Director of Operations

Remington Hospitality•Los Angeles, CA

4h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Operations is responsible for the direction and oversight of key guest contact departments within the operations division, their managers and their team members. This role involves directing the activities of key guest contact departments by giving guidance, leadership and instruction to department heads. The Director is responsible for overall budget approval authority for operational departments. They will monitor all room-related systems that impact the guest directly, ensuring proper procedures are in place and followed for an outstanding guest experience. Communication with guests and team members, both verbally and in writing, is essential for answering questions and resolving concerns. This role facilitates the coordination of marketing initiatives, sales site visits, and special housekeeping requests, reservations, etc., to ensure hotel operations understands procedures that may have potential impact. Ensuring guest reservation policies, standards, and procedures are met, along with the effective resolution of any complaints or challenges, is critical. The Director must ensure housekeeping and guest check-in/check-out procedures are efficiently followed and any issues are immediately resolved. They will manage and administer the Manager on Duty program, requiring weekend stayovers and constant monitoring throughout the hotel, troubleshooting issues. Participation in the property MOD program, weekly staff meetings, weekly Executive Committee meetings, and safety committee meetings is expected. Understanding and applying applicable Franchise and management's Standard Operating Procedures is required. Assistance with Human Resources functions, including employee relations, recruiting, on-boarding, counseling, and compliance, is also part of the role. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Experience in hotel operations and accounting management
Computer experience on a PMS system
Working knowledge of manual front desk procedures
Leadership experience in management role
High work ethic, self-initiative, independent judgment
Proven customer service and problem solving experience
Regular attendance
Proven experience in a high pressure, sometimes stressful environment
Focus and maintain attention to multiple tasks, and meet deadlines despite frequent interruptions
Ability to maintain excellent relationships with staff and maintain staff and guest confidentiality at all times
Good communication skills, both written and verbal, using written communication skills to mark completed rooms on daily paperwork
Grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, pulling, pushing, listening and hearing ability and visual ability
Direct evacuations in an emergency.

Nice To Haves

May be required to work varying schedules to reflect the business needs of the property

Responsibilities

Direct the activities of key guest contact departments by giving guidance, leadership and instruction to department heads.
Responsible for overall budget approval authority for operational departments.
Monitor all room related systems that impact the guest directly, to ensure proper procedures are in place and followed, which allow for an outstanding guest experience.
Communicate with guests and team members both verbally and in writing to answer questions and resolve concerns.
Facilitate the coordination of marketing initiatives, sales site visits and special housekeeping requests, reservations, etc., to ensure understanding by hotel operations of procedures that may have potential impact.
Ensure guest reservation policies, standards and procedures are met.
Ensure the effective resolution if any complaints, challenges occur.
Ensure housekeeping procedures are efficiently followed and any issues are immediately resolved.
Ensure guest check in/checks out procedures are efficiently followed and any issues immediately resolved.
Manage and administer the Manager on Duty program, requiring weekend stayover and constant monitoring throughout the hotel and troubleshooting issues.
Participate in property MOD program, weekly staff meetings, weekly Executive Committee meetings and safety committee meetings.
Understand and apply the applicable Franchise and management's Standard Operating Procedures.
Assist with Human Resource's functions including but not limited to employee relations, recruiting, on-boarding, counseling and compliance.
Perform other duties as assigned.