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Summary

The incumbent functions as a Laundry Worker for the Environmental Management Service (EMS) at the Bruce W Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Miami - FL - With supported Community-based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCS).

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Laundry workers need strength and stamina for doing heavy physical tasks for long periods. The incumbent must be able to lift heavy bundles of linens weighing over 50 pounds. Incumbent is required to stand for long periods. Incumbent must be able to kneel - stoop and bend. Must be able to use both hands and be able to work with hands in water and wet materials. Constant movement of arms when sorting is to be expected. May occasionally lift heavier objects with assistance and/or mechanical devices as appropriate for safety. Stands/ walks/bends/stoops continuously on concrete floors. Needs a certain amount of quickness in hand and arm movements to meet production standards. Most of the jobs require lifting of bundles weighing over (25 lbs.) In receiving and shipping - occasional lifting of bulk bundles weighing over (30lbs.) is required. Soiled linen bags will vary in weight to over (50lbs.). Pushing wheeled exchange carts could weigh over 800 pounds to using areas. The incumbent is exposed to elements when the work involves loading/unloading heavy carts on/off trucks - pushing - and pulling heavy carts. 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: Handle Weights and Loads Interpret Instructions - Specifications (mobile equipment operations) Reliability And Dependability Textiles Without more than normal supervision 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.

Duties

• Duties: Works as a team member in a fast-paced laundry environment
• Physically collects soiled textiles - from soiled linen areas and chute rooms Catches - folds and stacks articles as they emerge from the ironer
• Unloads the bulk clean linen carts from designated textile linen processing facility onto clean linen flow rack
• Linen monitoring and inventory control
• Separates items determining the need for hand folding or ironing
• Sort and inspects clean linen from the delivery truck - for rips - tears - holes - and stains
• Maintain linen storage areas - and responsible for reporting any equipment issues or needed repairs to supervisor
• Work Schedule: Full Time - Monday - Friday - 7:00 am - 3:30 pm - With possible rotating weekends
• Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized