Hiring Preference : The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is an Equal opportunity employer. Consistent with federal law, the Kalispel Tribe of Indians applies Indian preference in employment.

It is the policy of the Kalispel Tribe of Indians to give preference in hiring, promotions, and transfers into vacant positions to qualified applicants in the following order : 1) Kalispel Tribal Members;

2) Descendant or Spouse of an enrolled Kalispel Tribal Member; 3) enrolled members of other Indian Tribes; 4) all other applicants.

At-Will Employment : Employment with the Kalispel Tribe of Indians is at-will and can be terminated with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time, either at the option of the employee or the Kalispel Tribe of Indians.

Drug Testing : The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is a drug free work place. All applicants are subject to drug testing at the time of hire and at unannounced times during employment.

Background Investigation : All candidates and employees may be subject to a background investigation.

Kalispel Hospitality

It is our expectation that anyone who works for the Kalispel Tribe of Indians lives by and operates out of the following behaviors and beliefs :

CORE PURPOSE

We Make People Feel Special. Deliver Kalispel hospitality, find a path to YES, and provide a warm smile and greeting.

CORE VALUES

We Take Pride In Everything We Do. Proudly represent the Kalispel Tribe, anticipate guest needs, and take ownership and put others first.

Everyone is Welcome Here. Respect and honor all guests, use sincere thank you and goodbye, and use guest name whenever possible.

We Choose Excellence Every Day. Help each other achieve greatness, be genuine, attentive, and flexible, and know the property and amenities.

Summary of functions

Under supervision of the finishing Supervisor, inspects for stains and tears, dry folds linens, feeds linens into Feeder Spreaders, folds linens coming out of the Flat-Work ironer folders, feeds towels into folding machines and loads linen carts with folded linens.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluates and selects, procures, receives stores, places into service, processes, monitors usage, removes from service and disposes of all contracted washable materials.
• Understands and ensures compliance to health, safety and environmental requirements and regulations as applicable to the laundry operation. (Tribal, State and Federal)
• Ensures that the laundry operation is kept clean and safe
• Maintains a record of items being ragged out due to damage, age or stains.
• Monitors any textile damages (chemical damage, microorganism damage, manufacturing damage, damage in laundry plant, dye transfer and informs laundry management.
• Knows all Towel Folders, Ironer / feeder and dryers.
• Understands wash temperatures, formulas and gauges for control.
• Responsible for preparation of operating and preventative maintenance to insure machine life expectancies.
• Abides all safety regulations. Uses safety equipment where required. Uses all equipment, machinery, cleaning products and materials issued strictly according to the proper methods and or instructions.
• Responsible for maintaining a consistent, regular good attendance record.
• Ensures control / protection of company assets.
• Ensures compliance with Kalispel Tribe of Indians, Internal Controls, and KTEA Policies and Procedures.
• Available and willing to work any changes in hours deemed necessary for business levels.
• This job description does not list all of the duties of this position. You may be instructed by management to perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) preferred.
• Must have verbal ability to discuss job requirements and problems with the finishing Supervisor.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with department heads and team members.
• Skill in solving practical problems in a high demand position.
• Excellent organization skills, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates ability to be proactive and remain positive in a multi-tasking, high demand position.
• Flexible with scheduling to operations demands.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Visual acuity is necessary to detect imperfections in linens in linen articles and machine discrepancies.

Certificates, Licenses, Regulations

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Kalispel Work Permit.
• Must have reliable transportation
• Hepatitis A & B vaccinations

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Emotional Demands : Able to alter plans / routines when expected, stressful situations and multiple interruptions occur without projecting stress / frustration that would adversely affect the work environment.
• Motor coordination and manual dexterity are necessary, to coordinate eyes and hands, as well as, move fingers and hands, to manipulate articles rapidly, for steady work flow.
• Occasionally involves light work : exerting up to 20 pounds frequently, with the ability to stand, walk, stoop, crouch, turn, reach for and lift linens constantly during an 8 hour shift.
• Constantly requires the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discrimination in sound.
• Constantly requires verbally expressing or exchanging ideas of important instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Constantly requires working with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm.
• Constantly requires repetitive movement of the wrists, hands and / or fingers.
• Often requires walking or moving about to accomplish tasks.
• Occasionally requires standing and / or sitting for sustained periods of time.
• Occasionally requires raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally.
• Occasionally requires stooping which entails the use of the lower extremities and back muscles. Infrequently requires crouching.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, 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 is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles and potential contact with hazardous chemicals.

The worker is frequently subject to inside and outside environmental conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Subject to exposure of environmental conditions which may include extreme heat, cold and wet / humid / windy conditions

Last updated : 2024-05-20