Hotel Housekeeper

Kinseth Hospitality Companies•Coralville, IA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Cleans hotel guestrooms and common areas, including lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, and stairways. The role includes cleaning rooms to franchise standards and within required timeframes, handling linens, replenishing guest supplies, maintaining housekeeping carts and equipment, and transporting trash and waste for disposal. Housekeepers greet guests warmly, protect guest privacy and belongings by following key-control and security policies, use materials and equipment safely, and communicate room needs to the maintenance department. Employees are responsible for following KHC policies and procedures, including property-specific guidelines, dress code, safety, and performance standards. They are expected to maintain a professional image and report to work as scheduled. The position involves frequent standing, walking, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing or balancing, and lifting or moving items weighing up to 50 pounds occasionally.

Requirements

Ability to perform the described physical demands, including regularly standing, walking, using hands, reaching, and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
Ability to frequently climb or balance.
Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Required vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Follow safety precautions and applicable KHC policies and property-specific standards.

Responsibilities

Clean hotel guestrooms and common areas, including lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, and stairways.
Sort, count, fold, mark, or carry hotel linens.
Clean rooms according to franchise standards and required timeframes, including making beds; dusting; washing walls, ceilings, woodwork, windows, door panels, and sills; cleaning floors, rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies; emptying wastebaskets and cleaning ashtrays; and cleaning bathroom fixtures and showers.
Replenish bathroom necessities, drinking glasses, writing supplies, and other guest supplies.
Move furniture, hang drapes, and roll carpets to meet franchise requirements.
Transport trash and waste to the disposal area.
Replace light bulbs.
Stock, organize, and maintain housekeeping carts and equipment.
Greet guests in a warm, friendly manner.
Follow key-control and security policies to protect guest privacy and personal belongings.
Use materials, chemicals, and tools safely to prevent injury, waste, damage, or accidents.
Communicate room needs to the maintenance department.
Follow KHC handbook policies and property-specific guidelines, including dress code, safety, and performance standards; maintain a professional image and report to work as scheduled.