Soil Sort

Novo Health Services, LLC; Rockmart (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Paid Holidays

PTO

401(k) with Employer Match

FSA

HSA

Medical, Dental, and Vision Programs

Basic Life/AD&D Insurance

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

NOVO Health Services in Georgia is seeking a Soiled Linen Separator to support soil removal, sorting, and preparation for washing in the soil room. You will handle bags, sort linens by type, and ensure accurate weighing and recording of slings, under supervision of Team Leader and Plant Supervisor.

The role emphasizes safety, quality standards, and efficient workflow on the linen processing line. This full-time position offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience with linen handling and sorting is preferred.
• Ability to follow safety procedures and quality standards.
• Collaborative work in a fast-paced soil room environment.

Responsibilities

• Open bags at breakout table and send linen up the belt.
• Move soil carts and swap full/empty carts.
• Break open bags at the bag breaker.
• Sort large pieces: bath blankets, flat sheets, draw sheets, thermals.
• Sort second largest pieces: underpants, patient gowns, fitted sheets.
• Handle remaining pieces: towels, washcloths, hand towels, scrubs.
• Hoist, weigh, stage, record weights, and hang full slings.
• Adhere to quality standards and safety procedures.
• Assist with other duties as assigned.

Skills

Linen handling

Quality control

Safety procedures

Teamwork

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.

POSITION TITLE: Soiled Linen Separator

REPORTS TO: Team Leader and Plant Supervisor

Position Summary

The Soil Room Attendant is responsible for removing soil from bags, sort and prepare for washing.

Essential Functions

• Open up bags at the breakout table and send linen up the belt.
• The primary cart mover (the attendant closest to the soil cart) brings the empty soil cart away from the belt, puts a new cart in area and takes the empty cart and pushes it to the cart area.
• The bag breaker attendant breaks open the bags.
• The attendants on the belt perform the following tasks:
• One attendant sorts of large pieces consisting of bath blankets, flat sheets, draw sheets and thermals.
• The second attendant sorts the second largest pieces – underpants, patient gowns, and fitted sheets.
• The third attendant will handle all the rest of the pieces such as bath towels, washcloths, hand towels, and scrubs.
• The last stage of the soil room process is hoist and weigh or staging. The attendant pulls the full slings away as they fill up, puts an empty sling in, weighs the full one, records the information and hangs it.
• Adhere to quality standards in terms of soil sorting and cart cleaning.
• Understand, observe and adhere to all safety procedures and policies.
• Assist and perform other duties as assigned.

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.