Laundry Manager

Function

Laundry

Facility

Border Region

Position

Laundry Manager

Introduction

A vacancy exists for a Laundry Manager based at Life East London Laundry reporting to Lynee Hartwanger, Hospital Manager, Life Beacon Bay Hospital.  The successful candidate will manage the facility processing 4 tons of laundry seven days a week for Life Healthcare hospitals.  The successful candidate will also be responsible for meeting the needs of internal customers through the execution of the Life Healthcare strategic and operational objectives of growth, quality and people by leading, managing and coordinating all laundry activities.

Critical Outputs

• Ensuring that high quality linen is consistently delivered to hospitals on time.
• Effectively communicate with the respective hospital managers to maintain required par levels.
• Ensure the optimum functioning and management of the laundry
• Ensure optimum delivery and collection services.
• Implement and sustain best operating practices and where required implement corrective actions.
• Manage and optimize processes, outputs, targets and deliverables
• Achieve outputs within financial targets
• Adjust stock levels to meet demands of customers (hospitals)
• Optimize the life span through process/quality improvements.
• Demonstrate visible leadership in respect of Life healthcare values, operating model and strategy.
• Effectively manage relationships with hospital customers and suppliers.
• Recruit, retain, motivate and develop staff according to LHC people policies and practices.
• Actively lead and manage the management and staff at the facility to achieve the objectives
• Ensure a healthy employee relations environment
• Drive staff productivity and quality improvements
• Manage infection control, health, safety, environmental standards, and disaster management principles.
• Ensure compliance with all legislative and other regulations e.g. ISO 9001
• Provide support to the Maintenance Manager to ensure optimum reliability and longevity of equipment is achieved through routine maintenance
• Manage day-to-day maintenance and cleaning of plant and equipment.
• Actively sponsor Life healthcare initiatives and projects as they relate to the laundry.
• Ensure governance and risk management

Requirements

• Degree / Diploma in Business Management (background and/or experience in an Engineering or Technical field will be advantageous)
• General management experience in a factory, production or hospital environment of at least 3 -5 years.
• Should have knowledge of process management and logistics.
• Proven people management skills.
• Understanding the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage.
• Previous Union relations experience would be an advantage.
• Basic understanding of or ability to learn specialized fields, terminology and laundry equipment use.
• Computer proficiency is required
• Drivers license and own, reliable transport required  

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Attention to detail
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication skills
• Influencing skills
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Action orientation
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour

Email

Recruitment.Beaconbay@lifehealthcare.co.za

Closing date

Wednesday, April 22, 2026