Laundry Technician

Find Your Future With Us at USDA – Animal Plant Health Inspection ServiceJob SummaryAs a Laundry Technician you will perform duties and tasks related to laundry services at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF). QualificationsTo qualify, you must show you have had training and experience of sufficient scope and quality to provide you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Your answers to the vacancy specific questions must be supported by the work experience in your resume. For example, if you respond in the affirmative when questioned whether you have experience using personal protective equipment your resume must include this experience, mindful that experience may not be inferred by job title. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major DutiesThe duties may include, but are not limited to:Receives e-mail or work order request through an automated database/computer system for laundry service of biosafety level (BSL)-3 and BSL-4 laboratory clothing.Sorts soiled laundry by kind of clothing in order to determine the type of laundry treatment to be given each group.Places articles in washer drum in amounts not to exceed the load capacity.Removes laundry from washing machine, puts in carts and pushes to extractor.Inspects clothing and other articles for missing buttons, tears, and worn cuffs, collars, and facings.Sorts laundered clothing by individual person, folds garments and places in cart for distribution.Maintains stores of soaps, chemicals, starches, and other laundry supplies.Assigns lockers and locks inside and outside of containment to new hire employees. Position Start Date:09/13/2024 Position Close Date:09/19/2024 Salary Offered: 21.84 - 25.46 USD Per HourYou can make a difference! The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) needs bright, energetic and committed professionals to facilitate the domestic and international marketing of U.S. agricultural products and to protect the health and care of animals and plants in the United States. MRP offers an array of occupations and is committed to diversity in the workplace. We operate in domestic and global markets. Be part of an organization that protects the health and agriculture of the American people. Join our team! To learn more about what it's like to work at the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, what the agency does, and the types of careers, please visit the APHIS careers site. APHIS is an emergency response agency. This means that all Agency employees may be asked or assigned to participate in rotating temporary duty assignments to support emergency programs at some time during their careers with APHIS. For details click: APHIS Emergency ResponsePlease see the full announcement on USAJobs by clicking on the APPLY button!