Laundry Attendant

Harmony Hospitality, Inc.; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Harmony Hospitality, Inc. seeks motivated individuals for laundry operations in Virginia Beach. Responsibilities include washing and folding linens while maintaining cleanliness and quality standards.

No prior experience is necessary, but a reliable work ethic and punctuality are essential. Candidates must have a high school diploma and preferably some experience in laundry operations.

Qualifications

• Good work ethic, attitude, and practice.
• Reliability for punctual attendance.
• Ability to speak English preferred.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Receive, wash, and dry dirty linens, ensuring proper handling.
• Attend daily pre-shift meetings in the housekeeping department.
• Monitor the quality of cleanliness and softness.
• Report any machine problems to the Laundry Supervisor.

Skills

Good work ethic

Reliability

Basic English communication

Education

High school diploma preferred

Job description

Description

• Responsible for receiving dirty linen, loading it into washing machines, transferring linen to dryers and then removing it accordingly.
• Either hand fold all linen or feed it through an ironer and automatic folder where applicable.
• Dry‑folded linen is neatly positioned and stacked in a clean laundry cart for removal and subsequent delivery to the client hotel for use.
• Operate the washing and drying machines, avoiding overloading and monitoring them for proper detergent mix and cycle length.
• Inspect linens coming from dryers for softness, cleanliness and quality.

Job Responsibilities

• Attend daily pre‑shift meetings in the housekeeping department.
• Empty dirty linen from linen carts into a scale cart, ensuring the weight matches the washing machine capacity and detergent mix.
• Load weighed dirty linen into the washing machine, set controls, and then unload, weigh, and load a second cart of dirty linen into the next machine as needed for the day's laundry demand.
• After a load has been cycled through a washing machine, unload it into a dryer, ensuring the load weight matches the dryer’s capacity and set the proper drying settings.
• Upon completion of the drying cycle, remove linens from the machine and hand fold them by a team of two attendants for bed linens or individually for bath terry.
• Take care to fold, stack, and load a clean linen cart so as not to discolor the cleaned linens.
• Monitor the quality of cleanliness and softness; address any corrective actions with the Laundry Supervisor.
• Position filled clean linen carts outside of the folding area and queue them in a line for pickup by the delivery truck driver, ensuring linens from different hotels are not mixed.
• Continue processing carts in order throughout the shift, cycling the functions of loading, unloading, and folding in a manufacturing line process.
• Leave the work area and machinery clean, organized, and functional at the end of the shift to facilitate the next shift’s timely start.
• Report any machine problems to the Laundry Supervisor.

Required Skills And Ability

• Good work ethic, attitude, and practice.
• Reliability for punctual attendance.
• Ability to speak English preferred.
• No prior experience required.

Required Education And Experience

• Education – Any combination of education and experience that provides the required knowledge, skill, and ability.
• High school diploma preferred.
• Experience – No previous experience required.
• Prefer previous experience in laundry/valet operation.