STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: LAUNDRY FOREMAN
Class Code: 5620-11
Date Established: 07-01-50
Occupational Code: 5-1-4
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To oversee routine work operations in a
small institutional laundry or to assist in supervising the operation in a
large institution laundry.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Supervises and
participates in sorting, washing, drying, counting, and distributing clothing
and linen supplies.
·
Schedules work
assignments according to workload, delivery schedules, and employees available.
·
Maintains and repairs
laundry equipment and arranges for more extensive equipment repairs when
necessary.
·
Trains and cross-trains
employees in order to promote work methods and the quality and quantity of work
accomplished.
·
Delivers and picks up
linen or laundry supplies and miscellaneous items necessary for the operation
of the laundry.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in recommending routine
changes in standardized operating procedures OR in retrieving, compiling and
reporting data according to established procedures OR in operating complex
machines.
Knowledge: Requires understanding and using
business or trades vocabulary or basic arithmetic to perform standard operating
procedures.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to agency objectives by ensuring the accuracy of support
activities within one or more organizational units. Errors at this level affect the work of others or have
measurable monetary consequences, and require verification and correction in
order to complete succeeding work operations.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
scheduling work, recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance
appraisal, or interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires medium work, including
continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting
as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or
coordination in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires obtaining and exchanging
information, referring inquiries to the appropriate source, or responding to
questions from state employees or members of the general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
using minimal judgment to perform a variety of job tasks according to clearly
prescribed standard practices and procedures.
Independent Action: Requires making a limited number of
choices in selecting among alternative courses of action under supervisory
guidance and in performing job functions according to a variety of prescribed
policies or procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Completion of high school or G.E.D.
equivalent. Each additional year
of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work
experience.
Experience: Two years' experience in the operation
and maintenance of laundry equipment.
Each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for
one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: Possession of a New Hampshire driver's
license.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of volume laundry methods,
materials, and practices to include the operation and maintenance of washers,
extractors, tumblers, presses, and flat work ironers. Knowledge of health and safety hazards present within a
laundry unit and effective precautionary measures. Knowledge of textiles and of proper cleaning methods and
materials. Skill in operating and
in making minor repairs on laundry machines and equipment. Ability to plan, assign and supervise
the work of others and to instruct and train new employees in laundry
operations. Ability to establish
and maintain effective working relationships with other employees within the
laundry complex and the supervisory staff within the institution to which the
laundry is assigned. Must be
willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and
responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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