- Position Title
- Laundry Mach Operator (promotion NTE 120 days)
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBTE-12745268-25-ML Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, June 4, 2025 to Monday, June 16, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you an employee of the department/service line indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you may be required submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Please review the instructions in the announcement. Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you may be required submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Please review the instructions in the announcement. Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
Preferences
1.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Your resume must be submitted in English and include the following information for each job listed:
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
- Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
Assessment 1
Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your current level of experience and/or education that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
1.
Do you have the ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision?
2.
Do you have the ability to safely and efficiently operate washer/extractors to include daily system checks, maintenance, cleaning and ensuring production standards and products are available for processing on the production floor?
3.
Do you have the ability to monitor the softening agent and increase or decrease as necessary throughout the year to mitigate potential contact dermatitis, specifically in uniforms and patient clothing processing?
4.
Do you have the ability to perform the end user required care and safe maintenance of laundry facility machines and equipment?
5.
Do you have the ability to operate Textile Processing equipment listed but not limited to; module Continuous Wash Extract system (CWES), automated linen transfer system, three pocket pass-through Top Side Loader, conventional washer, integrated gas fire dryers, single stage hydraulic press extractor, free standing dryers?
6.
Do you have the ability to perform general daily maintenance as well as a daily startup/shut down inspection of production equipment including flatwork processing systems, small piece folding/stacking systems, and various high production processing equipment used throughout the TCPF?
7.
Do you have the ability to keep all assigned work areas clean and free from clutter, making sure all egress requirements are met, and follow continued reediness guidelines for Joint Commission accreditation?
8.
Do you have the ability to interpret and understand written and verbal instructions to sort soiled linens, pre-soak stained textiles as needed, accurately weigh wash loads to ensure washer/extractors are correctly balanced, wash soiled textiles, and unload clean textiles?
9.
Do you have the ability to order, store and handle the chemicals used in the industrial laundry application?
10.
Do you have the ability to complete work in a safe manner, adhering to established safety practices and policies, reporting any hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions to management?
11.
Do you have the ability to adjust wash flow as needed to maximize efficiency and meet production standards?
12.
Do you have the ability to properly perform the procedure for shutting down equipment (Lock Out/Tag Out) making sure to inform management as soon as possible of any equipment failures?
13.
Do you have the ability to interpret and understand written and verbal instructions to ensure washers are used to their loaded capacities, ensuring that over-loading or under-loading does not occur?
14.
Do you have the ability to build and maintain linen inventory tracking and ordering spreadsheets to ensure a seamless, automated ordering and inventory management program?
15.
Do you have the ability to operate the cart wash, water, chemical and air systems to identify proper operation; including, the procedure to shut down the equipment if a malfunction occurs?
16.
Do you have the ability to operate the laundry "clean side" equipment, including the garment finisher, small washer, large and small dryers, ironing systems, and small piece folders?
17.
Do you have the ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions to perform end user required care and maintenance of the facility's machines and equipment?
18.
Do you have the ability to interpret and follow verbal and written instruction for safely using various chemical agents used in the TCPF to ensure they are properly used to prevent damage to linens, uniforms, and any other textiles processed; as well as, ensure to negate any adverse chemical reaction?
19.
Do you have the ability to understand and follow general Infection Control procedures while maintaining the required barrier between "soiled side" operations and clean textiles?
20.
Do you have the ability to use proper aseptic techniques; including, proper hand hygiene, using all required PPE, and following all infection control requirements associated with Textile Processing and Distribution Management?
21.
Do you have the ability to generate and maintain production reports for proper tracking and reporting of costing in preparation of quarterly VACO report, track and document wash pH and titrations, track and document all Association for Linen Management (ALM) wash samples and initiate Electronic Work Orders as needed for maintenance issues?
22.
Do you have the ability to monitor chemical supplies and initiate new orders when replacements are needed, ensure supplies and equipment are secured preventing waste and abuse?
23.
Do you have the ability to process all requests for chemical and supplies; in addition to, maintaining inventories of chemicals, supplies, and new textiles received?
24.
Do you have the ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions for the application, usage, and storage of various caustic agents, dying agents, potting chemicals and finishing agents used throughout the wash process?
Resume Reminder - Your resume must include the following information for each job listed: Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible) Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008) Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week) Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail. Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
MERIT PROMOTION DOCUMENTATION REMINDER: If you are a current or former Federal employee, you must provide a copy of your last or most recent SF-50, "Notice of Personnel Action." The SF-50 must identify your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). If you have previously held a higher grade and are applying based on that grade, you must provide a copy of the SF-50 showing you held the higher grade IN ADDITION to your last or most recent SF-50 indicating proof of status.
25.
Has your manager approved this detail? Please submit documentation of approval as an attachment.