Executive Housekeeper

Experience level: director.

Key Areas

• Knowledge
• Service
• Operations
• Leadership
• Human Resource Responsibilities
• Financial Responsibilities
• Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Responsibilities
• Values

Special Note

The attached key areas, responsibilities and activities reflect the items considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job

SECTION TWO:                                  KEY AREAS

Position                                    Director of Housekeeping

RESPONSIBILITIES

ACTIVITIES

• Knowledge
• Service
• Operations

• Leadership

• Human Resource Responsibilities

• Financial Responsibilities

• Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Responsibilities

8.Values

• Compiling Standard Operating Procedures for all areas of responsibility and ensuring that they are periodically updated

• Ensure that all auditing and reporting standards are communicated to and complied with by personnel
• Ensure that guests benefit from a flawless cleaning product and that the services offered by housekeeping staff are provided in a timely manner
• Ensure that all quality standards are adhered to and that policies and procedures are consistently implemented
• Conduct quality control audits in all areas of the hotel under its responsibility and share the results with the team, including superiors.
• Work with the hotel's Technical Department to keep areas to the highest standards and help plan periodic property maintenance followed by spring cleaning.
• Coordinate the department's activities with other departments to facilitate and increase communication and guest satisfaction levels
• Conduct monthly staff meetings and daily briefings with operational managers
• Manage all external contractors related to their department by ensuring they comply with all hotel policies
• To ensure that staff cadres are produced in accordance with business requirements
• Supervise laundry and uniform, floral and decoration service operations
• Perform related tasks and assigned special projects, including task management

• Lead and guide Housekeeping team to provide best service to all team members

• Participate in coaching and counseling

• Ensure strong leadership practices to actualize an individualized approach to motivation and recognition processes

• Work with all departments on the development and utilization of incentive and other types of motivational programs

• Transfer of knowledge and responsibility to other team members to improve the team experience, and create a shadow cabinet.

• Plan for future staffing needs, conducting recruitment in line with company guidelines

• Conduct training needs analysis of Housekeeping staff and ensure training programmers are designed and implemented to meet these needs

• Conduct probation and annual appraisals in line with company guidelines

• Coach, counsel and discipline staff to enhance performance

• Establish a productive work schedule in line with local labor law

• Prepare all departmental budgets and manage all operational costs within budgets

• Monitor and control inventories for operating equipment including linen, crockery and glassware where applicable

• Manage operating expenses to minimize cost whilst providing excellent guest services and being responsible for all major operating expenses and manage the business against profit projection.

• Ensure all OH&S legislation, policies and procedures are adhered to

• Be familiar with property safety, first aid and fire and emergency procedures

• Log security incidents and accidents in accordance with hotel requirements

• Ensure that employees aware of all fire and evacuation procedures as well as healt and safety requirements.

• Authenticity

• Humility

• Excellence

• Generosity

• Graciousness

• Stewardship

SECTION THREE :                     JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Position                                       Director of Housekeeping

CHARACTERISTICS

REQUIRED

ESSENTIAL

DESIRABLE

PHYSICAL

• Neat appearance

• Articulate

• Good Posture

LANGUAGES

• Oral and written fluency in English

• Local language

Other languages

QUALIFICATIONS /

TRAINING

• Degree in Hotel Management

• Good Housekeeping knowledge

WORK EXPERIENCE

• At least 2 years’ experience in a similar position

• 10 or more years’ experience

DISPOSITION

Leadership;

Relationships;

Character;

Potential

• Good organizational skills

• Good level of engagement with guests

• Good knowledge of Housekeeping Operations

OTHERS

• Must be able to lead and manage a team and have previous experience of doing so

• Knowledge of Opera Property Management System would be desirable

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office

Raffles Jaipur