Laundry and Uniform Attendant - Seamstress

AccorHotel • Long Beach, CA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Fairmont Breakers is a historic landmark hotel in Long Beach, recently renovated to its original grandeur. It offers 185 boutique rooms and suites, a rooftop pool and terrace, a lounge with ocean views, a spa and fitness center, dining venues, and a live jazz club. The hotel aims to delight guests with artful surroundings and innovative culinary offerings.

This role is responsible for the processing, maintenance, and inventory management of all hotel linen and colleague uniforms, including performing alterations and repairs.

Requirements

• High School graduate or equivalent is preferred.
• Ability to perform job functions with attention to detail, speed and accuracy.
• Ability to prioritize and organize.
• Ability to be a clear thinker, remaining calm and resolving problems using good judgement.
• Ability to follow directions thoroughly.
• Ability to understand guests service needs.
• Ability to work cohesively with co-workers as part of a team.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of guest information and pertinent hotel data.
• Ability to understand and comply with all company and departmental rules and regulations, policies and procedures.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with coworkers and guests.
• Able to communicate both written and verbally.
• Ability to read reports.
• Successfully complete the training /certification process for this position.
• Ability to follow directions, perform tasks with attention to detail, speed accuracy, and follow-through.
• Must have ability to secure minimum levels of skills and abilities that would allow for a proficient job orientation based on specific tasks and methods.
• Excellent communication skills, must be able to communicate with others effectively.
• Fluency in English both verbal and non-verbal.
• Ability to count.
• Ability to work through situations methodically and logically.
• Ability to respond calmly in busy situations.
• Constant standing, bending and walking throughout the shift.
• Must be able to stand and exert well-paced mobility for up to 8 hours in length.
• Must be able to lift a maximum of 50 lbs throughout the day.
• Frequent kneeling, pushing, pulling, lifting.
• Frequent ascending or descending ladders, stairs and ramps.
• Frequent carrying of up to 30 lbs.
• Must be able to exert well-paced ability to multi-task in a calm manner on a timely basis.
• Must be able to exert well-paced ability in limited space.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, squat and stretch to fulfill daily tasks.
• Must provide proof of current eligibility to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Seamstress skills

Responsibilities

• Separate, sort, process, wash, dry, fold, and distribute all hotel linen and uniforms according to established standards.
• Operate laundry equipment safely and efficiently.
• Process guest laundry, dry cleaning, and pressing requests.
• Maintain laundry production records and poundage reports.
• Inspect linen and uniforms for cleanliness, quality, stains, and damage.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the laundry facility.
• Report equipment malfunctions, safety hazards, and operational concerns.
• Conduct daily, weekly, monthly, and annual linen inventories.
• Maintain linen par levels to support hotel operations.
• Monitor linen usage, discard rates, losses, and replacement needs.
• Investigate linen inventory variances and communicate findings to management.
• Verify incoming and outgoing linen counts with laundry vendors.
• Reconcile vendor deliveries and invoices against inventory records.
• Maintain accurate inventory records and produce linen loss and usage reports.
• Ensure proper linen rotation and storage practices.
• Issue, collect, exchange, and track colleague uniforms.
• Maintain accurate records of uniform assignments, returns, replacements, and inventory levels.
• Coordinate uniform fittings for new hires and existing colleagues.
• Conduct periodic uniform audits and inventory reconciliations.
• Monitor and report lost, damaged, or unreturned uniforms.
• Ensure uniforms meet company appearance and presentation standards.
• Organize and maintain uniform storage areas.
• Perform alterations, fittings, hemming, repairs, and adjustments for colleague uniforms.
• Repair and replace buttons, zippers, snaps, patches, and other garment components.
• Measure colleagues and ensure proper garment fit.
• Repair hotel textiles including bed skirts, curtains, drapes, decorative pillows, tablecloths, napkins, and specialty fabric items.
• Maintain sewing equipment and inventory of tailoring supplies.
• Complete alteration and repair requests in a timely manner.
• Maintain accurate records within inventory tracking systems.
• Prepare reports related to: Linen inventory, Linen loss and discard trends, Uniform inventory, Uniform replacement costs, Alterations completed, Vendor discrepancies.
• Assist management with budgeting and forecasting for linen and uniform purchases.
• Monitor department expenditures related to linen and uniform replacement.
• Assist with vendor audits and annual physical inventories.
• Follow all OSHA, health, sanitation, and safety standards.
• Use chemicals, equipment, and machinery according to manufacturer and company guidelines.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Discounted hotel rooms and food & beverage rates to employees at our sister properties around the globe.
• Learning programs through our Academies to promote growth and development.
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21 and WATCH.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED