Laundry Attendant (Harrah's Metropolis, IL)

Caesars Entertainment•Metropolis, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for sorting and weighing dirty laundry from the chute area and placing it in the washers and dryers for cleaning. This role involves manually pulling dirty laundry from the chute area, visually identifying and sorting various types of laundry, weighing carts of laundry, loading washers and dryers, monitoring cycles, unloading clean laundry, and assisting room attendants with laundry, including stripping beds. The position requires adherence to attendance guidelines and company policies.

Requirements

Proficient in English verbal and written
Proficient with iOS devices
Flexible to work various shifts, weekends, and holidays
Must be able to continuously lift and grab heavy/large amounts of laundry up to 50 pounds at a time in a quick and frequent manner.
Must be able to push carts weighing up to 300 pounds.
Must be able to tolerate high temperatures and high noise levels environment.
Must be able to get along well with co-workers and work as a team.
Must present a well-groomed appearance.
Must be able to work in an environment that is humid, hot or cold.
Able to push, pull and carry up to 100 pounds.
Must be able to lift to 50 pounds from the ground to above head level.
Able to tolerate areas containing secondary smoke.
Must be able to climb or step continually and quickly maneuver in small work areas.
Able to read, write, speak and understand.
Able to tolerate cleaning chemicals without developing and allergic reaction.
Communicate directly with management, staff and guests.
Understand and comply with Policies and Procedures, Job Description, daily memorandums, chemical labels and other instructions.
Must be able to work in fast-paced environment under stressful conditions.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

Manually pull dirty laundry from chute area (250 lbs. Per hour throughout entire shift).
Visually identify and manually sort various types of dirty laundry including bed sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, and terry.
Once carts are full, push and walk carts to scale for weighing.
Accurately weigh cart with 225 lbs. of laundry (not including cart weight) on scale.
After weighing the laundry, quickly push and maneuver carts from the scale to the washer for loading.
After loading the washer, read and write data from machine on a log sheet.
Monitor length of operating cycle of washer/dryer while carrying out other assigned duties.
When washer/dryer cycle is complete, reach and manually unload and loosen clean laundry into carts.
Push and maneuver carts to the feeder/sorter area.
Assist room attendants in getting laundry, including stripping the sheets from the beds.
Meet the attendance guidelines of the job and adhere to departmental and company policies.