Laundry Hand

Laundry Hand

Warragul Linen Service

Casual / Permanent Part Time – Afternoon Shift

Health & Allied Services – Laundry Hand Grade 1 or 2

($24.22 - 26.42 per hour excluding casual loading and allowances)

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The Warragul Linen Service (WLS) is a business unit of the West Gippsland Healthcare Group and are a leading linen service provider to several public hospitals across Melbourne metropolitan and surrounds. Our laundry plant is situated in the regional town of Warragul, behind the West Gippsland Hospital.

We are currently seeking versatile candidates to work as a Laundry Hand at our production plant. The role includes manual labor tasks such as folding, sorting, lifting and packing. You will be working with industrial machinery, facilitating the washing, drying, processing and distribution of healthcare linen within a team environment.

We have part time roles on our afternoon shift which are typically 12:30-3pm starts with a 9-9:30pm finish Monday to Wednesday and 9:30-11:30am starts with a 6pm finish Thursday and Friday. Contracts of up to 36 hours per week are available. Exact hours will be negotiated with the successful applicants. Casual positions are also available and are used to backfill shifts and do not include regular hours.

Major tasks include:                   Please read the Position Description for a breakdown of tasks per area.

• Processing linen returns.                                      
• Sorting, both pre and post wash.
• Operating industrial batch washers and dryers.
• Loading and unloading washer extractors.
• Processing linen through industrial machinery e.g. ironers and folders.
• Quality checks and inspections.
• Packing and linen preparation for distribution.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Attention to detail.
• Ability to use initiative.
• Communication and people skills.
• Responsible and mature work attitude.
• Capacity and willingness to be flexible and adaptable.
• Ability to work under pressure, handling multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Commitment to our values.

Comprehensive on the job training provided with uniforms and protective clothing available.

These roles require you to be on your feet all day and involve manual handling of linen.

Free onsite parking and access to salary packaging to all staff.

IMPORTANT: All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 (unless a valid exemption applies), including a booster (3rd Dose). Evidence of vaccination (or exemption) will be required to be provided prior to commencement.

About our organisation

The West Gippsland Healthcare Group is a customer focused health organisation providing acute medical and surgical, obstetric, emergency, residential care and community health services to 45,000 people in the rural, urban residential, agricultural and industrial areas located within the Baw Baw Shire and beyond. The administrative headquarters are located at West Gippsland Hospital in Warragul, approximately 100kms east of Melbourne.

Working with us

All appointments with the West Gippsland Healthcare Group are subject to the satisfactory return of professional reference checks, a National Police Record Clearance and a current Employee Working with Children Check. All employees must hold current entitlement to work within Australia. A six month probationary period applies to all new appointments.

Further information and how to apply

Applications should be submitted via our recruitment portal (wghg.mercury.com.au) and must include a current CV and a brief covering letter outlining your interest in the role.

If you have any further queries, please contact Alex Kilner or Samantha Bridger via WLS Front Office (03) 5624 0***.

Applications close on Sunday 11th February 2024

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As an inclusive employer, we are committed to improving and promoting gender equality and encourage applications from all parts of our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTI people, and people with lived experience of disability.

As a Child Safe organisation, West Gippsland Healthcare Group promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, including those with disability.