Job Description

General Description

Reporting to the House Keeping Supervisor, the Laundry Attendant job exists to provide laundry services including operating washing or dry-cleaning machines to clean, dry, press and fold cloth-ware at the Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Prepare work-plans and schedules, allocate work to laundry staff and set laundry production


• Receive or collect used up linen for cleaning and record or classify it according to its sources from different wards and units of the hospital.


• Sort and classify and mark or tag dirty linen according to its source in the hospital, type, color and maintenance specifications for laundering in the hospital.


• Determine spotting procedures and proper solvents, detergents and other cleaning materials based on fabric and stain types in the laundry unit of the hospital.


• Pre-soak, sterilize, scrub, spot-clean, and dry contaminated or stained articles, using neutralizer solutions and portable machines in the laundry unit of the hospital.


• Spray steam, water, or air over spots to flush out chemicals, dry material, raise naps, or brighten colors of garments in the laundry unit of the hospital.


• Load dry-cleanable garments into washers or dry-cleaning machines, add detergents and other washing materials and start the washing process in the laundry unit of the hospital.


• Use other cleaning procedures to clean and dry non-dry-cleanable linen in the laundry unit of the hospital.


• Operate machines that comb, dry and polish furs, clean, sterilize and fluff feathers and blankets, or roll and package towels in the laundry unit of the hospital.


• Remove items from washers or dry-cleaning machines and dry them on cloth lines to reduce excessive moisture in the laundry unit of the hospital.


• Collect cleaned and dried up linen, sort, press and pack according to its source and type, from different wards and units in the hospital.


• Perform other special or peculiar garment maintenance or garment care according to need or manufacturers’ specifications in the laundry unit of the hospital.


• Liaise with the tailors and dressmakers to repair and mend torn or replace missing parts of garments during and after laundering in the laundry unit of the hospital.

Qualifications

• Certificate in Housekeeping and Laundry services.


• Minimum of two years’ experience in a busy environment.


• Computer literacy


• Resilient and energetic/ self-motivated

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