Laundry Attendant

Laundry Person

To ensure that all areas of the hotel and restaurant are kept properly stocked with clean laundry items.

Duties and Responsibilities

General

• Sorts linens for washer.
• Removes stains from badly soiled linen.
• Operates washers and dryers properly.
• Folds all linens to hotel standards.
• Washes banquet and kitchen laundry.
• Washes bedspreads, bed pads, and blankets per instructions.
• Keeps laundry area neat and clean.
• Checks daily for all banquet and restaurant linen needs.
• Handles all laundry chemical products properly and advises Housekeeper of inventory levels.
• Assists Housekeeper in other areas when laundry is slow or work is caught up.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma at a minimum required and 3 or more years of hotel operations experienced preferred.

Language Skills

Must have developed language skills to the point to be able to:

• Read and interpret documents in English such as routine correspondence, newspapers, periodicals, journals, and manuals.
• Write routine reports, correspondence, business letters, summaries, and reports in English using prescribed format, and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style.
• Ability to speak effectively in English to customers and employees.

Reasoning Ability

Must have developed reasoning abilities to the point to be able to:

• Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers; and ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts and percentages.
• Read and interpret business records and statistical reports.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The employee must be able to see differences in widths and lengths of lines such as those on graphs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Environmental Conditions

Inside: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. A job is considered "inside" if the worker spends approximately 75 percent or more of the time inside.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must be able to work effectively in a stressful environment, communicate well with others, effectively deal with guests, and accept constructive criticism from supervisors. Must be able to change activity frequently and cope with interruptions.

Essential functions of this job are described under the headings above. The job requirements and features are subject to change from time to time due to the then-current needs and requirements of the Company and/or the hotel.