Rochester
Job Description Position Summary: Provide clean, unwrinkled clothes and house linens to residents and staff by using proper washing, drying and cleaning methods. Qualifications & Education Required: • High school diploma or GED, • One (1) year of related experience required., • Basic mathematical knowledge, • Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services, • Speedy and timely decision maker, ambitious and driven, • Adheres to guidelines and established procedures easily, • Enjoys being around people who are different, • Adapts appropriately to cultural differences, • Welcomes improvements on a small or large scale, • Considers downstream consequences, • Shifts priorities as needed, • Does not need others to provide structure or close supervision, • Focus remains in priorities Position Responsibilities: • Fold and iron clean clothes and house linens by hand and machine, • Sort and count articles removed from dryers fold and wrap, • Examine and sort into lots articles to be cleaned, according to color, fabric, dirt content, and cleaning technique required, • Deliver the clean clothes to the resident rooms, • Loads and restocks carts and racks for delivery to the various departments and units in the facility daily, • Operates the marking machine to adhere labels to the resident’s belongings to deliver them to the proper rooms, • Operates washers, dryers, steam tunnels and folding machinery, • Occasionally hang clothing, • Start washers, dry cleaners, driers, or extractors, and turn valves or levers to regulate machine processes and the volume of soap, detergent, water, bleach, starch, and other additives, • Help with other duties as needed that support the Core Team to fulfill St John’s mission vision and values Physical Requirements: • Frequently involved in lifting, pulling, pushing and reaching (up to 75 pounds). Moving laundry carts up to 350 pounds. Occasionally squatting and frequently bending. Exposure to Conditions: • May be exposed to infectious diseases. Frequent use of electrical and mechanical equipment. Frequent use of Industrial Cleaning Fluids.