Hotel Housekeeper

Kinseth Hospitality•Arlington Heights, IL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Cleans rooms and halls in hotels by performing the following duties. This role is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness and orderliness of hotel guestrooms, lobbies, and other common areas, ensuring adherence to franchise standards and safety protocols.

Requirements

Ability to clean hotel guestrooms, lobbies, lounges, rest rooms, corridors, elevators, and stairways.
Ability to sort, count, fold, mark, or carry hotel linens.
Ability to clean hotel according to franchise standards and within required timeframes.
Ability to replenish supplies such as bathroom necessities, drinking glasses and writing supplies.
Ability to move furniture, hang drapes, and roll carpets.
Ability to transport trash and waste to disposal area.
Ability to replace light bulbs.
Ability to stock, organize, and maintain housekeeping carts and equipment.
Ability to greet guests in a warm, friendly manner.
Ability to ensure key control and security policies.
Ability to use all materials, chemicals and tools safely.
Ability to communicate with maintenance department regarding room needs.
Ability to follow all KHC policies and procedures.
Ability to maintain a professional image and report to work as scheduled.
Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Frequently required to climb or balance.
Occasionally required to talk or hear and taste or smell.
Must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Cleans hotel guestrooms, lobbies, lounges, rest rooms, corridors, elevators, and stairways.
Sorts, counts, folds, marks, or carries hotel linens.
Cleans hotel according to franchise standards and within required timeframes to include but not limited to: stripping and making beds; dusting furniture; washing walls, ceiling, and woodwork; vacuuming, scrubbing, waxing, and polishing floor; washing windows, door panels, and sills; emptying wastebaskets, and emptying and cleaning ashtrays; cleaning and vacuuming rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies; and cleaning bathroom sink, toilet and tubs/showers stalls.
Replenishes supplies such as bathroom necessities, drinking glasses and writing supplies.
Moves furniture, hangs drapes, and rolls carpets to ensure compliance with franchise requirements.
Transports trash and waste to disposal area.
Replaces light bulbs.
Stocks, organizes, and maintains housekeeping carts and equipment.
Greets guests in warm, friendly manner.
Ensures key control and security policies to maintain the guest’s privacy and security of personal belongings when working in guestrooms.
Uses all materials, chemicals and tools safely to avoid injury, waste, unnecessary damage or accidents.
Communicates with maintenance department regarding room needs.
Follows all KHC policies and procedures as set forth in the KHC handbook and property specific guidelines/standards, including dress code, safety and performance standards.
Maintains a professional image and reports to work as scheduled.