Laundry Assistant (Finishing), London

  • Full-time

Company Description

Oxwash is re-engineering the laundry industry from the ground up. We aim to deliver clinically clean laundry, with net zero carbon emissions. This has never been accomplished, so we're determined to be the first truly sustainable on-demand laundry company in the world. We currently operate in Oxford, Cambridge and London (Battersea), with big plans to expand across the UK and enter the US market.

We're a tech company at heart and build our own software to power our sustainable laundries and logistics. We're venture-backed, having raised several rounds of funding from notable investors including Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter; Paul Forster, the founder of Indeed.com; and Reckitt, the corporate which owns the stain remover Vanish. We announced our ‘Oxwash, powered by Vanish’ partnership in early 2021.

We're looking for incredible people with the passion and skills to deliver our Oxwash mission. Working for a fast growing startup is not your standard 9-5. This may be the toughest job you've ever done, but also the most rewarding! As part of your role, we expect you to help reduce our environmental impact by becoming a role model for sustainability.

Job Description

We need a permanent, full-time Laundry Assistant to help run our sustainable laundry in Battersea. Our ideal candidate is an enthusiastic team player with a strong work ethic and exceptional attention to detail.

Previous laundry or dry cleaning experience is essential, including finishing high end fashion garments. This job involves using a steam iron to return garments to their original shape having been through a wet clean process. You may have worked in a traditional dry cleaners, or perhaps in a hotel processing uniform or high end guest laundry.

When not finishing garments, you'll be expected to assist with deliveries using one of our electric cargo bikes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Quality control
  • Working alongside our Laundry Manager and Delivery Riders
  • Communicating with customers
  • Maintaining sustainability at every corner
  • Data recording

Qualifications

Required Experience

  • 1+ years working in a commercial laundry or dry cleaners
  • Finishing high end garments

Desirable Experience

  • Wet cleaning
  • IT confident
  • Courier or other delivery work

Additional Information

Salary

£23,000 - £26,000

Benefits

  • Free laundry and wet cleaning (of course!)

  • Free mental health support through SPILL

  • Flexible working

  • Pension scheme

  • 30 days holiday, inclusive of the 8 statutory bank holidays

Equal Employment Opportunity 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. However, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.