Attendant - Laundry

Description

Starting Wage $14.00 Per Hour

Essential Duties And 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.
• Feeds 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.
• Monitors 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 from the LeMerigot Hotel.
• Assists housekeepers by stripping Tropicana Hotel guest rooms of terry and linen.
• May assist housekeeping by stocking linen closets with clean terry and linen.
• May drive the box truck to make deliveries to LeMerigot if approved to drive company vehicles.
• 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.
• Uses correct procedures for operating all equipment and correct chemicals for each cleaning process.
• 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.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Education And/Or Experience

High School Diploma or G.E.D. and six months experience in laundry preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

None needed.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write legibly simple correspondence.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.