Laundry Attendant at Oasis Healthcare

No of Positions: 2

General Description: Reporting to the House Keeping Supervisor, the Laundry Attendant job exists to provide laundry services including operating washing or dry-cleaning machines to clean, dry, press and fold cloth-ware at the Hospital.

Duties and Responsibilities shall include but not limited to

• Prepare work-plans and schedules, allocate work to laundry staff and set laundry production
• Receive or collect used up linen for cleaning and record or classify it according to its sources from different wards and units of the hospital.
• Sort and classify and mark or tag dirty linen according to its source in the hospital, type, color and maintenance specifications for laundering in the hospital.
• Determine spotting procedures and proper solvents, detergents and other cleaning materials based on fabric and stain types in the laundry unit of the hospital.
• Pre-soak, sterilize, scrub, spot-clean, and dry contaminated or stained articles, using neutralizer solutions and portable machines in the laundry unit of the hospital.
• Spray steam, water, or air over spots to flush out chemicals, dry material, raise naps, or brighten colors of garments in the laundry unit of the hospital.
• Load dry-cleanable garments into washers or dry-cleaning machines, add detergents and other washing materials and start the washing process in the laundry unit of the hospital.
• Use other cleaning procedures to clean and dry non-dry-cleanable linen in the laundry unit of the hospital.
• Operate machines that comb, dry and polish furs, clean, sterilize and fluff feathers and blankets, or roll and package towels in the laundry unit of the hospital.
• Remove items from washers or dry-cleaning machines and dry them on cloth lines to reduce excessive moisture in the laundry unit of the hospital.
• Collect cleaned and dried up linen, sort, press and pack according to its source and type, from different wards and units in the hospital.
• Perform other special or peculiar garment maintenance or garment care according to need or manufacturers’ specifications in the laundry unit of the hospital.
• Liaise with the tailors and dressmakers to repair and mend torn or replace missing parts of garments during and after laundering in the laundry unit of the hospital.

Job Requirements

• Certificate in Housekeeping and Laundry services.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in a busy environment.
• Computer literacy
• Resilient and energetic/ self-motivated