Attendant - Laundry

Responsibilities

• Sorts soiled linen in the laundry chute room by fabric type.
• Loads and unloads washing machines and dryers by fabric type.
• Removes terry from dryer to be folded, then loads completed work in 14-bushel plastic carts.
• Feds clean linen through a gas heated ironer press and loads completed work in 14-bushel plastic carts.
• Uses potentially dangerous chemicals in a safe and secure manner.
• Wears eye protection when manually putting chemicals into washers or when using spot treatment chemicals.
• Learns operating times of washers and dryers, chemicals and required settings for each type of fabric.
• Keeps Laundry area clean at all times and cleans all equipment and work area.
• Observes proper safety practices and reports all unsafe conditions.
• Marks laundered items for sub-standard condition and sets aside for troubleshooting later.
• Applies different stain removing chemicals to reclaim stains and returns items to general inventory.
• Discards un-reclaimable items per property discard policy.
• Keeps a count of production with each shift and keeps a count of reclaimed items and discarded items.
• Delivers and picks up terry and linen.
• Aids housekeepers by stripping hotel guest rooms of terry and linen.
• May assist housekeeping by stocking linen closets with clean terry and linen.
• Operates the box trucks lift gate in a safe manner to avoid serious injury.
• Notifies laundry lead, room inspector or supervisor if equipment needs adjustment or repair.
• Follows proper procedure for all lost and found items discovered in soiled laundry.
• Uses the time clock per policy and notifies the laundry lead, inspector, or supervisor when the clock does not capture a punch or fails to punch the clock during shift.
• Wears proper uniform as per policy as well as nonslip shoes.
• Participates in daily briefings.

Qualifications

• Must be able to stand and walk for prolong periods of time (7+ hours).
• Must be available for regularly scheduled work and be able to work a variety of hours, holidays, and weekends.