Laundry Supervisor

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Martinez (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration in Martinez, CA, within the Environmental Management Service (EMS), seeks a Laundry Supervisor to oversee textile operations and provide clean, disinfected linens to the VA Northern California Health Care System.

You will supervise four laundry workers and CWT staff, manage inventories, and coordinate central linen distribution while adhering to safety and sanitation standards across the facility.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising laundry or textile operations.
• Ability to manage inventories and distribution of linens.
• Follows safety and sanitation guidelines in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the uniform management program and laundry processing.
• Manages central linen distribution and staff scheduling for ~4 workers.
• Maintains inventories and records for linen, uniforms and surgical linen.
• Loads/unloads linen carts, operates in a safe, hazard-aware manner.
• Ensures proper distribution to prevent cross-contamination and meets facility needs.

Skills

Supervision

Inventory control

Linen handling

Safety awareness

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position performs as a Laundry Supervisor within the Environmental Management Service (EMS). He/she works at Martinez, California location of the VA Northern California Health Care System (VA NCHCS) and is responsible for performing all textile duties and tasks assigned to provide clean and disinfected linens to all areas within the healthcare system.

Key Responsibilities

Duties will include but not be limited to: Incumbent supervises the uniform management program, laundry processing, and shares responsibility of managing the central linen distribution room(s). This includes work assignments and supervision for approximately 4 laundry workers and numerous Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) workers. Responsible for par levels of the facilities within Northern California Health Care System he/she oversees.

Incumbent is responsible for all inventories to include quarters, semiannual, and annual inventories. Incumbent follows guidelines set by the Association for Laundry Management on procedures set by the industry. Performs minor adjustments to equipment and monitors preventive maintenance of equipment. Troubleshoots problems throughout the laundry section. Incumbent is responsible for maintaining the linen room and any pre-designated linen rooms.

Incumbent must accurately and efficiently load and unload linen carts, utilizing linen that has been in storage the longest. Incumbent must exercise caution when moving 1000-pound carts around corners, through narrow hallways and congested patient areas, up and down ramps, constantly aware of possible hazards to patients, staff and visitors. Incumbent adjusts deliveries to meet the changing needs of the facility.

Incumbent must utilize proper technique in distributing and picking up linen to prevent cross contamination. Incumbent must keep accurate records of uniforms, linen, pillows and surgical linen that is salvaged, in storage and in circulation. Incumbent receives, stores, inventories and distributes linen to the facility daily. Incumbent also controls and supplies all surgical linen required at the facility.

Incumbent issues, marks, repairs and salvages surgical linen, drapes, pillows, employee uniforms, cubical and shower curtains. Incumbent sorts uniform apparel, using assigned numbers to document, and forwards the uniforms to the consolidated laundry facility for laundering; Places in Scrub-Ex machine, according to assigned number, when returned from the consolidated laundry facility.

Incumbent is responsible for removing and hanging cubicle curtains and window curtain, this requires the ability to move safely on a ladder. Work Schedule: To be determined upon hiring, schedule varies, may work weekends and holidays. Position Description Title/PD#: Laundry Supervisor/PD00685O

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $34.78 – $40.57/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-26.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.