Laundry Supervisor, Cambridge

  • Full-time

Company Description

Oxwash is re-engineering the laundry industry from the ground up. Our aim is for clinically clean, net-zero carbon emissions for the whole laundry process. This has never been accomplished and we are determined to be the first truly sustainable on-demand laundry company in the world. We currently operate in Oxford, Cambridge and London, with plans for further growth throughout the UK as well as into the US. 

We are a tech company at heart and have built a suite of proprietary software to power our sustainable laundries and logistics. We are venture-backed, having raised several rounds of investment from notable investors including Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, Paul Forster, the founder of Indeed.com, and Reckitt, the corporate that owns the stain remover Vanish, we announced our ‘Oxwash, powered by Vanish’ partnership in early 2021. We were ranked a top 100 Startup (43rd) by startups.co.uk this month.

Job Description

We need a permanent, full-time Laundry Supervisor to run the afternoon to evening shift, 11 am - 8 pm, at our sustainable laundry in Cambridge. 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, preferably 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 cleaner’s, or perhaps in a hotel processing uniform or high-end guest laundry.

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 as a supervisor or manager in a commercial laundry or dry cleaners
  • IT confident

Desirable Experience

  • Finishing high-end garments 
  • Wet cleaning
  • Courier or other delivery work

Additional Information

We will only consider your application if you include a personalised message explaining your interest in the role.

Job Type: Permanent, full-time, 11am - 8pm, Monday - Friday

Salary: £22,000 - £24,000

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.