Job Summary
The Head Housekeepers main responsibility is to supervise housekeeping personnel. These responsibilities include cleaning, scheduling, monitoring, and supervising staff on a regular basis. Coordinate various housekeeping duties to provide the guests with a clean, comfortable stay.
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Essential Functions
- Hire or provide assistance to the General Manager in the hiring process of all housekeeping personnel.
- Supervise and personally train all housekeeping employees in housekeeping policies and procedures and in service staff in any new or existing techniques or products.
- Assist the General Manager in evaluating housekeeping staff as well as monitoring and determining adequate staff.
- Clean rooms and do regular housekeeping duties as needed.
- Inspect every room each day, either vacant or occupied.
- Coordinate room status with front desk throughout the day.
- Coordinate available inventory and purchasing with General Manager.
- Complete a monthly linen inventory and weekly/monthly supply inventory.
- Coordinate and schedule extra housekeeping activities, such as: basic mattress turning, carpet shampooing, complete deep cleaning of rooms, window washing or any other periodic cleaning tasks throughout the entire hotel.
- Report all maintenance problems to the General Manager and maintenance personnel.
- Follow-up on DO-NOT-DISTURB signs on guest doors-- checkout rooms at the posted checkout time and stay over rooms as late as possible, making sure a maid is available to clean if necessary.
- Responsible for inventory of all cleaning supplies for housekeeping staff. Keep abreast with new ideas in housekeeping techniques and products.
- Keep outside parking lot and around the building clear of garbage as needed.
- Perform other duties as requested by the General Manager.
- Perform in a professional manner promoting the motel with a positive attitude to other co-workers, staff and guests AT ALL TIMES.
- Makes out the housekeeping schedule of workers for General Manager’s approval.
- Lock linen closets, linen chutes, and trash chutes to ensure maximum safety and security at all times.
- NEVER let a guest in a room with your master key, have them report to the front desk for assistance. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Job Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED Equivalent.
- 1-2 years previous lodging service experience with supervisory skills.
- Must be able to stand for long periods of time, be in good physical condition, bending, stooping, twisting, reaching and lifting up to 50# or more may be required.
- Ability to accept directions and priorities from supervisor and reliably follow-through on tasks.
- Ability to perform job duties with a minimum of disruption to the guest.
- Ability to be friendly and cheerful; interact easily with strangers.
- Ability to cooperate and support others as well as having the ability to guide or reprimand others as needed.
- Ability to work independently with little supervision.
- Ability to safely work with cleaning equipment and cleaning chemicals including: vacuum cleaners, brooms, mops, etc.
- Good hand dexterity required to dust, polish, make beds, fold towels, etc.
- Grooming must meet property standards.
Please stop by the hotel and pickup an application at the front desk or submit your resume here on Indeed.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: From $15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Paid time off
Shift:
Experience:
- Cleaning Experience: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person