Laundry Job Description
Laundry
provides preventative maintenance to ensure equipment, fixtures, and laundry facilities are maintained in proper condition.
Laundry Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective laundry job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included laundry job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Opens & closes the Laundry/Valet operations
Delegates work duties and controls work flow to ensure effective use of time
Reports all performance failures, issues and/or successes to the Assistant Executive/Executive Housekeeper for further action
Works with the Assistant Executive/Executive Housekeeper to generate probationary reviews and annual reviews for all Laundry/Valet staff
Monitors usage and maintenance requirements of equipment to ensure that the operation is safe and all maintenance needs are addressed in a timely manner
Ensures that all staff, equipment and production are supervised in a way so as to provide linen to all outlets in a timely manner
Monitors break and lunch periods in Manager’s absence ensuring that breaks are not excessive
Oversees the cleanliness of the laundry area
Maintains a daily inventory of laundry chemicals/supplies and advises the Assistant Executive/Executive Housekeeper of all product needs in a timely manner ensuring that the operation is never affected
Ensures that at the end of the day, the laundry has no linens to be processed and the laundry has been left in immaculate condition
Laundry Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Laundry
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, CPI, BLS, MBB, BCLS, OPEX, CAMS, NGO, SPHR, PHR
Education for Laundry
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the laundry job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School and Collage Degree in English, Education, General Education, Hospitality, Management, Tourism, Business/Administration, Graduate, Oral Communication, Hotel and Restaurant Management
Skills for Laundry
Desired skills for laundry include:
Practices and procedures the laws
Regulations
Guidelines governing functions in the post-acute care facility
Cleaning chemicals
Laundry policies and procedures
Proper maintenance and use of equipment
Hotel
Facilities and events
English
Desired experience for laundry includes:
Work under pressure and time lines
Work independently and at times without supervision
Must be able to interact with co-workers and customers and have a sense of TEAM
All the employees must be under 50 years old, and at least graduate from college university, full of energy, kindness, and good at handling the interpersonal relationship, full of challenge spirit, and also have stronger sense of responsibility
Wash and dry all dirty linens, towels, rags
Limited to no experience required
Laundry Examples
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Laundry Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of laundry. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for laundry
- Cleans clothes using a Dry Clean machine
- Launders clothes using machines or hand launders
- Treats Stains per the established protocol
- Presses clothes using steamers, presses, and hand irons
- Performs minor repairs to clothing – replacing buttons, stitching small holes
- Operate and maintain laundry equipment ensuring to following all procedures set
- Maintain all working areas and equipment in a clean and safe manner
- Adhere to all safety measures, practices and standards of the machines
- Operate various pieces of laundry equipment to achieve proper finishing of laundered articles
- Separate and prepare linen for processing
Qualifications for laundry
- A demonstrated record of effective leadership and execution of quality standards
- Technical experience in various laundry machinery and operation procedures
- Must be able to work a schedule that will include early mornings, evenings, weekends, & public holidays
- Maintain accurate counts of linen processed
- Inspect and remove damaged or imperfectly processed items from service
- Practice established safety procedures in all facets of job activity
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Our growing company is looking for a laundry. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for laundry
- Ensures that laundry equipment is checked on a regular basis and that any problems noted are reported to the property authority
- Maintains security measures by counting and making rounds through the laundry on a periodic basis
- Maintains an updated inventory of all clothing in the building such as, but not limited to clothes to be repaired, blankets, and uniforms
- Ensures that the building, the outside area designated for laundry, is kept clean and secure
- Controls, issues, and accounts for all chemicals and hazardous materials used in the laundry operation
- Maintains payroll and productivity reports to monitor labor expense
- Works with Laundry department on identifying linen needs
- Responds immediately to equipment issues during production hours to quickly return the equipment to normal operating conditions
- Inspect, maintain, repair, install, and replace laundering and textiles finishing equipment and their associated feedback and software control systems
- Maintain and repair pump systems, low and medium pressure steam systems associated with the wash systems, and pneumatic actuated equipment and their associated sensors and software control
Qualifications for laundry
- This position will start part time and grow to full time in early May
- Experience in the use of industrial machinery
- Must be flexible, cooperative and empathetic to the total needs of the facility
- Must be in good physical condition and of good moral character
- Spanish bilingual strongly preferred
- Must be mature, flexible, cooperative and empathetic to the total needs of the facility
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of laundry. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for laundry
- Maintain and repair hydraulic equipment and components and their associated sensors and software control
- Maintain and repair electric motor driven equipment and associated electric control components
- Maintain adequate spare parts inventory based on historical factors and manufacturer’s recommendations and notify supervisor of any discrepancies
- Identify potential equipment issues and develop repair or replacement strategies
- Perform and record tasks per established preventive maintenance procedures or manufacturer specs on all equipment
- Collect soiled linens, personal clothing of patients, towels, and wash same
- Sort soiled laundry, linen, garments, , and separate routine laundry items from items requiring stain removal treatment
- Removes soiled linens from all departments to the sorting room
- Sorts linens and clothing and loads washers
- The drying and ironing of laundry
Qualifications for laundry
- All employees must under 50 years old , and his/her physical strength is plentiful, Full of energy, have sense of responsibility, patience, working carefully, and also have the cooperative consciousness
- Must have 2-3 years experience in housekeeping, preferably in the hospitality field
- Pleasant personality and team oriented
- Ability to meet physical requirements of the role
- Steel toe shoes, hat/hairnet, and safety glasses at all times
- High School or Vo-Tech graduate
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a laundry. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for laundry
- The upkeep and routine inspections of equipment
- Maintaining data for departmental records
- On-going awareness of policies, procedures, and the requirements of outside agencies
- Participates in positive and effective communications
- Cleaning and maintenance of hard floor and carpeted surfaces
- The miscellaneous cleaning of furnishings
- The upkeep and routine inspections of housekeeping equipment
- Remove wastes from the hospital
- Assist in recording and maintaining operation records, including item counts, tally sheets, and weight reports
- Assist in checking and supplying material requirements of the pressing and finishing areas
Qualifications for laundry
- 4 years of progressive experience with electro-mechanical equipment and their operation, maintenance, and repair
- Knowledge of the principles, procedures, and equipment used in receiving, sorting, washing, ironing, finishing, and distributing laundry in large quantities
- Knowledge of laundry sanitation and safety measures used in operating, cleaning, and care of equipment and machinery
- Knowledge of preparing and using bleaches, soaps, starches, and disinfectant compounds
- Must be able to operate standard and commercial laundry machinery
- In depth understanding of E-Tech Railing system and Milnor Multitrac Dryer computer program (Preferred)
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of laundry. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for laundry
- Assist in inspecting finished laundry prior to delivery
- Professionally transport linen from the laundry facility to designated pick up / delivery location
- Maintain an accurate record of times and items for all deliveries
- Assist Laundry Attendants as necessary
- Inventory and maintain par levels of all Villa linen closets
- Clean and secure truck cab and box daily
- Professional and positive demeanor when interacting with guests and other departments
- Prepare, feed, sort, and fold all linens and other laundry as assigned
- Monitors daily usage and inspects the industrial washers and dryers, in addition to all other equipment in the laundy facility
- Ensures that laundry equipment is checked on a regular basis and that any problems note are reported to the property authority
Qualifications for laundry
- Pushing, pulling, lifting and carrying up to 35 pounds repetitively, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
- Must be able to stand
- Ensure safety practices and procedures are followed
- Must be able to tolerate extreme temperatures
- 2-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Hospitality, or related major
- Ability to move loads up to one hundred (100) pounds in carts or slings, lift objects up to fifty (50) pounds, and stand for three (3) hours at a time