Hotel Houseman

Citizen Potawatomi Nation•Shawnee, OK

13d•$14 - $18•Onsite

About The Position

The Hotel Houseman is responsible for cleaning and maintaining all public areas of the hotel, including the lobby, workout room, spa, bathrooms, stairwells, corridors, vending areas, elevators, and service areas on guest floors. This role also involves maintaining back-of-house facilities such as offices and closets. The Houseman provides support to room attendants by stripping rooms, stocking linen supplies, and retrieving necessary items. Additionally, they deliver and retrieve items as requested by guests, the front desk, and housekeeping supervisors, and undertake projects and requests from management.

Requirements

General knowledge of microbial growth prevention and intervention.
General knowledge of infection control.
Knowledge of Manufacturer’s Safety Decals on chemicals and supplies.
Knowledge of possible adverse reactions when mixing chemicals.
Knowledge of all prescribed safety rules and regulations.
Knowledge of evaluations methods concerning cleaning products and equipment.
Knowledge of overall housekeeping operations.
Direct supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, and Grand Casino Hotel and Resort.
Supervisor assigns work on information regarding the objectives, priorities, occupancy and deadlines.
Incumbent handles work independently according to established policies.
Supervisor assigns work in terms of project objectives and basic priorities and is available for consultation in resolving complex or controversial issues.
Incumbent independently plans and carries out daily assignments and applies prescribed approaches and methods to be used in solving problems.
Completed work is inspected to determine that objectives have been met and are in compliance with instructions, policies and regulations. Incumbent will correct deficiencies.
Uses established standards of cleanliness as prescribed by the Housekeeping Manager, hospitality guides, and employer standard operating procedures, in addition to personal experience, handbooks, policies and precedents.
Guidelines include verbal instructions and Citizen Potawatomi Nation regulations and directives, manufacturer’s catalogs, handbooks, precedents, and files of previous projects.
The Incumbent implements adaptations in dealing with problems and unusual situations always with the best interests of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and the Grand Casino Hotel and Resort in mind.
The incumbent may occasionally be required to depart from past approaches and to extend traditional techniques or develop new ones to meet major objectives and projects without compromising cleanliness and hospitality industry standards.
The purpose of the work is to create a clean, aseptic and aesthetic environment, thereby contributing to efforts to generate a profit by providing quality services through the Grand Casino Hotel and Resort Housekeeping Section.
The work affects the bottom line (profit) of the Grand Casino Hotel and Resort and subsequently the reflection upon the image of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.
The range of contacts include ordinary citizens who come to enjoy the amenities offered by the property, to International dignitaries in addition to those dignitaries who represent the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, National Indian Gaming Commission, Federal and State Government and other Native American Tribes.
The purpose of the contacts is to provide housekeeping services at the highest possible level of quality within available resources.
The incumbent will perform extensive physical efforts such as climbing, lifting, bending and reaching. The preponderancy of physical exertion will be spent stocking closets and assisting room attendants in guest rooms preparing for guests and include bed making, vacuuming, dusting and bathroom cleaning. This position is physically very active in nature.
Incumbent may be required to lift items weighing up to 70 lbs.

Responsibilities

Provide friendly and courteous customer service.
Maintain positive guest relations at all times.
Monitor and maintain cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of assigned work areas.
Clean assigned rooms or public areas to the highest standard.
Report all damage or theft in any room or public space.
Complete work orders for any maintenance needs in guest rooms or public areas.
Clean windows as needed.
Sweep and mop floors as scheduled and required.
Mop, clean, or sweep up accidental spills as soon as possible.
Load and unload supplies and equipment as needed to stock guest room linen closets.
Maintain cleanliness and organization of floor closets; remove trash, wipe down shelves, sweep floors, and arrange inventory in proper locations.
Remove all dirty linen, glassware, and trash from room attendants’ carts and transport to the appropriate area.
Ensure stairwells are clean and free of debris.
Ensure that all entryway mats and guest hallways are maintained in a clean condition.
Evaluate and make recommendations concerning cleaning products and equipment under study, order and maintain sufficient inventory of housekeeping supplies and equipment.
Participate freely in training that compliments the adopted standards of cleanliness.
Observe and implement all prescribed safety practices and methods.
Make recommendations to supervisor regarding changes that may result in tangible savings to Grand Casino Hotel and Resort.