Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

Operate or tend washing machines and dryers to wash or dry hotel bedspreads, blankets, draperies, linens, towels, and washcloths.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Load articles into washers or dryers.
2. Start washers and dryers, and turn valves or levers to regulate machine processes and the volume of soap, detergent, water, bleach, starch, and other additives.
3. Remove items from washers or dryers. .
4. Sort and count articles removed from dryers, and fold, wrap, or hang them.
5. Clean machine filters.
6. Examine and sort into lots articles to be cleaned, according to color, fabric, dirt content, and cleaning technique required.
7. Apply bleaching powders to spots and spray them with steam to remove stains from fabrics that do not respond to other cleaning solvents.
8. Determine spotting procedures and proper solvents, based on fabric and stain types.
9. Spray steam, water, or air over spots to flush out chemicals, dry material, raise naps, or brighten colors.
10. Pre-soak, sterilize, scrub, spot-clean, and dry contaminated or stained articles, using neutralizer solutions and portable machines.
11. Mix bleaching agents with hot water in vats, and soak material until it is bleached.
12. Apply chemicals to neutralize the effects of solvents.
13. Mix and add detergents, dyes, bleaches, starches, and other solutions and chemicals to clean, color, dry, or stiffen articles.
14. Sprinkle chemical solvents over stains, and pat areas with brushes or sponges to remove stains.
15. Inspect soiled articles to determine sources of stains, to locate color imperfections, and to identify items requiring special treatment.
16. Iron or press articles using hand irons or pressing machines.
17. Hang curtains, drapes, blankets, and linens on stretch frames to dry.