Department of Veterans Affairs

Laundry Worker

Dayton, Ohio Full time

Laundry Worker

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Dayton, Ohio

Salary Range: $22.18 - $25.91 Per Hour

Job Summary: 2 Page Resume Limit DOES APPLY for this position The Laundry Worker will perform technical work in the Pack Room at Building 330, Textile Care Section in Environmental Management Service (EMS). On a regular and recurring basis, performs the following major, rigid duties and responsibilities independently in coordination with technical, professional and affiliated general medical, surgical, Medical Centers (Dayton VA Medical Center, Community Based Outpatient Clinics).

Major Duties:

  • Duties Include: Prepares packs for the Operating Room (OR), Genitourinary (GU) Clinic, Cardi-Pulmonary Laboratory, and Outpatient Clinics. Maintains adequate inventory of surgical packs for emergency use by the local community (disasters) and Medical Center. Maintains a monthly inventory of all linens used for surgical procedures such as pillow covers, surgical drapes, sheets, towels, scrub-tops, pants, and jackets. Receives requests directly from Surgery or other designees on a daily basis regarding the types of packs and quantities required. Special care is used to fold, assemble and inspect all surgery items using a lighted table to make up the wide variety of packs. Independently inspects and identifies needed pieces for repairs, replacement, and/or worn surgical items by using the thermoplate machines for patching. Differentiates and marks all packs in a prescribed manner to identify and send to Supply Processing Service for proper sterilization. Insures all other surgical pieces are delivered directly to surgery. Provides support and coverage in all Textiles areas: Linen/Laundry and Uniforms. Work Schedule: Full-Time, Tuesday - Saturday. Work hours to be determined by supervisor. Position Description Title/PD#: Laundry Worker/PD025270 Physical Requirements: Incumbent will be required to stand almost continuously while producing packs. When not standing, incumbent will be walking back and forth, moving surgical linen through the various stages of processing. Incumbent will load and move large, heavy carts of OR linen, which may exceed 300 pounds. Duties require deft, flexible hand, arm and finger movements, ensuring dexterity and speed are adequate to meet daily/weekly production standards. Considerable stooping, bending, and lifting of linen and bags that may occasionally go over 50 pounds may be required.

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: Follow Directions Inspect Meet deadlines Plan and organize work Production Support Service Without more than normal supervision Work as Member of Team 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Working Conditions: Work is performed in a well-lighted and somewhat ventilated building. Environment of the work area must be kept clean and free of contaminants. Temperature and humidity are somewhat controlled to provide a pleasant work area. Since the linen used is clean, there are normally none of the potentially threatening hazards present in handling soiled linen. Incumbent must be conscious of the need to maintain components and finish packs to the highest aseptic level possible. When performing in another area of the Textile Care Section, incumbent will be exposed to drafts from open doors, moist and warm conditions in the linen production area, foul odors, and hazardous objects in the soiled linen handling area. Incumbent will be expected to wear a gown, cap, mask, and gloves when working in the soiled linen area. Employee may be subjected to high noise levels. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/04/2026 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12942247. 1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. 2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applications. Information regarding your application status can be found in the USAJobs Help Center. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. If initial application submission is updated and resubmitted with a new resume, only the most current resume will be reviewed for consideration. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-04