Houseman

nashville, TN

JOB DESCRIPTION 

  • Clean and maintain all corridors and public areas in accordance with all housekeeping procedures, standards, and safety and security rules and regulations to ensure guest satisfaction.  
  • Meet the hotel standards for cleanliness of public areas; clean all assigned areas of the hotel on schedule. 
  • Walk all assigned floors at the beginning and end of shift; remove newspapers and service trays, empty ash urns, trash and linens and note any areas that need immediate cleaning. 
  • Remove soiled linen, terry and trash from the service areas and take to appropriate locations. 
  • Clean lobby area (e.g. dusting, vacuuming, polishing). 
  • Clean exercise facilities and vending areas 
  • Aid section housekeepers as needed. 
  • Respond to guest requests and questions and report any guest issues or lost and found items. 
  • Clean toilets, sinks, mirrors, floors and counter tops in public and employee restrooms. 
  • Complete all other duties as assigned by supervisor to include cross training. 
  • Maintain equipment and report needed repairs to maintenance. 
  • Replenish restroom and pool supplies as needed. 
  • Responsible for sweeping, vacuuming and refuse disposal.  

QUALIFICATIONS  

  • Ability to communicate effectively with the public and other employees. 
  • Prior janitorial experience helpful. 
  • Knowledge of floor buffer, extractor operation.  

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 

  • CUSTOMER SERVICE: Meet service quality standards that affect guest satisfaction; respond to guest questions or problems in a timely, professional manner. 
  • WORK HABITS: Meet the hotel standards for work procedures, dress, grooming, attendance, and punctuality; report to work and return from breaks on time; give advance notice when absence is anticipated; require typical amount of supervision; accept work assignments without complaints. 
  • PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT: Accept opportunities to learn new skills, improve performance or cross-train for other hotel positions; solve routine problems that occur on the job; ask questions when not sure how to complete something; learn new skills as quickly as most others in the same job. 
  • SAFETY AND SECURITY: Be alert to hazards and responsible in carrying out hotel’s safety, security, and emergency procedures; suggest ways to improve safety conditions that reduce or prevent accidents and injuries; participate on safety committee or other special projects for safety; actively seek and report potential security risks or hazardous conditions. 
  • JANITORIAL SERVICES: Meet hotel’s standards for cleanliness of public areas; clean all assigned areas of the hotel on schedule; pass most inspections.  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

  • Maintain work area neat and organized. 
  • Clean all public areas in the prescribed manner while following safety and security procedures and regulations to include but not limited to:  hallways, elevators, service areas, stairwells, etc. 
  • Report all unsafe conditions immediately. 
  • Complete other duties as assigned by supervisor to include cross training. 
  • Operate floor buffer and extractor. 
  • Shampoo carpets. 
  • Vacuum all carpeted areas (including offices). 
  • Attend all mandatory meetings.