3rd Shift Laundry Route Driver

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About the Role
The Laundry Route Driver plays a critical role in supporting laundry operations by safely and efficiently transporting soiled laundry from client locations to designated processing facilities and delivering clean, processed laundry back to clients. This position is responsible for following assigned delivery routes and schedules, loading and unloading laundry, maintaining accurate delivery records, and ensuring the proper separation of clean and soiled textiles throughout transportation. The Laundry Route Driver must follow established handling procedures, maintain vehicle cleanliness, and comply with company policies, and applicable safety protocols. This role requires reliability, organization, attention to detail, and professional communication with clients and team members.
In every aspect of this role, the Laundry Route Driver is expected to exemplify the company’s core values:
- Take it Personally: Demonstrate ownership and accountability for the safe handling, accurate transportation, and timely delivery of laundry.
- Start with Kindness: Foster respectful, professional interactions with clients, coworkers, and facility personnel.
- Every Client. Our Only Client.: Prioritize client needs by ensuring reliable pickups, timely deliveries, and professional service at every location.
- Outperform. Overdeliver.: Consistently meet delivery expectations, maintain high service standards, and identify opportunities to improve route efficiency and service quality.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Operate a company-authorized vehicle safely and responsibly to collect soiled laundry and deliver clean laundry to assigned client locations.
- Follow assigned routes, delivery schedules, and pickup requirements to ensure timely and consistent service.
- Load, unload, transport, and secure laundry carts, bags, bins, and other designated materials using appropriate handling procedures.
- Maintain strict separation between clean and soiled laundry during loading, transportation, unloading, and delivery to prevent cross-contamination.
- Verify laundry quantities, delivery paperwork, collection records, and other required documentation to ensure accurate pickups and deliveries.
- Confirm that clean laundry is delivered to the appropriate designated areas and that soiled laundry is collected from authorized collection points.
- Inspect laundry containers, carts, and loads for proper containment and secure transportation before departing each location.
- Communicate professionally with client representatives, facility personnel, laundry staff, and management regarding delivery schedules, pickup requirements, and service concerns.
- Report missed pickups, delivery discrepancies, damaged items, shortages, damaged containers, and other service issues promptly to management.
- Maintain accurate records of completed stops, pickup and delivery quantities, route activities, and other required information.
- Perform routine vehicle inspections and report maintenance needs, vehicle damage, mechanical issues, or safety concerns before operating the vehicle or as soon as they arise.
- Keep the assigned vehicle clean, organized, and in good operating condition, following company procedures.
- Follow applicable traffic laws, company driving policies, vehicle safety requirements, and established procedures for securing transported materials.
- Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling soiled laundry and follow established hygiene and contamination prevention procedures.
- Ensure laundry is not left unattended in unauthorized or unsecured areas and protect client property during pickup and delivery activities.
- Maintain assigned route schedules while responding appropriately to approved route changes, additional pickups, and operational priorities.
- Report accidents, injuries, spills, vehicle incidents, safety hazards, and other unusual occurrences immediately in accordance with company procedures.
- Maintain confidentiality and exercise professionalism when working at client facilities.
- Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.
COMPETENCIES
- Adaptability - Adapts to change, open to new ideas and responsibilities.
- Communication - Communicates well, delivers presentations, has good listening skills.
- Customer Service - Works well with customers, promotes a positive image of the company, strives to solve issues raised by customers
- Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
- Dependability - Meets deadlines, works independently, accountable, maintains focus, punctual, good attendance record.
- Driving Safety - Operates vehicles responsibly, follows traffic laws, and maintains awareness of road and workplace hazards.
- Energetic - Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.
- Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
- Job Knowledge - Understands facets of job, aware of duties and responsibilities, keeps job knowledge current.
- Productivity - Manages workload, works efficiently, meets goals and objectives.
- Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
- Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
- Sense of Urgency - Meets deadlines, establishes appropriate priority, gets the job done in a timely manner.
- Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
- Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.
Experience
- Previous experience as a delivery driver, route driver, courier, or transportation worker.
- Experience with commercial laundry, linen services, healthcare facilities, hospitality, or related service operations.
- Familiarity with route schedules, delivery logs, inventory counts, and electronic delivery documentation.
Other Requirements
- Valid driver’s license and driving record that meet company requirements.
- Ability to safely operate a company vehicle and follow assigned routes and schedules.
- Ability to load, unload, and maneuver laundry carts and containers and perform required physical tasks.
- Ability to follow instructions, maintain accurate delivery records, and ensure safe handling of clean and soiled laundry.
- Strong attention to detail, communication, and customer service skills.
- Reliable attendance and flexibility to work assigned schedules.
- Ability to maintain vehicle cleanliness and report maintenance or safety concerns promptly.
Physical Demands
Ability to sit and drive for extended periods, with frequent walking, standing, bending, and reaching during pickups and deliveries.
Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull laundry bags, carts, and containers in accordance with job requirements.
Ability to enter and exit the vehicle frequently and safely load and unload laundry materials.
Ability to perform tasks in varying weather conditions and navigate client facilities safely.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Full time
Chicagoland Area
Medical Facilities
Start time: 5p
Monday-Friday: 8hrs/day
Total 40hrs/week
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