Soil Sort 1st shift (Biotech)

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 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:
o One attendant sorts of large pieces consisting of bath blankets, flat sheets, draw sheets and thermals.
o The second attendant sorts the second largest pieces – underpants, patient gowns, and fitted sheets.
o 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.

High School Education, GED and formal education / training preferred.
• Good analytical skills to be able to determine number of carts required for orders.
• 1 to 2 years of experience in manufacturing, production, or service industry
• Ability to work in a noisy fast paced environment.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist, reach, and stack individual items from machine for long periods.
• Ability to lift up to 100 pounds.
• Ability to push or pull a cart that may weigh 100 pounds.
• Demonstrated customer service and organization skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

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. 
Complete an on-line application at www.novohealthservices.com!
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.