• Healthcare • 401k • Higher Pay than Competitive Average •

HLC Hotels is headquartered in Savannah, Georgia. Locally owned and operated, this management company currently runs six historic Savannah hotels, including The Marshall House, The Kehoe House, East Bay Inn, Olde Harbour Inn, The Eliza Thompson House, and The Gastonian. Collectively, the hotels are marketed as Historic Inns of Savannah.

In business for almost 50 years, HLC employs more than 130 people with a corporate office located inside The Kehoe House on Columbia Square.

Summary

Tends laundry machines to clean articles such as rags, wiping cloths, linens, bedspreads, drapes, and other washable items found in hotel/motel by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Courteously and enthusiastically Greets guest.

Engages in conversation with guests in order to be source of local information.

Load articles into washer and determines the proper level of product to be dispensed into the machine.

Start the machine that automatically washes and rinses the articles.

Lifts clean, wet articles from washer and places them into the dryer.

Sorts dried articles according to type.

Fold dried articles and places them in appropriate storage bin or area.

Sort and count dried articles to verify quantities on laundry list.

Soak contaminated articles special solution to precondition articles for washing.

Mixes dyes and bleaches according to formula, and dyes and bleaches specified articles.

Regularly cleans the laundry processing equipment.

Keeps laundry room clean, neat, and organized.

Provides security for guest by following procedures as outlined in the HLC Safety and Security Manual.

Performs additional tasks as assigned by the Head Housekeeper or General Manager.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Less than a high school education; or up to 1 month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

Ability to read a limited number of two-three syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.

Mathematical Skill

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide by 10s and 100s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money, weight measurement, volume and distance.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

Physical Demands

The physical demand described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions and is regularly exposed to the risk of electrical shock. The employee frequently works in high, precarious places and is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, and vibration.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.