Laundry Attendant - Seasonal
About The Position
The mission of Lake Junaluska is to be a place of Christian hospitality where lives are transformed through renewal of soul, mind and body. This role is responsible for managing the laundry process, ensuring cleanliness and organization of all linens and towels, and maintaining the laundry area. Key responsibilities include operating washing machines and dryers, folding laundry, maintaining inventory of cleaning chemicals, cleaning the laundry area and equipment, and responding to inquiries from hotel locations. The position requires a commitment to safety, proper handling of chemicals, and maintaining a professional appearance.
Requirements
- A combination of education and experience equivalent to a high school diploma.
- A minimum of 1 year relevant experience.
- Demonstrated good communication skills.
- Demonstrated client relation skills.
- A commitment to providing responsive and conscientious customer service.
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing needs, multiple task demands, and work structures.
- Ability to do repetitive work, frequently monotonous in nature.
- Ability to manage time effectively to ensure all tasks are completed in the time allotted.
- Proven organizational skills.
- Proven interpersonal skills.
- Excellent hospitality skills.
- A strong desire to foster an attitude of “exceeding guest’s expectations”.
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule.
- Ability to work with a variety of chemicals, including pro-quaternary and bleach based products.
- Good vision to monitor the grade of cleaning.
- Ability to identify and distinguish whites and colors, stains, rips or tears in materials.
- Ability to bend into carts to retrieve items.
- Ability to pull laundry that sometimes tangles/wads from carts and machines.
- Ability to work in warm temperatures.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule; evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.
Nice To Haves
- Hospitality experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Receiving dirty laundry in carts and loading washing machines with materials, keeping items separate and organized (e.g., whites/colors, sheets/towels, by building of origin).
- Programming washing machines and selecting the correct cycle for the desired outcome.
- Unloading wet items from machines into carts.
- Loading and unloading dryers.
- Taking laundry to folding tables, folding items neatly, and organizing them by type.
- Maintaining a professional appearance, including wearing a clean, pressed uniform and practicing good hygiene.
- Checking inventories of chemicals and communicating with the supervisor when ordering is necessary.
- Keeping the laundry area clean, dusted, and mopped.
- Cleaning lint traps daily.
- Answering calls and inquiries from hotel locations on campus.
- Scrubbing, disinfecting, and deodorizing all laundry carts daily.
- Complying with all safety policies, practices, and procedures and reporting any unsafe activities or conditions.
- Immediately reporting any damaged, non-properly functioning, or unsafe machinery or working condition to the supervisor and/or Director.
- Performing other duties and responsibilities as assigned and required.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
