Job Details

Job Summary

Soil Sort Worker is responsible for sorting incoming soiled laundry in preparation for the laundry process.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

This position will work within a team of people performing similar duties. Along with one or more team members, may perform some or all of the following duties during a given shift:

• Manually open bags containing soiled linen
• Push or pull a cart weighing up to 800 pounds from the adjoining sorting area
• Position cart on the floor-located scale to note bag weight
• Move the cart up to the hoist loading area
• Lift bag straps and attach them to the overhead hoist
• Activate hoist control pushbuttons to initiate the conveyance of the bag
• Sort linen by hand to identify and separate by type
• Pick up and place linen in the appropriate bins
• Check machinery as needed, e.g., in case of jams
• Demonstrates friendly and respectful behavior in the work environment
• Perform job rotation as required
• Assist in any job duty that is needed instructed by Management.

• Ability to read and write in English
• Quality orientation and high attention to detail
• Able to manage multiple tasks, changing priorities and easily adapt to fluctuating situations
• Strong teamwork skills- ready and willing to work closely with team members
• Able to lift in excess of 50 pounds
• Able to continuously push/pull carts over 250 pounds
• Open, and able, to workday or night shifts, and willing to rotate shifts depending on production needs
• Open to long hours and working weekends (Saturday/Sunday) when necessary

• Physical demands include constant standing and frequent walking.
• Constant reaching above and below shoulder height, twisting, grasping, and pulling items and work tools such as mops, towels, and cleaning products.
• Repetitive hand movement includes simple and power grasping, fine manipulation and pushing and pulling items up to 50 lbs. on a constant basis.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Required to wear and use personal protective equipment as required.
• Ability to hear for safety and awareness of surroundings.
• Must be able to meet the physical demands for the entire shift.