Linen Porter
Located right on the river edge in the centre of Royal Windsor, Sir Christopher Wren Hotel & Spa is a popular four star hotel in an unbeatable setting. Comprised of several characterful buildings clustered around a historic cobbled street by Eton Bridge, the hotel offers a collection of individually styled bedrooms, a modern conference centre, The Brasserie restaurant and bar, and the Wren’s Club spa and fitness centre. The perfect riverside location is just steps from Windsor Castle, and is popular for tourists as well as visitors for meetings and events.
We are looking for a well organised individual to join our Housekeeping Team as a Linen Porter. This is a full-time position working 40 hours a week, any five days out of seven, including bank holidays and weekends.
The Housekeeping team is key to our business in ensuring that our guests have a comfortable stay with us. As a Linen Porter you will be part of this team and helping to provide our guests with a high standard of accommodation, comfort and maximum guest satisfaction, helping to ensure our guests want to return to stay with us. We believe it is the people we employ that make the difference to the experience of our guests, and that is why we are looking for someone who is ready to go above and beyond in everything they do.
Why join us at The Wren?
At The Wren, we love what we do, and we’re looking to grow our team with people who share our passion for success. We want individuals who will bring their own style to every experience and put our guests at the heart of everything they do. We pride ourselves on our team, and we work hard to take their careers to new heights. As part of the Wren's team, you will enjoy a range of benefits, including:
- Wagestream – flexible access to your earned wages & financial coaching App
- A paid day off for your birthday
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
- Saroving Rewards for going the extra mile & delivering exceptional guest service
- Employee appreciation events
- Family & Friends Accommodation rates & employee F&B discounts at all hotels in the group
- Opportunities for training and development & recognising your potential
As a Linen Porter you will have...
- Physical ability to lift and carry heavy linen bags
- Flexibility with working days to adapt to the needs of a 7-day business
- Self-motivation & ability to work on your own but also be a good team member
- Good spoken communication skills and numeracy to complete linen stock checks
- Good presentation and hygiene standards
- Previous experience in a similar role in hotels, hospitals or other accommodation facility.
What will I be doing as a Linen Porter?
- Taking in delivery of clean linen from external Laundry
- Ensuring that departments have the correct amount of clean linen in order to carry out their work.
- Ensuring that all soiled linen is sorted and counted out by item, bagged with labels attached identifying our hotel name, before being sent out to external Laundry.
- Assisting with the laundering of staff uniforms & control of dry cleaning
- Assisting with the movement of furniture, or any deliveries.
- Assisting the Room Attendants in taking down and re-hanging curtains, shower curtains and nets
- Learning and building your knowledge on all the hotel's products and services
In line with the requirements of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.
Please note we are unable to offer accomodation with this role.
