Laundry Attendant

Position Summary

Assure efficient collection, sorting, cleaning and distribution of laundry in order to provide high quality laundry services to our guests.

Example of Duties

Essential Functions

• Collect, record, sort and process hotel laundry. Collection of laundry requires bending, stooping and lifting laundry of up to 30 pounds on a continuous basis.
• Swiftly process laundry through presser, which requires continuous bending, standing and manual dexterity.
• Assist in areas other than primary station within the laundry department when there is down time in primary station.

Supportive Functions

In addition to performance of the essential functions, this position may be required to perform a combination of the following supportive functions.

• Respond to guest requests for assistance, direction and other information.
• Report all suspicious persons, activities or hazardous and unsafe conditions to a supervisor or manager.
• Turn in all items found in employee's working area to the property Lost and Found Department.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor such as cleaning rooms, assisting Room Attendants or cross training when necessary.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities to be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

• Ability to push or pull laundry carts carrying heavy loads weighing up to 150 pounds.
• Ability to lift and carry objects up to 30 pounds, as the position requires continuous transportation of laundry to and from shelves and carts.
• Ability to pull linen from the washers and dryers weighing up to 75 pounds.