Laundry Specialist

The Imperial London Hotels Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned laundry service is seeking a Laundry Specialist to work 40 hours a week at their Leyton location. In this physically demanding role, you will operate washing machines, ensure quality control of linens, and work collaboratively as part of a team. Training will be provided, making this a great opportunity for both experienced operators and newcomers eager to learn. Competitive salary of £28,250 along with numerous benefits including holiday allowances, discounts, and training programs are offered.

Benefits

28 days holiday, increasing with service

Access to training programs

Complimentary uniform dry-cleaning

50% discount for friends and family

Health cash plan

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Experience as a laundry hand or operator preferred but not required.
• Willingness to learn and safely use laundry equipment.

Responsibilities

• Operate washer extractors and dryers in the wash house.
• Check quality of linen and pack them in cages with delivery notes.
• Perform physical and heavy manual duties at the laundry.

Skills

Positive attitude

Team player

Job description

Laundry Specialist at Little Bill Laundry

Leyton E10 7QP

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

£28,250.00 GBP + Benefits

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 of CNG vehicles to lead the way for sustainable laundry process.

We are recruiting for a Laundry Specialist working 40 hours per week 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 we would like from you

If you have worked as a previous laundry hand or operator then that is great, though if you haven’t, don’t worry as we’ll ensure you have full training to show you how to perform all duties of the role and safely using the laundry equipment. What we would like from you is a positive attitude, your hard work and commitment to do a great job but most importantly working together as a team player.

Benefits

• 28 days holiday, increasing with length of service up to 33 days (including bank holidays)
• Access to ILH Training Academy programmes, apprenticeships and supported study scheme
• Access to Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Complimentary uniform dry-cleaning. Discounted dry-cleaning on personal items.
• Access to an interest-free Season Ticket Loan or Travelcard Loan
• Team member flat rate discount & 50% discount to friends and family at any of our hotels
• 50% discount at ILH’s nine food and beverage outlets
• Access to coffee and beverage discounts at Blooms Café - £1.50 per beverage
• Access to an employee funded Health Cash Plan
• Access to local Bloomsbury London discounts e.g. bowling and restaurant outlets
• Access to Early Pay - instantly access a portion of the pay you’ve already earned
• Access to shopping discounts across several high‑street brands and online retailers
• Access to salary sacrifice schemes e.g. nursery care, cycle to work & technology
• Access to mental health first aiders support & well‑being support
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme by Hospitality Action