Houseperson

MCR • Dowell, MD

6d • $15 - $16 • Onsite

About The Position

The Houseperson role at Hilton Garden Inn Solomons, under MCR's Universal Role Standards, focuses on maintaining a clean, friendly, well-organized, and safe hotel environment for guests. This involves ensuring spotless cleanliness in all areas, providing consistent product quality, and fostering strong teamwork. The role requires a "Can Do" attitude, excellent guest relations, and the ability to handle various tasks to ensure guest satisfaction and operational efficiency.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• 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 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 willing to work a varied schedule that may include evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays based upon the demands of the hotel.
• Arrive and clock in on time for every shift worked and clock out at the scheduled shift ending time, unless otherwise directed.
• Clock in/out for breaks at the designated time.
• Provide sufficient notice as directed by the supervisor when calling out for a scheduled shift.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist.
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like.
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to rest on one or both knees.
• Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Standing: Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Repetitive Motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Lifting: Carrying certain housekeeping items such as linens, trash, or vacuums.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Greet guests happily upon arrival and throughout their stay with a smile, using their names whenever possible.
• Contribute to great guest satisfaction scores through teamwork.
• Handle challenging guest situations with hospitality and a sense of urgency.
• Maintain strong knowledge of all hotel features and amenities.
• Be aware of and support all groups and events at the hotel.
• Understand and utilize 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.
• Greet every guest happily with a smile while cleaning.
• Ensure all operational checklists are completed accurately and on time.
• Provide accurate and timely handover reports for effective shift-to-shift communication.
• Wear a clean, approved uniform and be well-groomed, wearing a nametag and smiling at all times.
• Communicate clearly, honestly, and professionally with team members.
• Demonstrate a willingness to stretch beyond traditional role to meet business and guest needs.
• Collaborate with team members to create a welcoming environment for guests and a positive workplace.
• Store and retrieve luggage or packages for guests.
• Clean and maintain guest hallways, stairwells, service areas, and ice rooms.
• Collect trash from all exterior garbage receptacles and pick up trash and debris from the parking lot, swimming pool area, and common grounds.
• Collect trash and soiled linen from housekeepers and deliver to the laundry room.
• Monitor the placement and condition of public space furniture and report issues to management.
• Maintain stock levels in guest floor linen closets and guest amenities.
• Replenish amenities and supplies in assigned guestrooms.
• Stock and maintain the housekeeping cart.

Benefits

• Hotel Discounts
• Weekly Pay
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Options
• Referral bonuses
• Career advancement & upward mobility
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance- available after 30 days of employment for full-time team members

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed