Laundry Mach Operator Job in Canandaigua, NY

Vacancy No. CBTE-12747539-25-LW Department Veterans Health Administration
Salary $18.61 to $21.72 Grade 3 to 3
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 6/9/2025 Close Date 6/23/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Canandaigua, NY


Summary

Wage grade 3 Laundry Machine Operators perform tasks involved in the washing and drying process of laundering of linen and personal clothing. There are varied combination of tasks in one or more functional areas of the laundry process such as receiving (unloading soiled linens from trucks), soiled sorting, weighing linen, loading and unloading washers and dryers, moving linen to various areas of the laundry for finishing.

This job is open to

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

  • Operates commercial-type laundry washers/extractors, and dryers.
  • Loads and unloads and controls the operation of the machines
  • Helps unload soiled linen from delivery trucks, soiled sorting and maintaining specialty items per hospital
  • Monitors weight carts and weigh items on floor scales
  • Loads washer from monorail system or by hand
  • Maintains daily record of items washed and poundage
  • Selects proper program depending on type of fabric being washed
  • Unloads clean linen and directs it to the flatwork ironer or to the dryers
  • Monitors chemical dispensing system and when low on supplies move full barrels over to replace empty
  • Loads items into dryers
  • Dry and cool down all items properly and then move linen to parts of the laundry for finishing or help in folding certain items
  • Works on 100 pounds and 50 pound washers to process smaller loads
  • Maintains work area, equipment and carts to sanitary standards
  • Keeps work area clean
  • Reports need for equipment maintenance to supervisor or mechanic
  • Maintains simple load records for production schedule
  • All other duties as assigned

Work Schedule: 7:00am-3:30pm, Monday-Friday

Position Description Title/PD#: Laundry Mach Operator/PD05885A

Physical Requirements: Strength and stamina for doing heavy physical tasks for long periods (pulling wet laundry from washer, pushing heavy carts, lifting bundles weighing over 50 pounds). Moving heavy bags of soiled and clean linen over head. Intermittent bending and twisting while lifting items out of buckets. Pushing linen into washer or dryers from buckets or sling bags. Stands and walks continuously on concrete floors.

Promotion Potential: N/A

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
  • Subject to a background/suitability investigation
  • Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
  • May serve a probationary period
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
  • A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
  • 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.

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.

Skill and Knowledge: Grade 3 laundry machine operators must know the loading capacity of tumblers, extractors, or conditioners. For example, they need to know to fill the machine to a certain mark or that the machine will hold all of the wet laundry from a certain washer, etc.
They must also know how long to operate the machines for certain types of laundry. (A timer for extracting that is set for 15 minutes for the majority of items processed would be set for 20 minutes when extracting water from heavy wet blankets.)
Some operators must have ability to keep simple written records of the work processed.

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
  • Dexterity and Safety
  • Operation of Equipment/Machinery
  • Work Practices


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.

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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more information.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found at https://www.opm.gov/.

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

Benefits

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Applicants will be referred in the order in which they were received.

Required Documents

Documents Accepted:

  • DD-214/ Statement of Service
  • Disability Letter (Schedule A)
  • Disability Letter (VA)
  • PCS Orders
  • Resume
  • Separation Notice (RIF)
  • SF-15
  • SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action

Documents Required:
  • Resume

Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application.Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application package includes all necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees).You will not be contacted for additional information. Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.

Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.

Applications are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.

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 06/23/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12747539.

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Agency contact information

Lisa Wood
Phone
607-346-2497
Fax
607-664-4930
Email
Lisa.Wood1@va.gov
Address
Canandaigua VA Medical Center
400 Fort Hill Ave
Canandaigua, NY 14424
US

Next steps

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