Laundry Aide - 77033

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary

Laundry Aides are responsible for ensuring a consistent supply of clean, neat, and quality linens and clothing, with a particular focus on the laundering of linens to ensure sanitation and hygiene standards are met per health department standards. Responsible for cleaning and maintaining the residential facility to make sure that it meets any housekeeping sanitation requirements and provides a comfortable space for residents and employees

Essential Functions :

• Responsible for sorting and washing soiled laundry; loading and unloading machines; shaking, ironing, folding, sorting, and tracking clean laundry; disposing of unusable items and reporting needs for replacement; storing and securing supplies and equipment; and cleaning the laundry area
• Assign housekeeping and laundry staff their duties and inspect work to ensure standards of cleanliness and proper sanitation are met.
• Perform cleaning duties to support staff and in cases of emergency or staff shortage.
• Maintain assigned facilities as prescribed (includes : sweeping and mopping floors, dusting common areas, cleaning dry erase / chalkboards, cleaning furniture, toilet fixtures, basins, mirrors, lavatories, classrooms and offices)
• Check stocking levels of cleaning supplies and replace when appropriate.
• Adhere strictly to rules regarding health and safety and be aware of any company-related.
• Sort, wash, load, and unload laundry.
• Make beds, change linens and tide up rooms.
• Iron clothing items.
• Use any cleaning equipment such as vacuums, mops, and other cleaning tools.
• Empty trash cans and bins and recycle paper receptors. Removes other designated trash.
• Replenish dispensers needed (includes paper towels, toilet tissue, trash can liners and hand soap).
• Perform specialized / deep cleaning.
• Notify superiors on any damages, deficits and disturbances.
• Maintain supply closets stocked and in orderly manner.
• Respond to handle all emergency issues.
• Perform cleanliness inspections.
• Other task and responsibilities as assigned.

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements

Working Conditions / Physical Effort

Work is performed mostly in an office setting. Evening and weekend work are requirements of the positionas necessary. Regular computer work is required. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; finger, handle, or feel objects, or controls; reach; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds and must be able to work on a ladder. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The physical demands and work environment characteristics described above are representative of the physical capabilities that must be met by an employee and the working conditions that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and it is not intended to be an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.