Laundry Specialist

Imperial London Hotels; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays 28 days incl bank holidays

Uniforms

Workplace pension

Refer a Friend £300

Employee recognition

Social events

Season Ticket Loan

Hotel/restaurant discounts

Early Pay

Mental health support

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Imperial London Hotels’ Little Bill Laundry in Leyton is seeking a skilled Laundry Specialist to join our team. This 40-hour role involves operating washers and dryers, recording daily production, ensuring linen quality, and packing items for delivery.

You will work across a busy wash house, following safety guidelines and COSHH training, with opportunities for progression within the Imperial London Hotels group.

Qualifications

• 1 year experience as Laundry Operator or in a Laundry Warehouse.
• Strong physical stamina for lifting, pushing and manual folding.
• Strong attention to detail when handling linen and operating machinery.
• Ability to communicate in English.
• Capable of working efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Operate washer extractors and dryers in the wash house.
• Fill forms to record daily wash production and report to Shift Leader.
• Check linen quality at packaging areas and pack into cages with delivery notes.
• Follow reuse/rewash processes and ensure COSHH safety procedures.
• Label cages and boxes with delivery notes and manage end-of-shift handover.

Skills

Physical stamina

Attention to detail

English communication

Teamwork

COSHH training

Tools

Washer/Dryer operation

Job description

Laundry Specialist at Little Bill Laundry

Contract 40 hours a week (Shift Pattern 5/ 7 days working from 06:00-14:30/14:30 -23:00)

Our Laundry service – Little Bill Laundry – located in Leyton, provides washing services and linen rental producing over 500,000 items a week for our 7 Imperial London Hotels and other hotel brands across central London. We are a family business with over 113 years of experience and are committed to providing a green, sustainable and reliable service through investing in the best machinery and operating a fleet or CNG vehicles to lead the way for sustainable laundry process

We are recruiting for a Laundry Specialist working 40 hours per at our Leyton site location.

What You Will Be Doing

Our Laundry Specialist undertake a range of physical and heavy manual duties at the laundry. Operating washer extractors and dries at wash house, filling specific forms for the wash house to keep records and count of daily wash house production and submit this to the Shift leader at the end of shift. You will be responsible for checking the quality of the linen at packaging areas account and pack them in cages boxes with the delivery notes.

• Follow the system of rewash and treatment wash, use the spot cleaners in a safe way of followed by COSHH training.
• Check the quality of the linen at packaging areas count and pack them in cages and boxes, insert delivery notes on each cage and box.
• Changing a cage full of Towels/Sheets to empty one.
• Feeding pillow slips, towels, tablecloths and sheets into the machine.

What Would Like From You

• 1 Year experience as a Laundry Operator in a Laundry Warehouse.
• Strong physical stamina for lifting, pushing and manual folding with knowledge in manual handling.
• Strong attention to detail when handling linen and operating machinery.
• Ability to communicate in English
• Capable of working efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

What You Will Get In Return

• Holidays 28 (inc. of bank holidays) pro-rata increasing with length of service up to 33 days
• Uniforms and refreshments (e.g. tea, coffee & toast)
• Workplace pension scheme
• £300 Refer a Friend Scheme
• Employee recognition
• Employee awards
• Social events
• Interest-free Season Ticket Loan / Travelcard Loan
• 50% discount to friends and family in our hotels on hotel rooms & 20% discount in our restaurants (subject to availability)
• Local discounts at Gym, Dry Cleaners, Bowling and Restaurant outlets
• Shopping discounts across several high-street brands and online retailers
• Early Pay - Instantly access a portion of the pay you’ve already earned
• Mental health first aiders support & well-being
• Employee Assistance Programme- Supported by Hospitality Action

About Us

You can explore additional benefits here:

Little Bill Laundry is part of Imperial London Hotel specialising in high-quality linen and providing commercial laundry services. With a 185-year legacy, our company combines the stability of a long-standing 7th generation family business with the innovation of a startup. We have big plans for growth, and we need someone who shares our excitement for the future, whilst upholding our core values of positivity, care, collaboration, growth, and pride.

We are the Imperial London Family of Hotels, a family-run company dedicated to rewriting the traditional hospitality mindset. We operate 8 hotels and 9 restaurants in the heart of Bloomsbury, London and we believe that great hospitality starts with the right people. So, if you’re ready to bring your expertise to support us with our new chapter,