Laundry Supervisor

This position performs as a Laundry Supervisor within the Environmental Management Service (EMS). He/she works at Martinez, California location of the VA Northern California Health Care System (VA NCHCS) and is responsible for performing all textile duties and tasks assigned to provide clean and disinfected linens to all areas within the healthcare system.

Duties will include but not be limited to: Incumbent supervises the uniform management program, laundry processing, and shares responsibility of managing the central linen distribution room(s). This includes work assignments and supervision for approximately 4 laundry workers and numerous Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) workers. Responsible for par levels of the facilities within Northern California Health Care System he/she oversees. Incumbent is responsible for all inventories to include quarters, semiannual, and annual inventories. Incumbent follows guidelines set by the Association for Laundry Management on procedures set by the industry. Performs minor adjustments to equipment and monitors preventive maintenance of equipment. Troubleshoots problems throughout the laundry section. Incumbent is responsible for maintaining the linen room and any pre-designated linen rooms. Incumbent must accurately and efficiently load and unload linen carts, utilizing linen that has been in storage the longest. Incumbent must exercise caution when moving 1000-pound carts around corners, through narrow hallways and congested patient areas, up and down ramps, constantly aware of possible hazards to patients, staff and visitors. Incumbent adjusts deliveries to meet the changing needs of the facility. Incumbent must utilize proper technique in distributing and picking up linen to prevent cross contamination. Incumbent must keep accurate records of uniforms, linen, pillows and surgical linen that is salvaged, in storage and in circulation. Incumbent receives, stores, inventories and distributes linen to the facility daily. Incumbent also controls and supplies all surgical linen required at the facility. Incumbent issues, marks, repairs and salvages surgical linen, drapes, pillows, employee uniforms, cubical and shower curtains. Incumbent sorts uniform apparel, using assigned numbers to document, and forwards the uniforms to the consolidated laundry facility for laundering; Places in Scrub-Ex machine, according to assigned number, when returned from the consolidated laundry facility. Incumbent is responsible for removing and hanging cubicle curtains and window curtain, this requires the ability to move safely on a ladder. Work Schedule: To be determined upon hiring, schedule varies, may work weekends and holidays. Position Description Title/PD#: Laundry Supervisor/PD00685O

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Pre-employment physical required 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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial 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 or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.