Summary
This job involves managing the daily operations of a laundry facility in a correctional center, including supervising inmate workers, handling equipment and chemicals safely, and ensuring everything runs smoothly to provide clean linens and clothing on time.
It requires working a consistent afternoon-to-evening shift from Monday to Friday.
A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience in laundry services or building maintenance who is organized, safety-focused, and comfortable leading a team in a structured environment.
Full Job Description
Laundry 2pm-10pm Monday- Friday
Oversees daily laundry operations using industrial washers and dryers while ensuring compliance with all IMCC protocols, policies, and procedures. Plans, trains, assigns, directs, and supervises incarcerated individual workers in all laundry functions. Responsible for weighing loads of clothing to ensure proper capacity and operational efficiency. Manages all laundry chemicals, including proper storage, handling, and documentation in accordance with MSDS requirements and P.P.E. standards.
Ensures equipment is maintained and functioning properly to provide a safe and efficient work environment while delivering clean linens and garments in a timely manner.
Shift 2pm-10pm Monday- FridayE-Verify and Right to WorkThe State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.
Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States.
The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization.
For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.
Qualifications
The equivalent of one year of full-time commercial building maintenance, housekeeping or laundry services experience;
OR
an equivalent or a combination of education and experience, substituting post high school vocational training or coursework in hotel or institutional management, commercial building maintenance, housekeeping or laundry services for the required experience, on a thirty semester (or equivalent) hours or nine months for one year of work experience basis;
OR
employees with current continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes the equivalent of twelve months of full-time experience as a Correctional Officer with the full-time equivalent of three months of that experience supervising inmates in the institutional laundry, housekeeping or building maintenance services shall be considered qualified.
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Additional Information
Designated positions in this job class require applicants to obtain the required Commercial Drivers License and endorsements within a period of time as determined by the appointing authority at the time of hire.