DSHS FTAA Laundry Worker

DSHS FTAA Laundry Worker 2

The Department of Social and Health Services is seeking a Laundry Worker 2 to join the team in Lakewood, WA at Western State Hospital (WSH). In this role, you will help meet our customers’ needs by delivering high-quality textiles in a timely and cost-effective manner within an industrial laundry setting. Duties include operating washers, dryers, flat irons, and folding clothing.

Location: Lakewood, WA – Western State Hospital (WSH)

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 5:30 AM – 2:00 PM. Employees who perform on‑site at least three days a week may be eligible for an additional 5% premium pay. Pierce County employees may receive an Orca Card for transportation.

• Perform routine laundry tasks and operate various laundry equipment.
• Process and decontaminate linen according to institutional standards.
• Sort linen and prepare outgoing orders by folding and bundling.
• Operate large commercial washers, dryers, and ironer machines.
• Manage and change laundry chemicals as needed.
• Separate linen into correct baskets for washing.

• Ability to learn to use laundry chemicals safely and correctly.
• Ability to learn to operate laundry machines, extractors, and mangles properly.
• Ability to wash, dry, and iron institutional clothing and linens.
• Ability to count, mark, sort, fold, bundle, and tie laundry.
• Ability to receive, understand, and follow instructions accurately.
• Effective communication with management, peers, and clients.

Individuals with six months of experience as a Laundry Worker 1, or equivalent, in a large commercial or large institutional laundry. Completion of a training course in laundry operations may substitute for three months of required experience. Employees must successfully complete the formal in‑training course within one year of appointment.

• An updated resume.
• Three professional references with contact information.

Please contact vincent.hamilton.gov and reference job number 08715.

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information.

Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at (360) 725‑5810.

Entry level

Full-time

Administrative

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Government Administration