Assistant Housekeeping Manager - Scottsdale, United States - Embassy Suites Scottsdale

Description

POSITION PURPOSE

Assist the Executive Housekeeper with the management of the Housekeeping Department, ensuring that the hotel facilities, guest rooms and public areas meet the hotel standards.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist planning and organizing the cleaning of all guests' rooms and public areas.
• Provide daily cleaning assignments to the housekeeping staff.
• Ensure that all housekeeping associates have been thoroughly trained and are consistently following service standards and procedures.
• Conduct daily inspections of guest rooms and public areas to ensure the hotel's cleanliness standards are being followed.
• Maintain key control system; collect all keys and assignment sheets daily at the end of each shift.
• Log Lost and Found items and answer inquiries to maintain controls and ensure guest satisfaction.
• Respond to guest requests, concerns, and problems to ensure guest satisfaction.
• Ensure health/sanitation standards are being met to achieve a high level of cleanliness and guest satisfaction.
• Ensure all housekeeping departmental payroll and expenses are managed to meet the approved operating budgets and forecast.
• Assist with the enforcement of departmental rules and regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Post room occupancy records.
• Participate in MOD shifts to respond to any guest or safety issues.
• Monitor all supplies inventories to ensure staff has the tools to do their jobs and provide the best possible service for our guests.
• Determine appropriate staffing levels for forecasted business and schedules staff members accordingly.
• Monitor and utilize property procedures for guest calls as well as housekeeping preventative maintenance projects.
• Encourage and maintain open and clear communication, rapport, and cooperation with all internal departments to foster best possible service to all guests.
• Attend all scheduled training, departmental and hotel meetings and activities, promote positive working environments for all associates, and follow guidelines and procedures set forth in employee handbook.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization in the department.
• Records inspection results from the management team on a tracking log and inspects as needed.
• Participate in monthly linen and OS&E inventories.
• Ensure all back of house and front of house areas are organized and cleaned at all times.
• Maintain standards of hotel cleanliness and a consistent positive guest experience.
• Monitor and respond to Guest Satisfaction Surveys and guest comments via third party sites, comments card etc. Address guests' complaints regarding housekeeping service or equipment.
• Isolate and analyze areas in need of improvement and encourage a climate of problem solving and action.
• Provide training, coaching, and counseling to all housekeeping staff members and provide performance feedback to ensure maximum efficiency.
• Communicate performance expectations and provide staff members with ongoing feedback.
• Practice safe work habits and ensure safe work practices to avoid injury to self and others.
• Ensures facility compliance with government and other regulatory laws and guidelines such as OSHA and Cal-OSHA.
• Be familiar with all company policies and benefits.

SUPPORTIVE FUNCTIONS
In addition to performance of the essential functions, this position may be required to perform a combination of the following supportive functions, with the percentage of time performing each function to be solely determined by the manager based upon the particular requirements of the hotel:

• Assist with any guest inquiry.
• Follow all company and safety and security policies and procedures.
• Report maintenance problems, safety hazards, accidents, or injuries.
• Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by direct and indirect Supervisors.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Environmental conditions are inside, a job is considered inside if staff spends approximately 75 percent or more of the time inside. Temperature is moderate and controlled by hotel environmental systems.
• Must be able to sit at a desk for up to four (4) hours per day. Walking and standing are required the rest of the working day. Length of time of these tasks may vary from day to day and task to task.
• Must be able to stand and exert wellpaced mobility for up to four (4) hours in length.
• Must be able to exert wellpaced ability to maneuver between functions occurring simultaneously.
• Must be able to exert wellpaced ability in limited space and to reach other departments of the hotel on a timely basis.
• Must be able to lift up to 45 lbs. as needed.
• Must be able to push and pull carts and equipment weighing up to 250 lbs.
• Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening, and hearing ability and visual acuity.
• Hearing, smelling, tasting, and visual ability to observe and distinguish product quality and detect signs of emergency situations.
• Talking and