Employee in Laundry Sector - 100%

Publication date:22 October 2025
Workload:100%
Contract type:Unlimited employment
Place of work:Chêne-Bourg

Job summary

Join the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève as a Linge Employee! Enjoy a supportive and dynamic work environment with great benefits.

Tasks

Supply clean linen to care services and collect used items.
Ensure proper treatment, ironing, and folding of laundry.
Install and remove curtains and various textile items in rooms.

Skills

2-3 years of experience in logistics and laundry required.
Strong knowledge of textiles and fluent in French.
Excellent physical condition and teamwork skills.

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About the job

Employee in Laundry Sector - 100%

Full time
HUG contract type: Permanent contract
Department: Operations Department

Company Description

With more than 12,000 employees representing 160 professions, the University Hospitals of Geneva are a nationally and internationally recognized institution. To learn more about our institution, take a few minutes to consult our 2024 retrospective by clicking here.

The positions are attached to the Operations Department. This department's mission is to ensure the stewardship and logistics necessary for the smooth running of all HUG services, in terms of catering, cleaning and disinfection of premises, and laundry hygiene. It also manages the Sterilization Service, the Biomedical and Equipment Service, as well as Cressy-Health. More than 1,100 professionals carry out their missions daily with constant rigor, a sense of service, and environmental responsibility.

Within the Operations Department, the Laundry Processing and Distribution Service provides a complete laundry service that includes the supply and distribution of linen and professional clothing. Patients, clients, and customers can also benefit from these services.

Job Description

Within the Laundry Processing and Distribution Service and in strict compliance with applicable hygiene standards (RABC method), you supply care units with clean linen, collect used (dirty) linen from care units, ensure the treatment, ironing, and calendering of linen, and provide the professional clothing necessary for the various trades of the establishment.

Additionally, you install and remove curtains, bed surrounds, and various textile items in rooms and throughout the establishment.

Qualifications

You have good knowledge of textiles and a good command of the French language, both written and spoken.

You have 2 to 3 years of experience in a logistics sector or comparable for the delivery specialty, as well as 2 to 3 years of experience in a laundry for the laundry worker specialty.

You are in excellent physical condition, as the position requires standing and pulling heavy cabinets.

You hold a driving license.

You are a versatile and flexible person with a good team spirit and customer service attitude. You demonstrate precision and meticulousness.

Additional Information

The team's working hours are organized in 2 alternating shifts between 5:00 AM and 8:00 PM, Monday to Friday, with versatility across all HUG sites. This position also requires working some weekends and public holidays.

Start date: 01.04.2026
Number of positions: 1
Activity rate: 100%
Job class: 06
Contract: Permanent contract
Application deadline: 31.10.2025
Contact for information: Ms. I. Guillou, laundry sector manager, tel. 079 553 62 87

Your application file must include a letter demonstrating your motivation, your curriculum vitae, copies of diplomas and certificates required for the position, and the last 2 work certificates.

This announcement is addressed equally to women and men.

Wishing to engage in the fight against unemployment, HUG encourages applications coming from the Cantonal Employment Office.

Only applications submitted via the recruitment platform will be considered. Paper and email applications will not be processed.