Laundry Section Supervisor

NHS National Services Scotland; Wishaw; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service organization in Wishaw is seeking a professional for a permanent full-time position. The role involves providing an effective service within NHS areas through training staff and maintaining ISO quality standards. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in a laundry/sewing room. Key responsibilities include managing staff and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, offering a supportive environment for career growth and skill development.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Public holidays

NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Employee counselling

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in laundry/sewing room setting.
• Supervisory skills and planning workloads.
• Ability to motivate staff and meet targets.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient service to customers in specified areas.
• Maintain ISO quality standards.
• Train and develop staff.

Skills

Line management experience

Knowledge of laundry equipment

Health & Safety knowledge

Organisational skills

PC knowledge

Tools

Microprocessor controlled laundry equipment

PC

Job description

The Role

To provide an efficient and effective service to customers within Dumfries & Galloway, Ayrshire and NHS Lanarkshire areas, through training and development of staff by maintaining ISO standard of quality.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

Post holder required to have 5 years experience within laundry/sewing room setting.

a) Skills:

• Previous line management experience required gained over a number of years.
• Knowledge of laundry equipment/laundry/sewing room/chemicals.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety issues.
• Sound organisational skills – preferably gained within production line setting.
• Knowledge of PC

b) Machines and Equipment Used:

• 16 different types of microprocessor controlled equipment for washing, finishing and storing laundry.
• PC – work on a daily basis is printed off from PC and each section is advised of daily targets.

It would be great if you also have

• Health and Safety training
• ILM Certificate
• IOSH
• Facilities Course
• Experience in Quality Control
• Experience in Stock Control
• Good working knowledge and experience of production environment
• Supervisory skills
• Good Communicator
• Leadership skills
• Planning workloads
• Computer skills (entering data)
• Prioritise Workloads
• Decision making
• Ability to work to targets and motivate staff.

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

36 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in PSSD within West of Scotland Laundry.

The working pattern for this role would be discussed during the interview.

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Alison Jamieson, Head of Linen Services, on [e-mail].

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Anna Zastawnik-Baran, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail] (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email).

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)

• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

• Occupational health services

• Employee counselling services

• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

Additional Information for Applicants

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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third‑party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.