Soil Sort

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

Benefits offered by this job

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)

Job summary

NOVO Health Services is seeking a Soiled Sorter at our Skokie facility. The role requires quick decision-making, clear communication, and a focus on measurable performance and continuous improvement.

Qualified candidates will sort soil from linen, operate in a noisy environment, and adhere to safety standards while supporting a 10-hour shift in a full-time position with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a noisy, fast-paced environment.
• Stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist, reach, and stack items from the machine.
• Demonstrated customer service and organization skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• High School Education, GED, and formal education/training.
• 1 to 2 years of experience in health care, manufacturing or similarly situated industries.
• Physical demands include standing, walking, reaching overhead, bending, twisting, pushing, pulling, lifting 50 lbs. or more, and working a 10 hour shift.

Responsibilities

• Open up bags at the breakout table and send linen up the belt.
• Move the soil cart: replace empty cart and push to the cart area.
• Break open the bags at the bag breaker station.
• Adhere to quality standards for soil sorting and cart cleaning.
• Follow all safety procedures and policies.
• Assist and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Organization

Interpersonal communication

Work in noisy environment

Education

High School/GED

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.

We are currently looking for a Soiled Sorter at our Skokie facility. We are looking for someone confident in decision-making, who can act quickly, and has excellent communication skills. If you are ready to commit to measurable performance and continuous improvement, we want to hear from you!

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 the area, and takes the empty cart and pushes it to the cart area.
• The bag breaker attendant breaks open the bags.
• 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.

Qualifications

Required

• Ability to work in a noisy, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist, reach, and stack individual items from the machine for long periods.
• Demonstrated customer service and organization skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Preferred

• High School Education, GED, and formal education/training
• 1 to 2 years of experience in the health care, manufacturing or similarly situated industries.

Physical Requirements

• Physical Demands consist of standing, walking, reaching overhead, bending, twisting, pushing, pulling, grasping, lifting 50 lbs. or more, and stooping.
• Physical Requirements consist of being able to meet the physical demands for the entire 10 hour shift.

Pay begins at $17/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.