Laundry and Uniform Attendant - Seamstress

Company Description

Fairmont Breakers is a beloved feature of the Long Beach skyline, a historic landmark with a character and soul of its own. Originally opened in the roaring twenties as a lavish hotel on the waterfront, Breakers was a sought-after destination for world-famous stars. Following an extensive renovation, Fairmont Breakers returns as Long Beach’s only luxury hotel, restoring one of California’s most storied properties to its original grandeur. It offers 185 boutique rooms and suites; a rooftop pool and terrace; an open-air rooftop lounge with views of the Pacific; a blissful two-story spa, wellness and fitness center; dining venues and bars including a live jazz club; and 10,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor function space. Whether exploring the comforts of elevated coastal Italian cuisine in Nettuno or dining among the stars with champagne and caviar in Sky Room, Fairmont Breakers aims to delight all of your senses with artful surroundings and innovative offerings from our culinary team.

Job Description

Job Functions

· Separate, sort, process, wash, dry, fold, and distribute all hotel linen and uniforms according to established standards.

· Operate laundry equipment safely and efficiently.

· Process guest laundry, dry cleaning, and pressing requests.

· Maintain laundry production records and poundage reports.

· Inspect linen and uniforms for cleanliness, quality, stains, and damage.

· Maintain cleanliness and organization of the laundry facility.

 Report equipment malfunctions, safety hazards, and operational concerns.

· Conduct daily, weekly, monthly, and annual linen inventories.

· Maintain linen par levels to support hotel operations.

· Monitor linen usage, discard rates, losses, and replacement needs.

· Investigate linen inventory variances and communicate findings to management.

· Verify incoming and outgoing linen counts with laundry vendors.

· Reconcile vendor deliveries and invoices against inventory records.

· Maintain accurate inventory records and produce linen loss and usage reports.

· Ensure proper linen rotation and storage practices.

· Issue, collect, exchange, and track colleague uniforms.

· Maintain accurate records of uniform assignments, returns, replacements, and inventory levels.

· Coordinate uniform fittings for new hires and existing colleagues.

· Conduct periodic uniform audits and inventory reconciliations.

· Monitor and report lost, damaged, or unreturned uniforms.

· Ensure uniforms meet company appearance and presentation standards.

· Organize and maintain uniform storage areas.

· Perform alterations, fittings, hemming, repairs, and adjustments for colleague uniforms.

· Repair and replace buttons, zippers, snaps, patches, and other garment components.

· Measure colleagues and ensure proper garment fit.

· Repair hotel textiles including bed skirts, curtains, drapes, decorative pillows, tablecloths, napkins, and specialty fabric items.

· Maintain sewing equipment and inventory of tailoring supplies.

· Complete alteration and repair requests in a timely manner.

· Maintain accurate records within inventory tracking systems.

· Prepare reports related to:

Linen inventory

Linen loss and discard trends

Uniform inventory

Uniform replacement costs

Alterations completed

Vendor discrepancies

· Assist management with budgeting and forecasting for linen and uniform purchases.

· Monitor department expenditures related to linen and uniform replacement.

· Assist with vendor audits and annual physical inventories.

· Follow all OSHA, health, sanitation, and safety standards.

· Use chemicals, equipment, and machinery according to manufacturer and company guidelines.

· Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment.

· Maintain regular and predictable attendance.

· Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications and Skills:

• High School graduate or equivalent is preferred.
• Ability to:
  • Perform job functions with attention to detail, speed and accuracy.
  • Prioritize and organize.
  • Be a clear thinker, remaining calm and resolving problems using good judgement.
  • Follows directions thoroughly.
  • Understands guests service needs.
  • Work cohesively with co-workers as part of a team.
  • Work with minimal supervision.
  • Maintain confidentiality of guest information and pertinent hotel data.
• Ability to understand and comply with all company and departmental rules and regulations, policies and procedures. 
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with coworkers and guests.
• Able to communicate both written and verbally.