Laundry Attendant - IHG Army Hotels Holiday Inn Express - Fort Lee, VA at IHG in Fort Lee, Virginia

Job Description:

About us

At InterContinental Hotels & Resorts®, we own, operate and franchise more than 3000 hotels, offering close to half a million guest rooms in nearly 100 countries.  By bringing your expertise and passion to any one of our brands, you will help us achieve our vision: to be the most preferred, admired, and successful hotel company the world over.

At IHG Army Hotels, our mission is to provide great on-post hotel stay experiences to military personnel, families, as well as guests. We do this by providing convenient, reasonably priced hotels on 40 installations across the nation- many featuring brand-name hotels previously only offered off post. 

At Holiday Inn Express® we want our guests to relax and be themselves which means we need team members to:

Be you – by being natural, professional, and personable in the way you are with people

Get ready – by taking notice and using your knowledge so that you are prepared for anything

Show you care – by being thoughtful in the way you welcome and connect with guests

Take action – by showing initiative, taking ownership, and going the extra mile

 

Your day to day

This position has overall responsibility for cleaning and storing linens/uniforms in a timely, organized manner to ensure that hotel's laundry and linen needs are met. 

You will operate washers and dryers according to recommended capacity and other manufacturers' guidelines and fold clean linens and store as appropriate. 

You may operate linen feeder, sheet folder, towel folder and table linen ironer machines. 

He/She will report to supervisor needed repairs or unsafe conditions while you monitor and control supplies and minimize waste within laundry facility. 

You will sort and record discarded linen into categories and report damages or loss of linen to supervisor.

This position has overall responsibility for assisting room attendants on assigned floors. 

You will assist room attendants with heavy items such as mattresses and linens and deliver linens and other supplies to room attendants while maintaining cleanliness and organization of floor closets and vending areas. 

This important role responds to guests' requests such as delivery of housekeeping supplies in a timely and efficient manner. 

You will clean other designated areas such as public restrooms, fixtures, vending areas, storage areas, and other public areas for assigned floors.  You will monitor and control supplies and amenities and minimize waste within all areas of housekeeping. 

You may collect newspaper and other items for recycling.

What we need from you

Basic reading, writing, and math skills. Some laundry experience and ability to speak English preferred.

This job requires ability to perform the following:

Carrying or lifting items weighing up to 75 pounds and pushing and or pulling approximately 400 pounds

Frequently standing up and moving about the work area

Frequently handling objects and equipment to maintain the facility

Frequently bending, stooping, and kneeling

Frequently working in areas of high temperatures around heavy equipment

Communication skills are utilized a when interacting other employees and supervisor.

Reading and writing abilities and basic math skills are utilized when determining amounts of chemicals to treat laundry and stains and logging appropriate poundage.

May be required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.

What we offer

We’ll reward all your hard work with a great salary and benefits – including great room discount and superb training.

Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing, and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve - click here to find out more about us.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. IHG is committed to promoting a culture of inclusion where everyone feels safe, respected, and valued. We seek talent from all backgrounds to join our teams and encourage our colleagues to bring their authentic and best selves to work.

 

Not Applicable for Colorado Applicants.

 

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