Laundry Worker

Summary The position is located at the VA Western NY Healthcare System in the Environmental Management Service.The Laundry Worker position is organizationally located in the Laundry Plant and functions under the supervision of the Laundry Supervisor and provides services for the Buffalo and Batavia campuses of VHAWNY.This job is open to The public U.S.Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.Clarification from the agency ALL US CITIZENS DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY:This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupation.Duties Duties include but are not limited to:Rotates through a variety of work sites in the textile care processing facility throughout tour of duty to meet workload processing or production standards.This may involve, on a rotating basis, assisting in unloading soiled linen bags from the soiled linen truck, dumping these bags onto a conveyor system for transporting to the sorting and classification area, where incumbent may also be required to sort soiled linen items according to classification procedures.Operates the small piece folders and flatwork, ironer.Shakes out articles of wet linen items checking for knots, damage, and stained items; feeds damp pieces of linen into flatwork ironers using a spreading feeding device, or by handfeeding directly into the ironer.May be responsible for cleaning and waxing the flatwork ironer and for replacing ribbons; receives items at receiving end of ironer.Feeds garment and apparel through garment finish steam tunnels; folds rough dry items by hand.Responsible for loading clean textiles in bulk carts; preparing clean textiles for shipment; and receiving soiled textiles, weighing, and recording soiled and clean weights.Responsible for maintaining a clean and safe work environment.Responsible for performing the duties in a safe and efficient manner; Perform other duties as assigned.Work Schedule:Monday-Friday, 6:00am-2:30pm Position Description Title/PD#:Laundry Worker/PD21Q68A Requirements Conditions of employment U.S.Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.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:Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) Dexterity and Safety Interpret Instructions, Specifications (other t