Laundry Worker - Fixed Term

Linen Services Australia; Nelson; Hybrid; NZD 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylors in Nelson, New Zealand, is seeking a Laundry Worker to join our production team. You will process and clean linen for essential healthcare, aged care, hospitality, and accommodation sectors, supporting a wide range of clients.

The role is fast-paced and requires good upper body strength, the ability to stand for long periods, and reliable weekly shift availability. On-the-job training is provided to help you succeed.

Qualifications

• Willingness to be part of our safety culture.
• Ability to lift 5–15 kg repetitively.
• Flexibility with weekly shifts.
• Team player in a multicultural workforce.
• Ability to read and understand instructions.
• Stable employment opportunities.
• On-the-job training provided.
• Supportive and inclusive culture.
• Traineeships and apprenticeships available.
• Supported work environments.

Responsibilities

• Sorting through soiled and dirty linen from hospitals, restaurants, aged care facilities
• Processing of linen
• Fast paced production work
• Machine operating
• Labour intensive work (lifting, bending, standing for extended periods)
• Following safe work procedures

Skills

Safety culture

Lifting ability

Weekly shifts

Team player

Instruction reading

Stable employment

On-the-job training

Inclusive culture

Traineeships

Supportive environment

Job description

As a Laundry Workeryouare a key member of our team and will be responsible for processing and cleaning linen to a high standard for our customers in theessential services of healthcare and aged care together with the hospitality and accommodation sectors.

This position involves various duties in our production team including sorting, ironing, folding, packing, loading / unloading of washers and dryers.

This role is fast paced! You’ll need good upper body strength, good hand eye coordination and the ability to stand for long periods of time.

Taylors is one of the largest textiles management and laundry operators in Australasia. Our Laundry manages the textile and laundry requirements of customers in the healthcare, accommodation, and hospitality sectors.

Duties

• Sorting through soiled and dirty linen from hospitals, restaurants, aged care facilities
• Processing of linen
• Fast paced production work
• Machine Operating
• Labour intensive work (lifting, bending, standing for extended periods)
• Following safe work procedures

Skills/ experience

• Willingness to be part of our safety culture
• Good Fitness Level with the ability to lift 5kg – 15kg repetitively
• Flexibility with weekly shifts
• Team player comfortable working in a multicultural workforce
• Ability to read and understand instructions and apply the information to your work
• Stable employment opportunities
• On the job training
• Supportive and inclusive culture
• Traineeships and apprenticeships available
• Supported work environments

Please note: As a pre-requisite for these roles candidates are required to undertake a Pre-Employment Medical that may include drug and alcohol testing and immunizations.

If you are looking to be part of a great team then we may have the job for you.We offer stable employment opportunities to people from all walks of life; in supportive and inclusive workenvironments. As leaders in the provision of textile management and laundry services to a wide range ofindustries we know the importance of our people.

Our fantastic teams work behind the scenes to provide services that support essential healthcare and agedcare facilities as well as the Industrial, Food, Accommodation and Retail sectors. We are focused on puttingsafety first and setting up our team members for success with on the job training and access to formalqualifications in laundry operations.

Join our team today!