Housekeeping Supervisor-Fairfield Inn Kansas City at the Legends

Hotel Equities•Kansas City, KS

18h•$18 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

The Housekeeping Supervisor is responsible for maximizing customer satisfaction by ensuring that customer rooms are neat and clean through the supervision, direction, and coordination of housekeepers/room cleaners. This role requires providing warm, knowledgeable service and helpful guidance to reassure guests. The supervisor will oversee the prompt and efficient cleaning of customer rooms, inspect completed rooms to ensure they meet company standards, and manage short-notice requests. Additionally, the supervisor will prepare and follow up on maintenance work orders, monitor room status, check VIP and early morning make-up rooms, and coordinate cleaning efforts based on customer requests and priorities. The role also involves checking floor linen closets, ensuring carts are stored properly and vacuum cleaners are emptied, assisting with linen inventory, and maintaining safety standards. Coordination with other hotel departments such as the front desk, engineering, banquet services, and room services is crucial for optimal revenue and guest satisfaction. The supervisor will also assist in training new department associates and ensure compliance with all housekeeping quality standards, policies, and procedures.

Requirements

High School diploma /Secondary qualification or equivalent.
Experience with Marriott, Hilton, IHG, Wyndham or Hyatt processes and standards.
Most work tasks are performed indoors. Temperature is moderate and controlled by hotel environmental systems.
Walking and standing are required for close to 100% of the working day. Length of time of these tasks may vary from day to day and task to task.
Position requires walking and giving direction most of the working day. Length of time of these tasks may vary from day to day and task to task.
Must be able to exert well-paced ability to reach other departments of the hotel on a timely basis.
Must be able to lift up to 15 lbs on a regular and continuing basis.
Must be able to push and pull carts and equipment weighing up to 250 lbs. on occasion.
Must be able to exert well-paced ability in limited space.
Must be able to bend, stoop, squat and stretch to fulfill cleaning/inspection tasks.
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.
Being passionate about people and service.
Strong communication skills are essential when interacting with guests and employees.
Reading and writing abilities are used often when completing paperwork, logging issues/complaints/requests/ information updates, etc.
Basic math skills are used frequently when handling cash or credit.
Problem-solving, reasoning, motivating, and training abilities are often used.
Have the ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and/or holidays

Responsibilities

Supervises room cleaners in the prompt and efficient housekeeping of customer rooms
Ensures that all rooms have been cleaned by checking room cleaners worksheets at the end of the day – notifies front desk accordingly
Supervises the completion of short notice requests for room changes
Inspects all check out/stay over rooms after they are made up to ensure they are cleaned to Company standards.
Keeps record of room checkouts/stay overs, submits records to housekeeping every day
Monitors quality of rooms by conducting and documenting inspections of cleaned rooms
Prepares maintenance work orders in regard to replacement or repair of furniture, fixtures, etc.
Ensures completion by following through on orders
Checks the status of rooms on an ongoing basis and notifies room cleaners of any changes
Checks VIP rooms
Checks early morning make-up rooms
Coordinates cleaning of guestrooms for proper prioritization of customer requests; VIP rooms, checkout rooms, expected check-out rooms, etc.
Checks floor linen closets daily for cleanliness, adequate supplies and linen
Assures carts are properly stored and vacuum cleaners are emptied at the end of each day
Assists in quarterly inventory of all linen
Ensures safety by assuring that all linen chutes are kept locked at all times
Coordinates housekeeping work with related departments such as front desk, engineering, banquet services and room services
Take every opportunity to amaze the guests
Ensures all guests are being treated in an efficient and courteous manner and that all Company standards are being applied
Responsible for assisting with the training and direction of new department associates
Ensure all Housekeeping quality standards are complied with and that policies and procedures are consistently applied.
Coordinate activities with other hotel departments in order to facilitate increased levels of communication and guest satisfaction.
Assist in the daily maintenance of room inventory status to achieve optimal levels of revenues while maintaining high levels of guest expectation