Front Desk Agent

MCR Hotels•Rossford, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The MCR standard for this role is to provide clean, friendly, well-organized, and safe hotels for guests. The core mission of the Front Desk Agent is to ensure all guests enjoy a friendly arrival and departure experience, while addressing all needs and requests in a timely, efficient, and hospitable manner. This role emphasizes achieving happy guests, maintaining spotless cleanliness, ensuring product consistency and quality, and fostering teamwork. Team members are expected to contribute to great guest satisfaction scores, handle challenging situations with urgency, maintain sparkling clean workspaces, and collaborate effectively.

Requirements

Must have a positive attitude and willingness to learn.
Must be able to understand and follow established guidelines and procedures.
Must work well in stressful, high-pressure situations.
Must be effective at listening to, understanding, clarifying, and resolving the concerns and issues raised by co-workers and guests.
Must be able to convey information and ideas clearly.
Must have a desire to serve all guests.
Must be 18 years of age or older to perform this job.
Must be willing to work a varied schedule that may include evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays based upon the demands of the hotel.
Ability to stand or remain in a stationary position for long periods of time (3-4 hours at a time).
Ability to type on and operate computers and other office machinery or devices, do 10-key operation and data entry, dial a telephone, manually manipulate objects, handles, tools, and/or controls.
Ability to bend, stoop, crouch, lift and transport supplies of up to 25 pounds throughout the hotel, and move throughout the hotel and the rooms.
Ability to inspect and visually observe details at close range (within a few feet) and from long range.
Ability to occasionally lift packages or general office equipment.
Ability to read, write, understand and communicate with others effectively using the English language.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a hospitality, service, consumer-facing franchise or related field.

Responsibilities

Greet guests happily upon arrival and throughout their stay with a smile.
Use the guests’ names whenever possible, ensuring they feel properly welcomed.
Contribute to great guest satisfaction scores.
Handle challenging guest situations with hospitality and a sense of urgency.
Maintain strong knowledge of all features of the hotel facility and amenities.
Be aware of and support all groups and events at the hotel.
Understand relevant technology for the role.
Answer all incoming calls with friendly service using the approved greeting.
Keep all areas, both front and back of the house, clean and well-organized.
Pitch in to clean guest rooms and public spaces as needed, to ensure the hotel is well-organized and safe.
Greet every guest happily with a smile, by name if possible, while cleaning.
Complete all operational checklists accurately and at the designated times, every shift.
Ensure handover reports are accurate and on time, for effective shift-to-shift communication.
Wear a clean, approved uniform and be well-groomed per the Team Member Handbook, while wearing a nametag and smiling at all times.
Communicate clearly, honestly, and professionally with Team Members.
Be willing to stretch beyond traditional role to meet the needs of the business and MCR’s guests.
Work together to create a welcoming environment for guests and an effective, positive workplace.
Check-in/out all guests in a timely manner.
Contact all guests after check-in to ensure their room is satisfactory and there is nothing else required to make their stay more comfortable.
Maintain an up-to-date understanding of room rates, promotions.
Receive and note all incoming mail as required per the daily shift checklist.
Arrive and clock in on time for every shift worked and clock out at the scheduled shift ending time, unless otherwise directed by your immediate supervisor.
Never work while off the clock.
Clock in/out for breaks at the designated time on your schedule.
Provide sufficient notice as directed by your supervisor when calling out for a scheduled shift.