Linen Keeper/ Tailor for Silversea Cruises

• Job ID: 29108
• Rank: Linen Keeper
• Employment Type: Contract
• Joining Date: Mar 31, 2025
• Type of Vessel: Passenger Ship
• Engine Details: Wartsila 8L46B
• DWT / GRT: 2980

We are looking for a Linenkeeper for Silversea Cruises.
Position Summary 
1. Responsible to deliver a high quality, efficient and excellent linen operation in accordance with company Policies and strictly upholding any Public Health standards and towards a goal of achieving total guest satisfaction. 
Reporting Structure 
1. Reporting to the Hotel Stores Manager. 
Responsibilities 
1. Responsible for the daily handling of all linen in circulation. 
2. Ensures that inventories are updated and accurate at all times. 
3. Keeps linen store clean and in order at all times. 
4. Prepares and issues linen and towels to suite attendants and housekeeping utilities on daily basis 
5. Arranges broken/soiled linen – repairs when necessary and if possible. 
6. Removes damaged uniforms and linen from circulation and completes the damaged uniform/linen 
report on a weekly basis. All damaged uniforms to be kept separate for review and approval of the 
Rooms Division Manager and Hotel Stores Manager. Once approval has been given the linenkeeper 
may discard the damaged items. 
7. Responsible to tailor and repair uniforms as required. 
8. Ensures that all guest tailoring requests, enquiries and complaints are responded to immediately and 
are followed up on efficiently and to the guests satisfaction. Proactively demonstrating sincerity and 
hospitality in all guest interactions. 
9. Maintains a record of all tailoring work carried out on a cruise by cruise basis. 
10. Issues linens to crew. 
11. Issues uniforms to new crew members and ensures that the uniform issue sheets are completed 
correctly as per Company procedures. 
12. Collects uniforms from all disembarking crew members according to Company procedures and cross 
checking against the original uniform issue sheets. Reporting to the Hotel Stores Manager if any 
discrepancies are found. 
13. Responsible for the daily handling of all uniforms in circulation. 
14. Keeps an accurate and up to date inventory of all items in the linen store. 
15. Receives the deliveries of new linen, towels and uniforms and ensures that a proper count is taken of 
these within 3 days of delivery. 
16. Keeps the Hotel Stores Manager updated with regards to par levels of uniform and linen, requesting 
requisitions of items where necessary and in a timely manner. 
17. Proactively prepares for seasonal changes with regards to crew uniforms. 
18. Regular inventory control as per instructions from the Hotel Stores Manager. 
19. Responsible for repairs on soft furnishings in public areas to extend the life of such items where 
possible and minor repairs of curtains and drapes. 
20. Responsible to maintain the chemical locker (Silver Spirit and Silver Muse only), to include accurate 
inventories of stock, safe storage and issuance. 
21. Maintains a high level of communication and feedback within the Hotel Stores Manager as well as 
other departments around the ship. 
22. Adheres to departmental standards, specifications and work routines. 
23. Follows up on special departmental daily side duty assignments. 
24. Maintains workshop cleanliness and organization, complying with Public Health standards. 
25. Executes strict Public Health practices in all aspects of the position.