Part time Linen Porter

Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 20,520 - 25,081; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks holiday rising to 5 weeks with service

8 Bank holidays

Free car parking

Employee uniform

Discounted hotel accommodation

Discounted hair treatments

Discount off all food & beverage

Discount on retail products

Refer a friend scheme

Birthday off paid

Complimentary overnight stays

Complimentary lunch/afternoon tea

Service related holiday

Job summary

Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa in East Grinstead is seeking a Linen Porter to join the Housekeeping team. Your role includes stocking linen, assisting with cleaning tasks, and maintaining the hotel’s appearance. You will work 34.5 hours per week across 5 days, which includes weekend shifts.

The ideal candidate will be energetic, physically fit, and have experience with safe lifting techniques. The position offers competitive pay and a variety of employee benefits including discounted hotel stays and meals.

Qualifications

• Physically fit with no back problems.
• Energetic worker with a proactive approach.
• Experience of safe lifting techniques to handle linens.

Responsibilities

• Stock linen cupboards in the guest corridors.
• Strip off beds ready for Housekeeping Assistants.
• Clear dirty linen from bedrooms and corridors.
• Operate in-house machines for some laundry.
• Count and bag linen for laundry collection.
• Sort reject linen from circulation.

Skills

Physically fit

Energetic worker

Experience of safe lifting techniques

Smart and guest aware

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 4pm

Benefits

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

• Discounted hotel accommodation for yourself and your family at all hotels
• Discounted hair treatments at the two Utopia Spas
• Discount off all food & beverage at all hotels
• Discount of individual treatments booked in the two Utopia Spas
• Discount on retail products in the two Utopia Spas
• Refer a friend staff recruitment scheme
• Birthday off paid
• Complimentary overnight stays
• Complimentary lunch/afternoon tea
• Service related holiday

Job Description

Join our Housekeeping team under the direction of our experienced Head Housekeeper, Inga Zarnowska. Your role as a Linen Porter is to support Housekeeping Assistants by stocking linen, stripping beds on busy days, and clearing dirty linen from guest corridors to maintain the hotel’s appearance. You will work 36 hours per week, spread over 5 days including weekend shifts.

The Role

Main duties of the Linen Porter include:

• Stocking linen cupboards in 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 bedrooms and corridors
• Operating in‑house machines for some laundry
• Counting and bagging linen for the 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