Get to know us: NOVO Health Services offers linen management solutions to the healthcare industry. NOVO Health keenly focuses on safety and infection control and provides its partner hospitals with a value-driven linen management control system that measures and monitors linen utilization by department to eliminate excess internal costs. NOVO' s wide range of service programs offer a variety of options to provide a seamless, single source distribution system. NOVO' s regional healthcare linen facilities are HLAC accredited and operate with state-of-the-art processing equipment and processes.

Get to know us: NOVO Health Services, with headquarters in Atlanta, GA, offers linen management solutions to the healthcare industry. NOVO keenly focuses on safety and infection control and provides its partner hospitals with a value-driven linen management control system that measures and monitors linen utilization by department to eliminate excess internal costs. NOVO’s wide range of service programs offer a variety of options to provide a seamless, single source distribution system. NOVO’s regional healthcare linen facilities are HLAC accredited and operate with state-of-the-art processing equipment and processes.

NOVO Health Services is the only “one stop shop” service provider in U.S. currently serving all healthcare-related end markets with both Healthcare Laundry Services as well as Sterilized Reusable Surgical Solutions.

Job Summary:

We are currently looking for a Production Associates, at our Madison, TN Healthcare Laundry facility. We are looking for someone who is confident in decision making, can act quickly, and has excellent communication skills. If you are ready to make a commitment to measurable performance and continuous improvements, then we want to hear from you!

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

• Take items as they come out of the washer or ironer and hand fold, stack, and place them on the appropriate cart for transporting to the next stage of the process.
• Remove product from the previous process. Identify through previous job knowledge how many items per stack.
• Pull cart over to work area, adjusting the cart so that linen is at a comfortable waist level.
• Fold items and place on the appropriate cart or table
• For larger items, there may be group folding. Each folding partner grabs the lengthwise end of the item. The partners step back and make a lengthwise fold in the item. One person places it on the cart or table, in stacks of three or five, based on item.
• Fill up the cart in a like manner.
• Run clean product through the ironer, catch it as it comes out of the ironer and count it for folding or for the next stage of production.
• Bend down and lift flat sheets and blankets from the basket or feed table. (The basket may have already gone through a picker that loosens up the contents or may need to be shaken out).
• Pull the flat sheets and/or blankets from the basket/feed table and feed it into the spreader, the machine then pulls it into the Ironer.
• The first feed draws the item into the spreader and the second feed draws it into the Ironer.
• Pillowcases and smaller items are in spring loaded carts.
• Catch items as they come out of the Ironer, inspect it for quality, stack it and place in a nearby cart.
• Load various types of linen items according the individual clients order, in proper order and to the correct cart prior to delivery to the institution.
• Identify the various lines of linen products the company offers and its respective function.
• Build bulk carts by filling it with the individual linen products.
• Read the individual customer tickets and insure the proper product and count is then loaded into the cart.
• Weigh carts in /out and enter data of into a computer program
• Use a hand held electronic scanner.
• Adhere to all quality standards associated with the different tasks.
• Understand, observe and adhere to all Novo Health Services safety procedures and Standard Operating procedures associated with the different tasks.
• Assist in any other areas as directed by team leader or management.
• Perform other duties as required.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is performed in a fast-paced indoor production area with little exposure to dust and high temperatures; moderate exposure to noise; climate-controlled environment; controlled access.

· Travel required 0 of time.

EXPEREINCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS: (List the minimum requirements for the position.)

Previous production experience with quality orientation preferred.

• High School Education, GED, and formal education/training preferred.
• Good analytical skills to be able to determine the number of carts required for orders.

• 1 to 2 years of experience in manufacturing, production, or service industry

• Ability to work in a noisy fast-paced environment.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist, reach, and stack individual items from the machine for long periods.
• Ability to push or pull a cart that may weigh 100 pounds.
• Demonstrated customer service and organization skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

What we can offer you as a full-time associate:

Competitive pay

Paid Time Off Program (PTO)

401(k) w/Employer Match

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Medical, Dental, and Vision Programs

Basic Life/AD& D Insurance

Long-Term Disability (LTD)

Why work for Novo Health Services?

NOVO Health Services strives to be the employer of choice in the hospital sterile and hygienically clean linen industry. To do that, we provide a safe, positive work environment where our associates experience tremendous growth and related opportunities for advancement.

Complete an on-line application at www.novohealthservices.com!

All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin veteran, or disability status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. Drug-Free Workplace.

What we can offer you as a full-time associate:
Competitive pay
Paid Holidays
Paid Time Off Program (PTO)
401(k) w/Employer Match
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Medical, Dental, and Vision Programs
Basic Life/AD& D Insurance
Long-Term Disability (LTD)

Why work for Novo Health Services?

NOVO Health Services strives to be the employer of choice in the hospital sterile and hygienically clean linen industry. To do that, we provide a safe, positive work environment where our associates experience tremendous growth and related opportunities for advancement.
Complete an on-line application at www.novohealthservices.com!
All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin veteran, or disability status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. Drug-Free Workplace.