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