Laundry Attendant - Fairfield Inn & Suites Phoenix South Mountain Area - Palette Hotels

Position: Laundry Attendant - Fairfield Inn & Suites Phoenix South Mountain Area

Job Description:

Ensures that hotel laundry/linen/uniforms are cleaned and stored in a timely, organized manner according to policies and procedures.

• Position requires standing for duration of work schedule.
• Laundry associates spend a significant portion of their workday carrying, lifting, bending, pushing and pull.
• Majority of time is spent sorting incoming linen and folding outgoing linen; accomplished while standing, lifting, walking and folding in one area.
• Ability to follow oral directions.
• Good attention to detail.
• Communication skills are necessary when responding to a guest's request.
• Exposed to cleaning chemicals
• Extensive walking, bending, and stretching is required.
• Carrying and/or lifting approximately 50 pounds and pushing and/or pulling approximately 150 pounds occurs.

Required Skills and Requisites:

• Experience in housekeeping preferred but not required.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Responsible for the overall operation of the laundry room to include sorting, cleaning, and folding linen.
• Assists in all laundry duties including operation of washer(s) and dryer(s), sorting, inspecting and folding.
• Received soiled linens. Sorts all articles by type, color and degree of soil. Inspects all laundry and linens and records all damaged or stained items.
• Operates washers and dryers according to recommended capacity and other manufacturer guidelines.
• Folds clean linen and stores as appropriate. Operates linen feeder, sheet folder, towel folder and table linen ironing machines.
• Keeps hotel uniforms in good, clean condition to maintain professional image.
• Assists in daily linen counts and monthly inventories.
• Keeps supervisor informed of malfunctioning equipment.
• May be required to assist housekeeping and lobby attendant.

At Palette Hotels, we are dedicated to creating and sustaining meaningful hospitality careers for our associates. We support our associates with highly competitive salaries, outstanding health, benefits, extensive training and development programs, promotion within the organization, and a positive team-based culture where people make the difference.

Palette Hotels, is an equal opportunity employer with policies prohibiting unlawful discrimination on the basis of any protected classification under applicable local, state and/or federal laws, which can include race, color, creed, sex, national origin, age, veteran status or physical or mental disability unrelated to job requirements.

Palette Hotels policies also provide for a drug-free workplace, where the use, possession, or influence of illegal drugs or alcohol while on company time is generally prohibited. An employee's use (or abuse) of legally prescribed medication may also implicate company policy, where it impairs judgment or work performance or otherwise creates workplace safety risks.