Laundry Attendant

Summary:                         

To collect and issue soiled/clean room linens to the floors.  Collect rubbish from the floor service areas. To collect guest laundry from pantries and deliver them to the housekeeping.  To assist with guest requests as needed.

HOTEL VALUES:  

This description of responsibilities is simply intended to provide basic guidance to outline a minimum standard of performance. 

The hotel values an IOU attitude, where an employee is encouraged to Lead, take Ownership and deal with situations of all kinds with a Sense of Urgency.  While this document describes the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job, we encourage and expect our team to go above and beyond the minimum standards at all times to show concern and care for the guest, co-workers, and managers.  The hotel believes in a culture where team members help each other and work together in an environment where the most important task is providing exceptional service to guests, at all times. 

As a result, this is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of people in this job. 

Essential Functions:

To work as a member of the Laundry Department providing and maintaining a clean and sanitary laundry product for guests as well as maintaining the cleanliness of all equipment properly and reporting any equipment concerns or problems to the Building Services team.  Essential duties and responsibilities include the following (other duties may be assigned):

• Loads articles into washer and adds specified amount of detergent, soap, or other cleaning agents by programming laundry machines.
• Operates laundry machinery such as washers, driers, and ironers.
• Starts machine that automatically washes and rinses articles.
• Lifts clean, wet articles from washer and places them successively into driers for measured time cycles.
• Sorts dried articles according to type.
• Folds and places items in the appropriate storage areas.
• Sorts torn and stained articles.
• Sorts and counts articles to verify quantities on laundry requisitions.
• Soaks contaminated articles and processes in the destaining cycle.
• Cleans lint traps and sweeps laundry room

Education and Experience:

• Prior experience preferred.

Tools and Equipment:

• Linen carts and scale, room attendant cart

Working Environment:

• Will be required to spend a majority of their time on their feet.

Physical Demands:

Must be able to push/pull/lift up to 50 pounds.  Must be able to use hands, arms, and fingers.  Frequently requires standing and walking.

Hours:

Due to the seasonal nature of the hospitality industry, and the fact that the hotel provides guest services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, any employee may be required to work rotating shifts, night shifts, and/or overtime.  Also, depending on the season, hours may be reduced at any time.

Note:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor.