Laundry Attendant

We are looking for a hard-working, detail-oriented, person to operate our hotel’s laundry facility and to ensure there is an adequate supply of linen available to meet the demand of the hotel. We are a brand new hotel that opened in October 2023. This position requires weekends.

Job Summary:
Laundry Attendants are responsible for sorting, washing, drying, and folding hotel linen. This includes washing, drying, and folding of hotel sheets, blankets, duvets, pillowcases, towels, washcloths, hand towels, bathmats, and cleaning tools like rags and mop pads. This includes utilizing pre-treatments on stains and following reclaim procedures for heavily stained linens. Laundry attendants also restock linen closets, ensuring these storage areas remain organized and clean. Laundry attendants are also responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the laundry room and the equipment and effectively communicating maintenance issues and low supply. Ideal candidates will have basic knowledge of operating laundry equipment and load times. The successful candidate will be organized and work autonomously.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:
-Familiarity with cleaning detergents, pre-treatments, and laundering equipment
-Basic knowledge of laundry equipment operations
-Ability to communicate effectively and professionally verbally and in writing.
-Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-energy, and demanding work environment.
-Excellent organizational and time management skills; multi-task skills with the ability to prioritize and coordinate details.
-Ability to work in a courteous, tactful, and patient manner with hotel guests, other hotel associates, and management.
-Knowledge of hotel laundry operations or ability to learn quickly.
-Ability to work as a team player with all levels of associates.
-Excellent problem-analysis and problem-solving skills required.
-Dedicated, hard-working, self-motivated to work independently with little guidance.
-Prompt and regular attendance.
-Act as a team leader/player with all levels of staff.
-Professional behavior and appearance.
-Participate in all mandatory job training and meetings.
-Adhere to property policies and procedures as well as the employee handbook.
-Immediately respond to and/or report any suspicious activities, threats, robberies, injuries, etc. by guests, associates, or others to the proper authorities as appropriate and to the GM.

Qualification Standards:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job functions.

-Ability to stand for long periods of time; regularly use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk and hear.
-Ability to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
-Ability to lift and/or move up to 125 pounds.
-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $14.00 - $14.75 per hour

Expected hours: 16 – 30 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Paid time off

Payment frequency:

• Paid biweekly

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed
• Weekends only

Work setting:

• In-person

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Application Question(s):

• This position requires working weekends. Are you able to work every weekend?

Experience:

• Laundry: 1 year (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Christiansburg, VA 24073: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person