Uniform Attendant

The Reef Hotel Casino Cairns; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff accommodation

Training & career development

Uniforms supplied

Food & beverage discounts

Shower facilities

Staff lounges

Family & friends discounts

Job summary

The Reef Hotel Casino Cairns is seeking an experienced Uniform Attendant to manage and care for staff uniforms across all departments. The role emphasizes sewing, alterations, and liaison with hotel teams to ensure quality and presentation.

Ideal candidates will have sewing/garment care experience, ability to operate a sewing machine, and flexibility with shifts in a hotel environment. In-house training and staff facilities accompany competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in sewing, tailoring, alterations, or a similar garment care role.
• Demonstrated ability to operate a sewing machine.
• Familiar with housekeeping or hotel laundry environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Distribute, maintain, clean, and control employee uniforms across departments.
• Complete alterations and repairs to uniforms (buttons, zippers, hems).
• Operate sewing machines and related equipment.
• Monitor inventory levels; report damaged or worn items.
• Repair and maintain hotel linen, bedspreads, and textiles.
• Process, wash, dry, press, fold, and store linen per quality standards.
• Apply stain treatment and fabric care.

Skills

Sewing & garment care

Tailoring/alterations

Manual dexterity

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Tools

Sewing machine

Job description

We are currently seeking an experienced Uniform Attendant at The Reef Hotel Casino, the pre-eminent centre for gaming, entertainment, food and accommodation in Cairns.

This is a rare opportunity for a detail-oriented individual with sewing and garment care experience who enjoys working independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.

Key Responsibilities

Distribute, maintain, clean, and control employee uniforms across all departments.

Complete alterations and repairs to uniforms (i.e. replacing buttons, repairing zippers, hemming).

Operate sewing machines and other equipment as required.

Monitor inventory levels and report damaged or worn items.

Repair and maintain hotel linen, bedspreads, blankets, and other textiles.

Process, wash, dry, press, fold, and store linen in accordance with quality standards.

Apply appropriate stain treatment and fabric care.

Criteria

Previous experience in sewing, tailoring, alterations, or a similar garment care role.

Demonstrated ability to operate a sewing machine.

Previous experience in a hotel, commercial laundry, or housekeeping highly regarded.

Previous experience with industrial washers, dryers, and flat-sheet ironers.

Familiar with the use of general cleaning and housekeeping maintenance equipment.

A positive, team-focused attitude and commitment to providing excellent service.

Ability to accommodate flexibility with shifts.

Employment Includes

The successful applicant will be provided with a competitive salary, a clean safe multicultural and people friendly working environment. Staff benefits include in house training and career development, supplied uniforms, shower facilities, staff lounges, accommodation and food & beverage discounts for you, your family and friends.

The Reef Hotel Casino is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, race, physical ability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and family responsibilities.

The Reef Hotel Casino does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or search firms.