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  • Posted: May 20, 2026
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  • Marriott International, Inc. is a leading global lodging company with more than 6,000 properties in 122 countries and territories, reporting revenues of more than $17 billion in fiscal year 2016. Founded by J. Willard and Alice Marriott and guided by family leadership for nearly 90 years, the company is headquartered outside of Washington, D.C. in Bethesda, ...
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    Laundry Supervisor - The Cape Town Edition Hotel (Pre-opening)

    POSITION SUMMARY

    • Complete inventory of uniforms and linens. Conduct monthly inventory of laundry supplies. Report faulty equipment, maintenance needs, and safety hazards to manager/supervisor. Train employees on all laundry procedures, including safety procedures and equipment operation. Verify that laundry requests are completed for each department as needed. Operate and monitor washing, dry cleaning, and drying machinery. Inspect linens and terry for damage. 
    • Assist management in hiring, training, scheduling, evaluating, counseling, disciplining, and motivating and coaching employees. Follow all company and safety and security policies and procedures; report any maintenance problems, safety hazards, accidents, or injuries; complete safety training and certifications. Ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional; maintain confidentiality of proprietary information; protect company assets. Speak with others using clear and professional language; prepare and review written documents accurately and completely. Develop and maintain positive working relationships with others; support team to reach common goals; listen and respond appropriately to the concerns of other employees. Ensure adherence to quality expectations and standards; identify, recommend, develop, and implement new ways to increase organizational efficiency, productivity, quality, safety, and/or cost-savings. Visually inspect tools, equipment, or machines (e.g., to identify defects). Stand, sit, or walk for an extended period of time or for an entire work shift. Move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing less than or equal to 25 pounds without assistance. . Move through narrow, confined, or elevated spaces. Move over sloping, uneven, or slippery surfaces as well as up and down stairs and/or service ramps. Reach overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping. Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by Supervisors.

    CRITICAL TASKS

    Safety and Security

    • Follow company and department safety and security policies and procedures to ensure a clean, safe, and secure environment.
    • Report work related accidents, or other injuries immediately upon occurrence to manager/supervisor.
    • Identify and correct unsafe work procedures or conditions and/or report them to management and security/safety personnel.
    • Follow policies and procedures for the safe operation and storage of tools, equipment, and machines.
    • Follow Hazardous Material Management Program procedures for handling and disposing of chemicals, fertilizer, pesticides, blood borne pathogens, etc., including using Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
    • Use proper equipment, wear appropriate personal protective clothing (PPE), and employ correct lifting procedures, as necessary, to avoid injury.
    • Complete appropriate safety training and certifications to perform work tasks.
    • Follow property specific procedures for handling emergency situations (e.g., evacuations, medical emergencies, natural disasters).
    • Maintain awareness of undesirable persons on property premises.

    Policies and Procedures

    • Follow company and department policies and procedures.
    • Protect the privacy and security of guests and coworkers.
    • Protect company tools, equipment, machines, or other assets in accordance with company policies and procedures.
    • Maintain confidentiality of proprietary materials and information.
    • Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by Supervisors.

    Communication

    • Provide assistance to coworkers, ensuring they understand their tasks.
    • Speak to guests and co-workers using clear, appropriate and professional language.
    • Talk with and listen to other employees to effectively exchange information.
    • Prepare and review written documents (e.g., daily logs, business letters, memoranda, reports), including proofreading and editing written information to ensure accuracy and completeness.

    Assists Management

    • Assign and ensure work tasks are completed on time and that they meet appropriate quality standards.
    • Ensure employee compliance with company standards and policies and external regulations (e.g., safety, OSHA, department-specific procedures such as food standards).
    • Ensure that hourly employees are trained on company core values, job roles, responsibilities, and technical and service aspects of the job.
    • Serve as a departmental role model or mentor by working alongside employees to perform technical or functional job duties.
    • Assist management in establishing and communicating goals, performance expectations, timetables and deadlines for shift or departmental operations to hourly employees and ensure that they are understood.
    • Assist management to ensure that hourly employees have the necessary resources to effectively perform their jobs (e.g., supplies, equipment, and inventory).
    • Encourage and motivate employees to perform their best, take responsibility for tasks and assignments, make decisions and provide input on possible improvements.
    • Coordinate tasks and work with other departments to ensure that the department runs efficiently.
    • Listen to hourly employees' suggestions for improving how work is done and how guests are served, gaining management support as needed to act upon suggestions.
    • Coach and develop employees (e.g., create expectations for continual improvement, provide challenging tasks and assignments, hold development discussions, and construct and execute development plans).
    • Collaborate with management to develop and carry-out ideas and procedures and set goals to continuously improve department performance around guest and employee satisfaction scores.
    • Assist management in preparing work schedules of hourly employees.

    Working with Others

    • Support all co-workers and treat them with dignity and respect.
    • Handle sensitive issues with employees and/or guests with tact, respect, diplomacy, and confidentiality.
    • Actively listen to and consider the concerns of other employees, responding appropriately and effectively.
    • Develop and maintain positive and productive working relationships with other employees and departments.
    • Partner with and assist others to promote an environment of teamwork and achieve common goals.

    Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement

    • Comply with quality assurance expectations and standards.
    • Monitor the performance of others to ensure adherence to quality expectations and standards.

    Physical Tasks

    • Visually inspect tools, equipment, or machines (e.g., to identify defects).
    • Stand, sit, or walk for an extended period of time or for an entire work shift.
    • Move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing less than or equal to 25 pounds without assistance.
    • Move through narrow, confined, or elevated spaces.
    • Move over sloping, uneven, or slippery surfaces.
    • Move up and down stairs and/or service ramps.
    • Reach overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping.

    Laundry/Dry Cleaning Processing & Distribution

    • Identify stained or damaged items and determine status for repair, spot treatment, rewash, or discard.
    • Inspect linens and terry for damage and remove from circulation as necessary.
    • Complete inventory of uniforms and linens as assigned.

    Clean and Maintain Laundry and Supply Room

    • Conduct monthly inventory of laundry supplies in order to maintain necessary supply levels.

    Laundry Quality Control

    • Report faulty equipment, maintenance needs, and safety hazards to manager/supervisor.
    • Train employees on all laundry procedures, including safety procedures and equipment operation.
    • Verify that laundry requests are completed for each department as needed.

    PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

    Education

    • High school diploma/G.E.D. equivalent

    Related Work Experience

    • At least 2 years of related work experience

    Supervisory Experience

    • At least 1 year of supervisory experience

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