LAUNDRY ATTENDANT

LAUNDRY ATTENDANT

Job Summary: The laundry attendant is responsible for efficient laundering of linen and clothing, ensuring highest quality of cleanliness and finished product.

Responsibilities:

• Receiving dirty linen, sorting by degree of soil, colour and type

• Separating, counting and recording stained and damaged linen

• Ensuring soiled linen is counted and recorded

• Weighing and preparing linen for washing

• Loading washer according to stipulated capacity

• Ensuring linen is sufficiently extracted for efficient ironing/drying

• Unloading washer, loads dryer and sets correct temperature

• Ensuring linen is cooled before removing from dryer

• Preparing linen for ironing and folding

Qualifications:

• High School Leaving Certificate/Diploma

Work Environment:

• Industrial or factory type environment

• May be required to work outside normal hours, on weekends and public holidays