Laundry Worker

About the role

The Laundry Worker provides essential services to the Naval Academy's Brigade of Midshipmen and all other approved individuals, organizations, and activities, located in the U. S. Naval Academy's Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI), Naval Academy Business Services Division (NABSD) Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Facility, Annapolis, Maryland.

NAFI is an entity that generates its own funds through its operations, and is not funded by Congress.

What you will do

• Match incoming laundry to laundry tickets, count and sort items and distribute for cleaning based on soil/garment classification.
• Assign tags to items to maintain lot integrity as items travel through the facility.
• Bag and turn in to the department supervisor all valuables recovered during check-in process.
• Shake out and sort clean flatwork (bed and table linens) into bins by color and type to facilitate feeding into flatwork ironer equipment.
• Work individually or in teams, depending on piece size, feed flatwork into the flatwork ironer and/or receive pressed, folded and stacked items from the cross-folder equipment.
• The Laundry Worker may be required to bundle and wrap items, then place in carts for distributing.
• Separate towels, blankets, spreads, and other rough-dried items (fully dried hand fold work) by type and fold in accordance with standard procedures.
• Separate nets, laundry, bags and loosely processed uniform items into lots, fold, cart-up or stack as necessary.
• Operate towel folding machine by feeding towels into folder and stacking completed towels into laundry transport carts.
• Keep all work together by lot and customer.
• Forward completed work to next appropriate work station.
• Separate goods according to lot and type.
• Distribute to appropriate equipment for processing.
• Press or tunnel finished work as assigned, performing any or a combination of the following tasks, operate collar and cuff press, yoke press, bosom and body press, double buck shirt press, sleeve press, laundry press, or steam finishing tunnel.
• Hang up finished work, maintaining lot integrity and check appearance for obvious defects, laying such items aside for reprocessing as necessary.
• In the locker area, remove laundry nets from carts by lots and match to tickets in assembly lockers.
• Place all work in locker in appropriate laundry bag, matching all items to ticket for sign off.
• Tie completed bag and place on conveyor to be staged in a cart for delivery.
• Hanger Assembly Work: Hang tickets on hooks by lot.
• Retrieve and assemble all items identified on ticket.
• When all pieces are accounted for, place in hanging bag and tie hangers together.
• Place on mobile racks for forgotten items, and staple laundry tags to items for identification after cleaning.
• Collect uniforms from customers for cleaning.
• Verify item count and type to tickets corresponding to the customer orders.
• Check pockets for forgotten items, staple laundry tags to items for identification after cleaning.
• Enter ticket information on the spreadsheet for tracking and recording purposes.
• Organize clean orders on a conveyor for issue.
• Issue linen exchange items, prepackaged linens for guests and medical isolation purposes.
• May be subject to continuous standing on concrete floors.
• Most tasks require quick hand and arm movements.
• Pushing or pulling of carts weighing up to 1000 pounds may be required.
• May be required to lift bundles weighing up to 50 pounds on a daily bases and periodically lift bundles weighing up to 100 pounds with assistance.
• The laundry facility may be subject to heat, humidity, dust, lint, and noise.

How you will be evaluated

All applications and supporting documents will be reviewed to determine if they meet the hiring eligibility and KSA requirements listed in the announcement, and will be rated based on the information provided. Best qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager.

Documents you must provide

• The below items are accepted and may be needed to support a claimed preference.
• Resume (Not to exceed 2 pages) Cover Letter Transcript and/or Diploma ~ If using education screen-in for KSA #1 If Claiming NAF RPL (Non-Appropriated Fund Reemployment Priority): Most recent separation BBA SF50 (or equivalent) If Claiming Spousal Preference ~ Proof of Marriage and PCS Orders If Claiming Veterans Priority Consideration ~ DD-214 page 4 Current or Former Federal Employee ~ SF50 or equivalent

Benefits

This flexible position is not eligible for Benefits, but NABSD employee perks include: Use of the Brigade Sports Complex Shop at the Midshipmen Store Shop at the Navy Exchange Potential membership eligibility at the Naval Academy Club Use of MWR facilities Eligible to join Navy Federal Credit Union Eligible for childcare with CDC & NAPS Use of Employee Assistance Program

What to expect next

All applicants must submit an application via the website, and will receive an email confirming submission.

Additional information

If you are detail-oriented and enjoy hands-on work in a fast-paced production environment, we'd love to have you join us! Full Time scheduling with 8-hour daytime shifts Monday - Friday. Note: Failure to provide the required information may result in loss of consideration for the position and elimination from the selection process.

Applicants may be required to provide proof of education, complete a pre-hire health screening, etc. DON is an EEO employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, or other non-merit factor.

Reasonable accommodations may be provided to applicants with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the office that is collecting the applications. The decision on granting reasonable accommodations will be on a case-by-case basis.