Laundry Worker

Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration • Madison, WI • 3d ago

Summary This position is located at a Department of Veterans Affairs facility. The work involves receiving, marking soiled linen and apparel; processing flatwork and roughdry items; assembling and issuing clean laundry, classifying, marking; feeding into flatwork ironer; catching, folding, stacking ironed flatwork; folding laundry. Responsibilities MAJOR DUTIES: Receives tickets for one lot arranged in numerical order. Places tickets in bins or hangers in sequence. Sorts various groups of garments and linens into bins by matching identification symbols. Checks numbers of items against those indicated on ticket. Places assembled bundles on conveyor for wrapping. Marks individual bundles: Decides on the correct identification to be used according to set procedure; sets marking machine by pressing keys; stamps mark on laundry ticket and all unmarked laundry items; checks number of items on ticket against those submitted; notes on the ticket numbers of items that do not agree with ticket; nets small items such as socks; keeps lot numbers separate. Cleans and inks marking machine as required. Maintains production counts. Work Schedule: Various schedules available Position Description Title/PD#: Laundry Worker/PD11239A Physical Requirements: Workers must stand or walk continuously on concrete floors. While they do not usually have to keep pace with machines, they need a certain amount of quickness in hand and arm movements to meet production standards. Most of the jobs require workers to frequently lift bundles weighing up to 25 pounds; however in receiving and shipping, occasional lifting of bulk bundles weighing over 30 pounds is required. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Technical Practices Work Practices Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Education Additional Information Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more information. Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

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