Laundry & Linen Lead

Upstate; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Upstate in Syracuse is seeking a Laundry and Linen Lead to support hospital operations by guiding linen staff and ensuring wards have clean linen and supplies. You will coordinate distribution, maintain carts, monitor inventory, weigh soiled linen, and support deliveries across locations in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities include training staff, adjusting daily assignments to meet operational needs, and ensuring accuracy in linen handling to support patient care standards.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree and two years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead linen operations to support safe, efficient hospital operations.
• Provide day-to-day guidance to linen staff and ensure inpatient and outpatient areas have clean linen and supplies.
• Coordinate linen distribution and maintain linen carts and par levels.
• Monitor inventory and coverage; assist with deliveries across hospital locations as needed.
• Ensure clean and soiled linen is weighed and documented.
• Provide staff training and orientation; adjust daily assignments based on needs.

Skills

Two years experience

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary:

The Laundry and Linen Lead supports safe, efficient hospital operations by providing day-to-day guidance to linen staff and ensuring inpatient and outpatient areas have the clean linen and supplies they need. This role coordinates linen distribution, builds and maintains linen carts and par levels, monitors inventory and coverage, and assists with deliveries across hospital locations as needed. The Lead also ensures clean and soiled linen is properly weighed and documented, provides staff training and orientation, and adjusts daily assignments and priorities based on operational needs. Strong communication, organization, and the ability to manage multiple priorities are important for success in this fast-paced healthcare environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

Associate's degree and two years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a healthcare or hospital environment.
• Experience working in a unionized healthcare environment.
• Experience handling and removing soiled linen and scrubs.
• Knowledge of infection prevention practices related to safe linen handling.
• Experience with ScrubEx machines or similar scrub-management systems.
• Experience with linen stocking, staging, distribution, and par-level management.

Work Days:

10:00 am - 6:30 pm Alternating Weekends / split pass days

Message to Applicants:

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