Linen Porter

Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa; Crawley; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks holiday rising to 5 weeks

8 Bank holidays

Free car parking

Employee uniform

Discounted hotel accommodation

Discounted hair treatments at UtopiaSp

Discount on food & beverage

Discount on spa treatments

Refer a friend staff recruitment

Job summary

Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa, just outside London, is seeking a Linen Porter to support the housekeeping team. The role is 34.5 hours per week across 5 days, including weekend shifts, with an 8:00 am to 4:30 pm start/finish window.

You will stock linen, strip beds on busy days, clear soiled linen, operate in-house laundry machines, and help keep guest areas pristine. The salary is £22,801.74 per annum with a monthly service charge payment and hotel benefits.

Qualifications

• Physically fit with no back problems.
• Energetic worker.
• Experience of safe lifting techniques.
• Smart and guest aware.

Responsibilities

• Stocking linen cupboards on the guest corridors with sheets, pillowcases, duvets and towels.
• On busy days, stripping off beds ready for Housekeeping Assistants to remake with clean linen for arriving guests.
• Clearing dirty linen from the bedrooms/corridors.
• Operating inhouse machines for some laundry.
• Counting and bagging up linen for laundry company to collect.
• Counting and unpacking laundry delivered each day, pulling out reject linen for return.
• Sorting reject linen in stock from circulation.

Job description

LINEN PORTER

£22,801.74 per annum + monthly service charge payment

34.5 hours per week, 5 days, including weekend shifts, earliest start 8am latest finish 4.30pm

• 4 weeks holiday rising to 5 weeks with service (for full time and part time contracts)
• 8 Bank holidays
• Free car parking
• Employee uniform

In addition you will benefit from a range of company benefits including:

• Discounted hotel accommodation for yourself and your family at all hotels
• Discounted hair treatments at our two Utopia Spas
• Discount off all food & beverage at all hotels
• Discount of individual treatments booked in our two Utopia Spas
• Discount on retail products in our two Utopia Spas
• Refer a friend staff recruitment scheme In additional you will enjoy a range of other benefits when you celebrate your 1 yr, 3 yr and 5 yr anniversary including; your birthday off paid,complimentary overnight stays, complimentary lunch/afternoon tea and service related holiday

The Place

Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa, part of Alexander Hotels a private group of quality hotels of distinction just outside London.

5 Red Star Hotel, Award winning Utopia Spa, 58 bedrooms including the new luxury Cedar Lodge development and a 2‑bedroom self-contained Gatehouse are available for guests.

2 Award winning restaurants, Reflections Restaurant (2 Rosette x 60 covers), AG’s Restaurant (3 Rosette x 35covers) together with a range of conference and banqueting and private dining rooms catering for 8 to 95 guests.

Please see our website for a full list of facilities.

Join our Housekeeping team under the direction of our experienced Head Housekeeper, Inga Zarnowska. There is full time team of housekeeping assistants, linen porters and spa cleaners, as well as an inhouse maintenance team to support you.

We are seeking a Linen Porter. An energetic, fit person is required to assist our hard-working Housekeeping Assistants. Stocking up their linen stores, helping them strip beds on busy days and clearing dirty linen from the guest corridors to ensure the hotel always looks its best. Working 34.5 hours per week, spread over 5 days including weekend shifts.

The Role

Main duties of the Linen Porter include;

• Stocking linen cupboards on the guest corridors with sheets, pillowcases, duvets and towels
• On busy days, stripping off beds ready for Housekeeping Assistants to remake with clean linen for arriving guests
• Clearing dirty linen from the bedrooms/corridors
• Operating inhouse machines for some laundry
• Counting and bagging up linen for laundry company to collect
• Counting and unpacking laundry delivered each day, pulling out reject linen for return
• Sorting reject linen in stock from circulation

Requirements

• Physically fit with no back problems
• Energetic worker
• Experience of safe lifting techniques
• Smart and guest aware