The Laundry Machine Operator position is located at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center and performs varied combinations of tasks in one or more functional areas of the laundry process.

Duties

Major duties and responsibilities include: Preparing and loading carts of clean linen for delivery to wards, clinics, and other areas; loading carts according to established linen quotas. Handling telephone requests for additional linen and maintaining records of all such requests. Performing all duties in accordance with station policies, procedures, regulations, and standards applicable to the laundry section. Operating the flatwork spreader/feeder, ironer, folder, and stacker/conveyor; operating industrial dryers, a small piece folder, and garment tunnel finisher. Unloading industrial washers and operating lift stations, index switches, and rail sling systems. Sorting soiled linen by classification and degree of soil and follows all established procedures. Performing routine care and maintenance of machines and equipment (i.e., tightening nuts and bolts and/or greasing/oiling fittings and wheels); and inspects linens for damage, stained items, etc. Maintaining production counts and inventory records of all supplies. Following established safety and infection control procedures; keeping the assigned work area clean and free of debris. Performing other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: 7:00am to 3:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved

Requirements

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Strength and stamina for doing heavy physical tasks for long periods, e. g., pulling wet laundry from washer, pushing heavy cans, and lifting bundles weighing over 23 kilograms (50 pounds). Moving heavy bags of soiled and clean linen over head. Intermittent bending and twisting while lifting items out of buckets. Pushing linen into washer or dryers from buckets or sling bags. Stands and walks continuously on concrete floors. Laundries are very noisy and usually hot and humid. Constantly exp0sed to the possibility of bruises from moving carts or falls on wet floors in the washing area. A typical hospital laundry setting in the summer is high humidity. heat, odors, and congestion and infection possibilities. In the winter could be exposed to cold temperatures while unloading trucks. 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 SafetyOperation of Equipment/MachineryWork 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 Canandaigua VA Medical Center 400 Fort Hill Ave Canandaigua, NY 14424 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]