This Laundry Machine Worker position is in Environmental Management Service at the VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford MA. This position is a full-time at 40 hours per week.

Duties

The Laundry Machine Worker who maintain VA facilities for Veterans and their families are essential to the patient care experience at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). A VA Healthcare career as a Laundry Machine Worker means working alongside other Veterans, contributing to the housekeeping staff and services. Sorts textiles as they are removed from dryers/tumblers; hangs, folds or wraps the articles using personal attention-to-detail. Loads machines to obtain maximum utilization and to prevent over processing of or damage to garments. Assists in maintaining accurate records of all laundry received and processed. Ensures cleanliness of washers, dryers, sinks, laundry products, etc. and keeps lint traps cleaned as often as required. Tests new equipment, products and procedures and evaluates current methods and systems to improve efficiency Operates controls on 100-pound capacity washer/extractor selecting from pre-programmed wash formulas consistent with their various load characteristics. Loads clean linen carts and delivers linen items to areas using established PAR level. Has knowledge to identify small or fragile items for bagging in lieu of marking individually and attaching tag to the bag. Receives linen carts from the soiled linen areas in the facility. Work Schedule: Thursday through Monday, 6:30 am to 3:00 pm Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Available Position Description Title/PD#: Laundry Worker/PD03349A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Notifications This position is in the Competitive Service. Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. This position is a National Association of Government Employees (NAGE) Bargaining Unit position.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/28/2023. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Dexterity and SafetyInterpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)MaterialsOperation of Equipment/MachineryTechnical PracticesWithout more than normal supervisionWork Practices 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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. Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: Work requires long periods of standing on hard surfaces and heavy physical effort in removing wet laundry by hand from washers and lifting bundles of dirty laundry from trucks, frequently weighing 35 to 50 pounds or more. Physical effort is required in pushing carts of laundry, sorting, and weighing.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this position.

Contacts

• Address VA Bedford Healthcare System 200 Springs Road Bedford, MA 01730 US
• Name: Tami Sweet
• Phone: 916-213-9783
• Email: [email protected]