PRODUCTION OPERATOR

National Society of Professional Surveyors; Alexandria (LA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare laundry company is seeking a Production Operator to support various roles in their facility. The position involves relocating through Soil and Clean operations where you will sort, wash, dry, iron, and prepare linens for delivery. Candidates should possess teamwork skills and a High School diploma or GED, with a commitment to safety and quality. This role offers an opportunity to learn different equipment operations while making a significant contribution to meeting healthcare standards.

Qualifications

• Must be willing to rotate through positions.
• Strong teamwork skills are required.
• Ability to learn equipment operation within 2-5 days.

Responsibilities

• Rotate through positions to facilitate laundering processes.
• Ensure safety and quality standards are met.
• Perform other assigned duties as required.

Skills

Teamwork

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

People selected for a Production Operator position may be placed in various roles within the production process of our Crown Health Care Laundry plant. Assignments are based on hiring needs and production levels, and may involve work in either or both production areas - Soil or Clean. Pay rates and scheduled hours depend on the assigned area.

The primary purpose of the Production Operator is to rotate through various positions to facilitate receiving, sorting, washing, drying, ironing, and loading linens for delivery to hospitals and medical facilities. Operators will learn to operate different equipment, ensuring safety and exceeding customer expectations.

All employees are required to learn all equipment and rotate as needed, with a typical learning curve of 2-5 days per position. Standards must be met within two weeks of hire and maintained during employment. Roles are assigned based on production needs and employee skills.

All Production Operators, whether in Soil or Clean areas, must perform other duties as assigned, adhere to quality and safety standards, and be able to perform essential functions of the job with or without accommodations.

Preferred qualifications include a High School diploma or GED, excellent teamwork skills, and willingness to rotate between all jobs as needed.

Soil Operations

This position involves safely sorting returned, soiled linen into appropriate classifications for washing and preparing carts for the Clean side of the plant.

• Open customer returned soil bags (~45 lbs.), discard plastic, and pre-sort as required. Standard is 45 bags or 2000 lbs. per hour.
• Float between positions on the work platform, sorting linens into bins quickly and accurately.
• Move empty carts for cleaning and reuse.
• Ensure carts are cleaned, sterilized, dried, and lined for reuse, ready for loading onto trucks.

Clean Operations

Employees will learn equipment and rotate as needed, including roles like Catcher, Hand Folder, Ironer, and Shipping Clerk.

Catcher

• Secure linen carts, stack and build carts according to standards.
• Remove linens from machines, count, and stack.
• Push and pull carts, and handle jams with maintenance assistance.
• Identify non-company linens or stained items and set aside.
• Make quality decisions on linen readiness and machine issues.

Hand Fold

• Remove items from washers or pressers, fold, and stack.
• Identify damaged or stained items for re-wash.
• Determine appropriate stack sizes.

Ironer

• Feed linens into the machine, ensuring safety and quality.
• Decide when items need re-washing based on quality standards.
• Report machine issues to maintenance.

Shipping Clerk

Build and weigh carts of finished linens, record data, and prepare for shipment. Responsibilities include maintaining records, tracking orders, and loading trucks. Basic computer skills and good recordkeeping are required. A Hep B shot is required.