Laundry/Uniform Supervisor

Role summary

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The Laundry/Uniform Supervisor oversees daily laundry, linen, and uniform operations, ensuring that items are cleaned, pressed, repaired, stored, and distributed according to hotel standards. Requirements typically include previous experience in hotel laundry, housekeeping, or linen operations, supervisory experience, good knowledge of laundry equipment and chemical handling, and strong organizational skills. The candidate should be physically fit, detail-oriented, dependable, and able to manage a team in a busy resort environment. Good communication, basic inventory control, health and safety awareness, and flexibility to work shifts, weekends, and holidays are expected. Experience with Shangri-La or another international hotel brand is an advantage.

About the employer

Shangri-La Group is a major luxury hospitality company founded in Hong Kong, operating hotels, resorts, residences, and related businesses across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North America, and other regions. Its properties are known for high service standards, comfortable accommodation, extensive food and beverage facilities, and strong emphasis on genuine Asian hospitality. In the Philippines, Shangri-La operates well-known properties including Shangri-La The Fort, Manila, and Shangri-La Mactan, Cebu Resort & Spa. The company offers opportunities across hotel operations, including housekeeping, laundry, food and beverage, engineering, guest services, and administration. Employees generally work in structured, multicultural environments with training, service standards, uniforms, staff benefits, and opportunities for internal career development.

Working in Philippines

The Philippines is an archipelago with diverse employment opportunities in hotels, resorts, restaurants, tourism, business services, healthcare, and retail. Major hospitality markets include Metro Manila, Cebu, Boracay, Palawan, and Davao. Filipino culture is welcoming, family-oriented, and strongly influenced by English-language education, making workplace communication relatively accessible. Lifestyle varies from busy urban living to relaxed coastal communities, with generally affordable food, transport, and accommodation outside central Manila. Foreign nationals normally need an employer-sponsored work permit and an appropriate employment visa; working on a tourist visa is not permitted. Employers usually assist with immigration paperwork, but requirements can change. Relocating employees should budget for housing deposits, transportation, healthcare, and flights, and confirm whether accommodation, meals, insurance, and relocation support are included in the offer.