Attendant - Laundry

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.