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Soil Sorter

NOVO Health Services
St Louis, MO Full Time
POSTED ON 12/30/2025 CLOSED ON 1/22/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Soil Sorter position at NOVO Health Services?

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.

We are currently looking for a Soil Sorter, in our St. Louis 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!

MAJOR PURPOSE OF THIS JOB: Primary responsibility is for performing tasks in any of the production function areas in accordance with Novo Health Services Standard Operating Procedures. Tasks include but are not limited to soiled linen separation, hand folding, ironing, operating washing and drying equipment and load building. May perform some or all of the following duties depending on training and experience.

Position Summary

The Soil Room is responsible for removing soil from bags, sort and prepare for washing.

Essential Functions

  • Able to understand and follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s).
  • Open laundry carts and empty hamper bags onto sorting table.
  • Sort linen by fabric type.
  • Accurately weigh sorted loads and send linen to washers via negative air system as well as operate laundry equipment in either automatic or manual mode.
  • Identify instruments, sharp items, hospital-owned linen and other foreign objects and place them in appropriate receptacles.
  • Place empty laundry carts in cart wash and operate washing machinery.
  • Deposit all instruments and other washable, returnable objects in wash rack and process through dishwasher or commercial washer, as well as wash all stainless basins.
  • Completely clean and disinfect soil sort area at end of shift.
  • Mentor / train fellow associates.
  • Other duties as assigned.

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.

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