Personals Department Washer

Novo Health Services, LLC; Skokie (IL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Paid Holidays

PTO

401(k) w/Employer Match

FSA

HSA

Medical, Dental, and Vision Programs

Basic Life/AD&D Insurance

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

NOVO Health Services, LLC in Skokie, IL, seeks a Full-time Associate in our laundry department to prepare, sort, wash, and deliver Customer Owned Goods, ensuring cleanliness and quality.

You will operate washers and dryers, monitor equipment, and keep the area organized, while adhering to safety and infection-control standards.

We offer competitive pay starting at $17 per hour and a comprehensive benefits package including PTO, holidays, 401(k) match, FSA/HSA, and health coverage.

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a noisy fast-paced environment.
• Capacity to stand and move for entire work shift.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs; occasional up to 75 lbs with assistance.

Responsibilities

• Keep all personal laundry items organized by facility.
• Unload soiled items from carts into mesh laundry bags.
• Secure mesh bags for wash process.
• Complete necessary notes or documentation during washing and drying.
• Load items into dryers and out to baskets.
• Deliver laundry baskets to folding stations.
• Ensure equipment operates properly and report malfunctions.
• Maintain clean, well-kept area.
• Assist at folding stations when not on other duties.
• Examine products for conformance to quality standards.
• Replenish supplies.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Skills

Fast-paced environment

Job description

Get to know us: NOVO Health Services offers linen management solutions to the healthcare industry. NOVO Health keenly focuses on safety and infection control and provides its partner hospitals with a value-driven linen management control system that measures and monitors linen utilization by department to eliminate excess internal costs. NOVO's wide range of service programs offer a variety of options to provide a seamless, single source distribution system. NOVO's regional healthcare linen facilities are HLAC accredited and operate with state-of-the-art processing equipment and processes.

The Personals Department Washer prepares Customer Owned Goods (COG) in accordance with established standards to assure client satisfaction. They may also assist with washing items from nursing homes and hospitals, as needed. We are looking for someone who is confident in decision making, can act quickly, and has excellent communication skills.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Keep all personal laundry items organized by facility.
• Unload soiled items from carts into mesh laundry bags.
• Properly secure mesh laundry bags for the wash process.
• Complete any necessary notes or documentation throughout the washing and drying process.
• Load items into dryers.
• Load items from dryers into laundry baskets.
• Deliver laundry baskets to folding stations.
• Ensure equipment operates properly and inform management or maintenance of any malfunctions or problems.
• Make certain that the area is kept clean and is well maintained.
• When not fulfilling other duties, assist at folding stations.
• Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards.
• Replenish necessary supplies.
• Any and all duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required

• Ability to work in a noisy fast-paced environment.
• Capacity to stand and move for entire work shift
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, twist, and reach throughout the shift
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs; and at times be able to use force to push/pull over 75 pounds with assistance of casters, and lift equipment provided.

Preferred

• Previous experience working in a laundry or production environment

Skills And Competencies

• Physical and mental ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Pay starts at $17 an hour

What We Can Offer You As a Full-time Associate

• Competitive pay
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off Program (PTO)
• 401(k) w/Employer Match
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Programs
• Basic Life/AD&D Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD)

Why work for Novo Health Services?

NOVO Health Services strives to be the employer of choice in the hospital sterile and hygienically clean linen industry. To do that, we provide a safe, positive work environment where our associates experience tremendous growth and related opportunities for advancement.

All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin veteran, or disability status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. Drug-Free Workplace.