Soiled Laundry Sorter

Job Summary

The primary purpose of this position is to sort returned, soiled linen into appropriate classifications in preparation for washing.

• Open customer returned soil bags (bags weigh ~45 lbs.), discard plastic, spread product out to allow for visibility on soil belt. Pre-sort classifications as required. Production standard are 45 bags or 2000 lbs. opened per hour for each operator.
• Operators located on the work platform float between multiple positions moving up and down the belt sorting into the appropriate bins or slots.
• Move empty carts to appropriate area for cleaning and reuse.

• Any other duties as assigned or deemed necessary.

• Anything unusual or outside of normal operations

• If an attendant sees something in the soil bag other than regular items, they must dispose of it appropriately.
• Call maintenance for repair of equipment if something is not working correctly.
• Tag broken carts for maintenance to repair

• Required Licenses / Certificates
• Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Check the frequency and number of hours a day the worker is required to do the following specific activities
• Activity
• Frequency
• Hours
• Continuous
• Intermittent
• 1
• 4-8
• 8+
• Sitting
• Walking
• X
• X
• Bending
• X
• X
• Standing
• X
• X
• Climbing
• Kneeling
• Twisting
• X
• X
• Lifting
• 0 to 10 lbs
• 10 – 50 lbs
• 50 – 100 lbs
• Over 100 lbs
• X
• Pulling / Pushing Force
• 0 to 5 lbs
• 5 – 10 lbs
• 10 – 20 lbs
• Over 20 lbs
• X
• Hand Manipulation (check those that apply)
• Simple Grasping
• Right Hand
• X
• Left Hand
• X
• Power Grasping
• Right Hand
• X
• Left Hand
• X
• Pushing / Pulling
• Right Hand
• X
• Left Hand
• X
• Fine Manipulation
• Right Hand
• Left Hand
• Other Physical Requirements
• Requires reaching above shoulders
• Requires reaching at or below shoulders
• X
• Picking up bags from inside bins and placing them on table where they proceed to break bags open
• Requires use of feet to operate foot controls
• Special visual or auditory requirements

The employee works near moving mechanical parts; in high precarious places; and outside in weather conditions. Employee is exposed to fumes or airborne particles. Employee will be working in non-conditioned facility which may entail extreme heat in summer and extreme cold in winter. X

• Category 1 — Tasks involve exposure to blood, fluids, or tissue
• Category 2 — Usual tasks do not involve exposure to blood, body fluid, or tissues but job may require performing unplanned Category 1 tasks
• Category 3 — Tasks involve no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues