Facility Assistant (Laundry)

Vanguard Healthcare PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Singapore is seeking a Facility Assistant (Laundry) to support the operations team. The role involves laundry collection, treatment, and distribution, as well as maintaining equipment and ensuring supplies. Candidates should have primary education, good communication skills, and a service-oriented mindset. This position is critical to maintaining hygiene and efficiency in resident care operations.

Responsibilities

• Carry out laundry collection and distribution.
• Pre-treat heavily soiled linen.
• Iron and fold linen.
• Ensure clear labelling of clothing.
• Handle washers, dryers, and chemicals.
• Repair and sew torn linen or clothes.
• Report maintenance deficiencies.
• Ensure adequate laundry supplies.
• Keep work areas clean and hygienic.
• Ensure laundry equipment is cleansed after use.
• Assist with laundry count and audit.

Skills

Able to speak and understand simple English

Good organisation ability

Service oriented and customer focused

Education

Primary education or equivalent

Job description

Working Location: Vanguard Care Home (Tampines)

The Facility Assistant (Laundry) (FA-L) will support the Operations Support Assistant (OSA) and Operations Support Executive (OSE) to ensure and maintain the proper laundering, folding, and delivery of resident-related linen, clothing, curtains, maintenance of machinery, and coordinating of transport services to ensure timely exchange and delivery of soiled/clean linen.

Job Description

• Carry out appropriate laundry collection and distribution
• Carry out pre-treatment of heavily soiled linen
• Carry out ironing and folding of linen
• Ensure clear labelling of residents’ clothing
• Ensure proper handling of washers, dryers, and chemicals
• Repair and sew torn linen/clothes when required
• Report any maintenance deficiencies detected within the laundry area to the OSE
• Ensure laundry supplies are adequate to meet the daily needs of the Care Home
• Keep work areas free of hazardous conditions and in clean and hygienic states
• Ensure that laundry tools/equipment are cleansed and properly stored after usage
• To assist with laundry count/audit

Educational Requirements

• Primary education or equivalent

Other Requirements

• Able to speak and understand simple English to communicate with international colleagues
• Good organisation ability
• Service oriented and customer focused