Wash & Fold Pounds Per Day

[WoodstockLaundry]

Hello Folks,

We own a small town laundry that offers both self service and wash and fold services. We are open from 7AM to 10PM and using a small group of folks we are fully attendent with one person at any given time. Over the past 7 months our average WF orders have probably averaged about 20 pounds. Given our hours and staffing I am wondering how many pounds of basic domestic laundry this Group thinks we should be able to process during an average week?

Thanks

VC

[rbh]

I have similar hours and process about 1500 lbs a week. Of course, that doesn't mean the market is there for you to do that, but the staffing is there to do that with one attendant. Weekends can be a bit hairy!

[DaveLevenson]

Some pounds of laundry take more time than others. A few years ago, I had a commercial account (a local spa) which was a hundred pounds a day of terry cloth towels. One attendant could process their load in several machines, spending only 20 minutes or so loading, unloading, folding, and bagging these loads. (The machines spent 30 minutes washing, and 40 minutes drying, but the attendant didn't need to "help" the machines.)

Towels don't have pockets that need to be checked as they are loaded, and they are very quick to fold.

A hundred pounds of childrens' clothes, on the other hand, could take an hour or more to load, unload, and fold. It's the folding that takes most of the time. Folding time is dependent upon the number of pieces more than on the number of pounds.

[MrMachine]

Originally Posted by DaveLevenson

Some pounds of laundry take more time than others. A few years ago, I had a commercial account (a local spa) which was a hundred pounds a day of terry cloth towels. One attendant could process their load in several machines, spending only 20 minutes or so loading, unloading, folding, and bagging these loads. (The machines spent 30 minutes washing, and 40 minutes drying, but the attendant didn't need to "help" the machines.)

Towels don't have pockets that need to be checked as they are loaded, and they are very quick to fold.

A hundred pounds of childrens' clothes, on the other hand, could take an hour or more to load, unload, and fold. It's the folding that takes most of the time. Folding time is dependent upon the number of pieces more than on the number of pounds.

Baby socks!!! Arrrgggghhhh!!!!

[PaulP]

My best people can do 200-300 pounds in a shift. Obviously, you can do more heavy blankets than baby clothes. The crew at the less-busy store for wdf thinks 100 pounds in a day is overwhelming (sometimes), but when they consistently get more, they adjust. I pay 10% incentive pay, which is essential to keep the motivation up!

Consistent process and training is important to get new attendants started right.

paul

[Washemup]

My store in Odessa just opened Sept 8, I have one person per shift and a month period we average 255 lbs a day. That may seem like a lot, but the attendants all worked third shift from a store that processed 800-1200lbs on third shift alone. For them its a break, but they know how to do the numbers and get it done right, so for now they are enjoying the slow store.