sorts various groups of garments and linens into bins by matching identification symbols; Checks item numbers against those indicated on ticket; Sort laundered linens and wrap according to sequenced tickets. Places assembled bundles on conveyor for wrapping; Stamps mark on laundry ticket and all unmarked laundry items; Cleans and inks marking machine as required; Maintains production counts; Operates laundry equipment and related machinery; Loads and unloads washers' extractors and tumblers; Ensure Laundry machines are properly cleaned and maintained; Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Day shift Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

Requirements

Qualifications

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Workers must stand or walk continuously on concrete floors. While they do not usually have to keep pace with machines, they need a certain amount of quickness in hand and arm movements to meet production standards. Most of the jobs require workers to frequently lift bundles weighing up to 25 pounds; however, in receiving and shipping, occasional lifting of bulk bundles weighing over 30 pounds is required. WORKING CONDITIONS: Laundries are extremely noisy and usually hot and humid. Workers are exposed to the possibility of bruises from carts or machinery. If required to sort laundry from patients with contagious diseases, workers wear protective masks, gloves, and gowns. When working in the receiving area the employee may be exposed to drafts from open doors. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to the work of a Laundry Worker without more than normal supervision. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume. You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Dexterity and SafetyInterpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)MaterialsOperation of Equipment/MachineryTechnical PracticesWork Practices IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address William S Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital 2500 Overlook Terrace Madison, WI 53705 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]