PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Strict attention is required to coordinate completion of all tasks with precision and without loss of quality or violation of safety practices. All duties are performed while standing, walking, bending or stooping on a concrete floor. Heavy lifting of bundles weighing over 23 kilograms (50 pound), and pulling are required while loading or unloading machines, heavy laundry bags, handling washroom supplies, etc. Physical condition must be good, as muscle strain, constant use of both hands, good footwork and eyesight are required.

Employee is exposed to high temperatures and close, steamy or drafty conditions and subject to disagreeable odors and excreta from soiled or contaminated linens. Constantly exposed to the possibility of bruises from moving carts or falls on wet floors in the washing area. Employee is exposed to constant noise from moving equipment and danger exists from working near steam pipes, moving equipment, chemicals and close quarters.

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume.

You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• Interpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)
• Operation of Equipment/Machinery
• Production and Processing
• Technical Practices
• Work Practices

IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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.

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; religious; 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.