On Call Valet Attendant

HEI Hotels and Resorts • Tampa, FL

16h • Onsite

About The Position

Serve guests in a hospitable manner to ensure a positive guest experience during the arrival and departure process. This position is critical to providing the guest with a positive initial and final impression.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must maintain a professional appearance and manner at all times.
• Ability to communicate with guests, respond to questions, provide knowledge of hotel service, and give directions to nearby local attractions, area events, and activities.
• Ability to effectively deal with internal and external customers, some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact, and diplomacy.
• Ability to ascertain information from luggage tags and claim checks to write numbers and names on claim checks and rooming lists.
• Ability to drive vans, trucks, and automobiles, both manual and automatic transmissions with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Must have an excellent driving record as verified by a Motor Vehicle Report.
• Ability to grasp, lift, and/or carry or otherwise move packages, boxes, and luggage with sufficient manual dexterity in both hands to be able to load and unload luggage up to 75 lbs with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Ability to stand, walk, and/or sit and continuously perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Ability to be in constant motion - run for vehicles throughout the shift with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Perform tasks requiring bending, stooping, kneeling, walking, and running with or without reasonable accommodations.

Nice To Haves

• Hotel experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greet all arriving and departing guests in a friendly, warm, and sincere manner.
• Open vehicle and hotel doors.
• Determine and utilize guest names during guest interaction.
• Park and retrieve guest vehicles in a timely and courteous manner, using claim tickets for documentation of vehicle damage, arrival/departure dates, valet/self-parking option, and vehicle location.
• Move from door post to and from other guest service areas throughout the hotel in response to customer needs.
• Read luggage tags, use guest names, and utilize claim tickets to ensure appropriate delivery/storage of luggage and packages.
• Place packages/luggage onto baggage carts or in a secure area for delivery to guests or guest rooms.
• Perform check-in and check-out calls, including luggage handling and escorting guests to/from their rooms.
• Explain all hotel facilities, their locations, hours of operation, and answer questions about these facilities and other hotel inquiries.
• Hail taxis as needed and assist guests with transportation needs.
• Perform pick-ups and drop-offs for guests using the guest van transportation service, if provided by the property, in a timely and friendly manner.
• Perform all vehicle inspections/safety checks in accordance with hotel guidelines.
• Maintain the cleanliness of guest service areas, including the lobby entrance, valet parking area, parking garage structure, and luggage storage areas.
• Maintain cleanliness of entrance doors and windows.
• Maintain an organized and clean appearance in all work areas.
• Deliver messages, valet/laundry items, ironing boards, etc., to guest rooms.
• Post the daily events in the appropriate lobby location(s).
• Respond to guest questions and provide information on local attractions, events, and daily activities in the hotel.
• Understand group resumes and be aware of in-house VIPs and repeat guests, greeting them by name and thanking them for their patronage.
• Maintain an open communication line through all shifts by proper use of the inter-shift log.
• Maintain knowledge of all Emergency Procedures, including guest-related responsibilities and evacuation procedures.
• Assist in the event of an emergency.

Benefits

• Free meals
• Complimentary parking
• Monthly birthday and anniversary celebrations
• Hotel room discounts throughout the Marriott, Starwood, and Ritz Carlton portfolios
• Competitive Medical and Dental programs through Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Vision insurance programs through EyeMed
• Vacation, Sick and Holiday programs
• Pet insurance through the ASPCA
• Supplemental, Spousal and Child Life insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability plans
• 401(k) Savings Plan with matching funds
• Discounts through our 'YouDecide' program
• Hotel Room Discount programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED