Housekeeper/Room Attendant - KILPATRICK HOTELS NUMBER ONE LLC
Ruston, LA 71270
About the Job
Working as a hotel housekeeper does not require you to possess more than a high school diploma or a GED; however, IT DOES REQUIRE YOU TO BE A THINKER, FOLLOW DIRECTIVES AND MOVE SWIFTLY. You must possess great physical stamina and the ability to manage several tasks at the same time. Additional requirements to work as a hotel housekeeper include knowledge of using cleaning products safely & appropriately, ensuring laundry services are properly coordinated for each guest & taking care of guest requests with a smile.
If you find a fast-paced, sometimes unpredictable but fun working environment appealing, then this may be for you! It is so much more than just cleaning a room! We offer a benefits package for full-time employees and competitive wages with incentive earnings opportunities.
The following is a job description example that shows major tasks, duties, and responsibilities that commonly define the role of housekeepers:
- Answer immediately to requests from guests, as well as from other departments
- Load cart with supplies such as linens and move it to the required area
- Enter guest rooms by adhering to proper procedures and ensure they are vacant
- Replace used amenities in guest rooms
- Provide clean linens and terry for dirty ones
- Fold terry, make beds, and ensure bathrooms are clean
- Take away, room service items, dirty linen, and trash
- Perform a check on all room appliances to ensure they are in good working condition
- Adjust furniture, desk items, and appliances when necessary
- Dust furnishings and walls and remove marks from them
- Carry out floor care duties in the hallway and guest rooms, and vacuum carpets
- Adhere to all safety, security, and company procedures and policies
- Provide an immediate report of any safety hazards, injuries, maintenance problem, or accidents to the supervisor
- Successfully complete training and certification programs in safety
- Ensure flammable materials are properly stored
- Keep uniform clean and make sure to appear professional always
- Keep proprietary information confidential
- Ensure company standards are followed in welcoming and acknowledging all guests
- Expect service needs of guests and provide them even before called upon to do so
- Provide assistance to guests with disabilities
- Genuinely appreciate and thank guests for their visit
- Apply professional language in communicating with guests and other people
- Provide support to the team to achieve common goals
- Maintain quality standards and expectations
- Without assistance, carry, place, move or lift objects weighing up to 25 pounds; with assistance for items beyond 25 pounds.
If you are applying to work as a hotel housekeeper, here are typical requirements and qualifications you will need to satisfy to consider hiring you:
- Strong ability to pull and push work-related equipment, such as a loaded housekeeping cart
- Ability to bend, twist, stoop, and pull
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, or kneel for a long period of time
- Ability to manipulate, turn, and grasp objects of different sizes and weights
- Strong hand-eye coordination and motor skills
- Strong ability to follow verbal instructions
- Ability & willingness to shift to other related tasks as needed during your workday
- Strong knowledge of cleaning supplies and procedures
- Ability to work independently without direct supervision
- Possess a high school diploma or its equivalent educational level
- Previous cleaning experience may be an advantage sometimes, but not generally required.