Front Desk Agent| Cambria Austin Airport

PM Hotel Group•Austin, TX

8h•Onsite

About The Position

This position requires occasional shuttle driving. Shifts vary depending on the needs of the hotel, but all candidates must be willing to work at least two (2) Night Audit shifts per week. The Front Desk Agent is responsible for approaching each guest interaction with the mindset of exceeding guest expectations, embracing the Cambria culture, and personifying it in daily interactions with guests and co-workers. This role involves completing the registration process, promoting the guest loyalty program, making appropriate room selections, verifying credit cards, handling cash, posting charges, answering the telephone, retrieving messages, issuing luggage claims, and closing guest accounts at check-out. The agent must also resolve guest complaints, remain calm during emergencies, and maintain the cleanliness of the lobby. Assistance may be required with morning breakfast setup, monitoring food, cleaning tables, and breakdown. The role also includes performing any other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

All Candidates Must Be 21 Years Of Age
Have A Valid Driver License
Must have the ability to communicate in English.
Self-starting personality with an even disposition.
Maintain a professional appearance and manner at all times.
Must be willing to drive the hotel shuttle as necessary or required
Must be willing to “pitch-in” and help co-workers with their job duties and be a team player.
Considerable skill in the use of a calculator to prepare moderately complex mathematical calculations without error
Ability to effectively deal with internal and external customers, some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact and diplomacy to defuse anger, collect accurate information and resolve conflicts.
Ability to stand and move throughout the front office and continuously perform essential job functions.
Ability to access and accurately input information using a moderately complex computer system.
Ability to observe and detect signs of emergency situations.
Ability to establish and effective working relationships with associates, customers and patrons.
Must be able to stand and exert well-paced ability for up to 4-hours in length at a time.
Ability to spend extended lengths of time viewing a computer screen.
Must be able to lift up to 15-lbs. occasionally.
Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity.
Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, supervisors and subordinates.
Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.
Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment.
Must have finger dexterity to be able to operate office equipment such as computers, printers, 10-key adding machine, electric typewriter, multi-line touch tone phone, filing cabinets, FAX machines, photocopiers, dolly and other office equipment as needed.

Nice To Haves

Previous Hotel Front Desk and/or Night Audit Experience Preferred.

Responsibilities

Approach each guest interaction with the mindset of exceeding guest expectations.
Driving the hotel shuttle as necessary or required.
Embrace the Cambria culture personifying it in daily interactions with guests and co-workers alike. Use a positive and clear speaking voice, listen to and understand requests, respond with appropriate action and provide accurate information such as restaurant, fitness center and pool hours, and local attractions.
Complete the registration process by inputting and retrieving information from a computer system, and confirming pertinent information including number of guests, all adult guest names, address, phone number, email address and room rate.
Help create an energized environment as a participating member of the Front Desk team. Embrace the Sheraton culture, striving to exceed guest expectations at every opportunity.
Promote the guest loyalty program providing recognition and benefits to all present members. Describe member benefits to non-members with the goal of enrollment.
Make appropriate selection of rooms based on guest needs. Code electronic keys. Non-verbally confirm the room number and rate. Provide room keys and hotel information to guests.
Verify and imprint credit cards for authorization using electronic acceptance methods. Handle cash, make change and balance an assigned bank. Accept and record forms of payment. Post charges to guest rooms and house accounts using the computer.
Promptly answer the telephone using positive and clear communication. Input messages and guest requests into the computer.
Retrieve messages and communicate the content to the guest as appropriate. Issue luggage claims and store/retrieve luggage as requested. Issue mail, small packages and facsimiles for customers as requested.
Close guest accounts at time of check-out and ascertain satisfaction. In the event of dissatisfaction, negotiate service recovery.
Resolve guest complaints, conducting thorough research to develop the most effective solutions and negotiate results. Listen and extend assistance in order to resolve problems such as insufficient heating or air conditioning, cleanliness, and service, etc.
Remain calm and alert especially during emergency situations and heavy hotel activity. Plan and implement detailed steps by using experienced judgment and discretion.
Do your part to assure the cleanliness and conditions of the lobby by straightening up after guests. Responsible for communicating larger issues to Housekeeping and Engineering for immediate attention.
When necessary, assist the AM Comp Ambassador with the duties of the morning breakfast including set up, food monitoring, cleaning tables, and breaking down the breakfast.
Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis.
Perform any other job-related duties as assigned.