Laundry Manager

Job Description

The Laundry Manager oversees the hotel’s laundry and linen operations, ensuring that guest rooms, restaurants, spa facilities, and colleagues receive clean, properly finished items on time. Requirements generally include several years of hotel laundry or housekeeping experience, supervisory or management experience, knowledge of washing, stain removal, pressing, fabric care, chemical handling, and inventory control. The candidate should be organized, quality-focused, physically capable, and comfortable managing staff, schedules, equipment, and operating costs. Shangri-La would also expect strong leadership, attention to hygiene and safety standards, effective communication, and the ability to maintain service levels during busy periods.

Company Info

Shangri-La Group is a leading luxury hospitality company founded in Hong Kong, with hotels, resorts, residences, and other hospitality businesses across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North America, and the Indian Ocean. Its properties are known for warm Asian hospitality, high service standards, comfortable accommodation, and extensive facilities such as restaurants, spas, meeting venues, and recreational areas. In the Philippines, Shangri-La operates well-known city and resort properties and employs colleagues across guest services, food and beverage, housekeeping, engineering, sales, and administration. The company places strong emphasis on guest satisfaction, teamwork, professional presentation, employee development, and responsible operations. Benefits for hotel employees may include meals, uniforms, service charge, health coverage, training, and staff accommodation or transport, depending on the property and employment package.

Destination Guide

The Philippines offers hospitality opportunities in Metro Manila, Cebu, Boracay, Palawan, Bohol, Davao, and other resort destinations. Hotels and resorts regularly recruit in housekeeping, laundry, food and beverage, engineering, front office, sales, and guest services. Filipino culture is generally welcoming, family-oriented, and relationship-driven, with English widely used in business and tourism. Lifestyle varies from busy urban living to relaxed island communities; costs are usually lower than in many international destinations, though accommodation in major resort areas can be expensive. Foreign nationals normally need an employer-sponsored work permit and appropriate visa, while Filipino applicants may relocate internally with fewer formalities. Candidates should confirm salary, service charge, housing, transport, medical coverage, contract terms, and leave benefits before accepting an offer. Reliable transport, internet access, healthcare availability, and weather conditions should also be considered when choosing a property.