Assistant Director of Housekeeping

2 months ago


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States The Bellevue Hotel Full time

Summary

The Assistant Director of Housekeeping is responsible for ensuring the operation of the Housekeeping Department in an attentive, friendly, efficient, and courteous manner, providing all guests with quality service and a clean and safe environment throughout their stay, while efficiently managing expenses and maximizing service levels.

Responsibilities

  • Employees must, at all times, be attentive, friendly, helpful, and courteous to all guests, managers, and fellow employees.
  • Respond to all guest requests, problems, complaints, and/or accidents presented through reservations, comment cards, letters, and/or phone calls, in an attentive, courteous, and efficient manner. Follow up to ensure guest satisfaction.
  • Motivate, coach, counsel, and discipline all housekeeping personnel according to Highgate Hotel SOP's.
  • Ensure compliance to Standard of the Week training, using the steps to effective training according to Highgate Hotel standards.
  • Maintain a regularly scheduled cleaning program (i.e. floor care, hard cleaning, mattress flipping, etc.) and maintain a detailed checklist for each position.
  • Assist in maintaining and controlling all housekeeping equipment.
  • Assist in ensuring compliance with all corporate Risk Management standards (MSDS, HazComm, etc.).
  • Assist in conducting monthly guest supplies and cleaning supplies inventories.
  • Ensure that large guestroom turns are managed efficiently.
  • Ensure consistency with departmental opening and closing procedures.
  • Prepare and conduct housekeeping interviews as required and follow hiring procedures according to Highgate Hotel SOP's.
  • Develop employee morale and ensure training of housekeeping personnel.
  • Inspect rooms daily and ensure that some rooms are inspected with supervisors on a daily basis.
  • Assist the Director of Housekeeping in inspecting all VIP rooms prior to arrival.
  • Ensure that public areas, guest rooms and back-of-house areas are cleaned to Highgate Hotel standards.
  • Assist in maintaining required pars of all housekeeping and laundry supplies by ordering all needed supplies and amenities on a monthly or quarterly basis.
  • Assist in conducting monthly and quarterly housekeeping inventories on a timely basis.
  • Ensure guest privacy and security through correctly following Highgate Hotel procedures.
  • Monitor work orders and submit to Engineering according to hotel procedures. Follow up on work orders to ensure completion.
  • Conduct pre-shift meetings for room attendants and housemen.

Qualifications

  • At least 2 years of progressive experience in a hotel or a related field; or a 4-year college degree; or a 2-year college degree and 1 or more years of related experience.
  • Supervisory experience required.
  • Must be proficient in Windows, company-approved spreadsheets, and word processing.
  • Long hours are sometimes required.
  • Medium work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
  • Must be able to effectively communicate both verbally and written, with all level of employees and guests in an attentive, friendly, courteous, and service-oriented manner.
  • Must be effective at listening to, understanding, and clarifying concerns raised by employees and guests.
  • Must be able to multitask and prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines.
  • Approach all encounters with guests and employees in an attentive, friendly, courteous, and service-oriented manner.
  • Attend all hotel-required meetings and trainings.
  • Participate in M.O.D. coverage as required.

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