OUR EXPECTATIONS FROM THE ROLE:
Guest Relations
- Welcome and acknowledge each guest with a smile, eye contact, and a friendly verbal greeting, using the guest's name when possible.
- Anticipate and address guests' service needs, including asking questions of guests to better understand their needs and watching/listening to guest preferences and acting on them whenever possible.
- Assist other employees to ensure proper coverage and prompt guest service.
- Actively listen and respond positively to guest questions, concerns, and requests using brand or property specific process (Luxury Collection brand) to resolve issues, delight, and build trust.
Housekeeping Protocol
- Contact Engineering, At Your Service (AYS)/ Delighted to Serve (DTS), or Housekeeping office directly for urgent repairs and preventative maintenance issues.
- Respond promptly to requests from guests, Front Desk, or At Your Service requests.
- Select appropriate cleaning chemicals and necessary personal protective equipment for various surfaces and cleaning jobs, following OSHA regulations and corporate standards.
- Fill cart with supplies (e.g., chemicals, rags, linens, amenities) as needed.
- Report room status (e.g., Do Not Disturb notice on room, discrepant rooms) to Main Linen Room, Housekeeping manager/supervisor, or Front Desk.
- Comply with quality assurance expectations and standards.
- Return cart to designated area at the end of shift.
- Clean and organize items stored in laundry room, supply/storage closets, linen room, and/or uniform room.
- Fold cleaned linen into designated size, either by hand or using folding machine.
- Post caution signs (e.g., wet floor signs) to limit traffic when necessary.
- Perform other reasonable duties as requested.
- Support the sustainability program of the property to protect our environment and to achieve the green key certification, as HK cleanliness expert/supervisor, segregate empty water bottles/cans, pack separately and communicate with manager to arrange logistic etc.
- Sanitize Buggy and load supplies, chemicals, linens, as needed and HK buggy service schedule to follow up.
- Comply with quality assurance expectations, carryout ABC of HK/RPM deep cleaning of floor tiles /carpets shampooing, maintain LC brand standards to keep up GSS cleanliness score.
- Follow the hotel lost & found procedures and all found items to inform the HK supervisor or manager immediately for DP L&F portal registration.
- In alignment with the global standards on electrostatic spraying, as a hotel cleanliness expert/supervisor you are responsible for using spraying followed by CTC Module 9 training in MyLearning.
- Ensure to follow the CTC procedures and update the checklist on a daily bases.
- Compliant with the protocols for servicing a guestroom with a known/presumed COVID guest Please refer to the Global COVID-19 protocols and continent guideline for specific requirements During Stay and Upon Departure to follow CTC
Guest Rooms, Villas, and Suites
- Check that all appliances are present in the room and in working order (e.g., hair dryer, TV, remote, microwave).
- Clean bathrooms, including bathtub/hot tub/shower, toilet, floor, sink, and mirror.
- Dust, polish, and remove marks from walls and furnishings (e.g., appliances, furniture, ice bucket, honor bar, baseboards, ledges, entrance door).
- Enter guest rooms following procedures for gaining access, such as knocking three times, saying Housekeeping, and ensuring vacancy before entering.
- Limit access to guest rooms while cleaning by following departmental procedures.
- Remove trash, dirty linen, and room service items from room and balcony/patio.
- Replace dirty linens (e.g., sheets, pillowcases) and terry (e.g., towels, bathrobes) with clean items, following correct bed making and folding standards.
- Replace guest amenities and supplies in rooms, such as toiletries, glasses, mugs, linens, towels, tissues, coffee, printed materials, and laundry bags according to standards.
- Report missing hotel/resort property and damages to room to manager/supervisor.
Public and Employee Spaces
- Clean public and employee restrooms and showers, including stocking bathroom with adequate paper goods and soap, cleaning all surfaces, and emptying trash.
- Clean glass (e.g., windows, mirrors) in public and employee areas by removing dust, spots, and smears.
- Clean floor surfaces in public or employee space using designated chemicals, supplies, and equipment (e.g., mops, buffers, vacuums, wet vacuum, extractor, shampoo machine, stain remover).
- Dust surfaces in assigned area, including furniture, fixtures, woodwork, pictures, public or house phones, fire extinguisher boxes, exit signs, and air vents.
- Empty trash containers, ashtrays, and ash urns in public areas into proper containers for recycling or disposal.
- Inspect condition of furniture for tears, rips, and stains and report damages to manager/supervisor.
- Clean and maintain lights by wiping lamps, light fixtures, and light switches, checking that they are in proper working condition, and reporting burnt-out bulbs.
Communication
- Speak to guests and co-workers using clear, appropriate and professional language.