Laundry Assistant - Mercy Linen
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Job no: 500650
Work type: Casual
Location: Rockhampton
Categories: All other
About the role
Mercy Linen is currently seeking applications for a casual Laundry Assistant.
In this role, you will assist in providing a quality linen and healthcare cleaning service to customers, both internal and external, whilst maintaining a clean, safe and productive work environment.
Salary range: $29.59 - $32.09 (Operational Officer - Lvl 2) per hour + superannuation + casual loading and access to generous salary packaging of up to $15900 per annum.
What you’ll be doing
Specifically, you will:
- Under the direction of the Manager/Production Supervisors maintain workflow to achieve efficient operational outcomes both in the dirty and clean linen processing areas
- Separate and sort soiled and processed linen as required; e.g. sequence of linen maintenance; sorting/washing, drying, ironing, folding/stacking and linen pack out
- Operate industrial machinery in accordance with manufacturer instructions and facility procedure to avoid malfunctions and injury
- Receive and satisfy incoming orders
- Perform necessary administrative functions to validate completion of order
- Prepare transport containers for dispatch which includes the weighing, recording, and identifying of capsules
- Undertake continuous assessment of the linen throughout production to ensure quality output
- Clean and maintain work areas and associated plant and equipment as required
- Accept, adhere and promote Workplace Health and Safety requirements, appropriate standards and risk management guidelines to ensure health and safety obligations are met to maintain a safe working environment
About you
- To be successful in your application, you will ideally have:
- Previous experience in a similar Laundry or Linen role. Previous Healthcare cleaning highly advantageous but not essential.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team or autonomously
- Demonstrated knowledge of workplace health and safety requirements.
- Moderate level of physical fitness to enable you to work on your feet all shift performing environmental cleaning duties including operating laundry machines.
- Reliable and friendly, collaborative team player.
Why join us?
Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.
We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
Applications close on Thursday the 23rd of May 2024.
Please note, we may contact applicant prior to the closing date, so please don’t hesitate to apply now!
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