Campus Laundry Specialist - Full-Time Benefits

Laseagrant; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

University Housing at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is seeking a Laundry Worker to join the Dining Services team. The role focuses on cleaning, sorting, and repairing linens and laundry items, supporting a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative work environment.

The position is a 100% full-time Civil Service 4249 – Laundry Worker, based on the UIUC campus. Wage is $21.15/hr, with benefits including health, dental, vision, and time off.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to operate laundry equipment and maintain cleanliness.
• Willingness to work in an industrial kitchen environment.

Responsibilities

• Collects, unloads, and sorts soiled laundry according to kind, color, dirt, fabric content; applies bleach or stain removal as needed.
• Operates washing machines, measures and adds washing compounds.
• Operates dryers by setting time and temperature; cleans lint traps and filters.
• Manually or automatically folds and stacks linen, sheets, blankets, towels, aprons, etc.
• Reports malfunctioning equipment to appropriate personnel as necessary.
• Inspects laundry for defects and quality, determines usability or reprocessing needs.
• Mends by hand stitching, attaching patches or marking linen as needed.
• Keeps record of linen on hand and notifies administrator when ordering is needed.
• Maintains and cleans areas including washing and disinfecting laundry bins/carts.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Job description

University Housing at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is seeking a Laundry Worker to join the Dining Services team. The role focuses on cleaning, sorting, and repairing linens and laundry items, supporting a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative work environment.

The position is a 100% full-time Civil Service 4249 – Laundry Worker, based on the UIUC campus. Wage is $21.15/hr, with benefits including health, dental, vision, and time off.