Laundry Operative

Do you have an excellent attention to detail? Are a fantastic team player? Pride yourself on your high standards?

Lyme Bay Holidays, part of the Sykes Holiday Cottages family, are recruiting for our latest Laundry Operative to join our dedicated Laundry department at our Colyton offices.

• Paying a salary of £22,308 from 1st April 2024 working 37.5 hours per week, 9am-5.30pm with Sunday and another day off in the week.
• Plus access to our annual STIP (annual company-wide bonus) scheme with an additional 10% of your salary
• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays
• Plus an additional day off for your Birthday
• Plus an additional two volunteering days per year
• An enhanced maternity and paternity policy
• Personal development and opportunities to be recognised
• Study support for additional qualifications, courses and accreditations
• Numerous dedicated wellbeing initiatives and access to 24/7 mental health support

With a keen eye for detail and a solid work ethic, you will hit the ground from day one, assisting with all aspects of laundering our linen, ensuring high standards of cleanliness and reporting any issues/faults with items.

Using your skills in communication, organisation and task management, you will ensure all linen and towels are cleaned to a high standard and ready to go out to properties including sorting, washing, drying, ironing and packing all laundry ready for our guests arrival.

A typical day will see you:

• To ensure all linen and towels are cleaned to a high standard and ready to go out to properties including: sorting, washing, drying, ironing and packing all laundry.
• To ensure all linen and towels are maintained to a high standard and anything which does not meet our standards is replaced.
• Ensure the linen is delivered in a timely, safe manner, without holding up the cleaners or check in for guests.
• Managing stock levels and ensuring any additional items required are ordered in a timely manner to ensure all laundry requirements can be met at all times.
• Responsible for all linen supplies including our own, hire or any private linen.
• Build positive working relationships with all suppliers and colleagues.
• Responsible to adhering to vehicle operating procedures

All we ask is you have the following:

• Be able to work as part of a team
• High level of attention to detail
• Remaining calm under pressure
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Flexible attitude to work and working hours
• Strong problem-solving skills
• IT literate and able to update stock controls
• Full clean driving licence

• Good communication skills - both written and verbal
• Desire to learn new skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Previous experience as a Laundry Assistant