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Executive Housekeeper InterContinental Hotel

IHG • Cleveland, OH 44101 • Posted 30+ days ago

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As an Executive Housekeeper at InterContinental Hotel, you will oversee all aspects of housekeeping to ensure high standards are met and deliver memorable guest experiences. This role involves directing daily activities, developing and improving team performance, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, maintaining inventory levels, and handling guest inquiries and complaints. You will also assist with deep cleaning projects and special requests from guests.

Responsibilities

  • Direct daily activities, plan and assign work ensuring the right staffing numbers.
  • Develop and improve team performance through coaching and feedback, and create performance and development goals.
  • Educate and train all team members in compliance with federal, state, and local laws and safety regulations.
  • Assist with deep cleaning projects and/or assist housekeeping staff during high volume periods.
  • Ensure the quality of housekeeping and laundry services is superb.
  • Schedule routine inspections of all guest rooms and public areas to ensure cleanliness and satisfaction.
  • Carry out special requests from guests, VIPs, repeat visitors, and club members.
  • Handle guest inquiries and complaints to achieve complete satisfaction.
  • Maintain and order supplies and equipment while minimizing waste and maintaining 'green' initiatives.
  • Reunite items with owners and log any lost and found property.
  • Perform other duties as assigned. May also serve as manager on duty.
  • Help prepare and monitor the hotel's annual budget with a focus on increasing profitability.

Qualifications

Required

  • High School Diploma / secondary education / equivalent.
  • Four years' housekeeping/laundry experience preferably in a hotel of similar size, including supervisory experience.
  • Some college preferred.
  • Must be fluent in local language and other languages preferred.

About IHG

IHG Hotels & Resorts is a global leading hotel company offering a diverse portfolio of hotels and services under various brands catering to different market segments, from luxury resorts to budget-friendly options. With a strong network of over 5,900 hotels in more than 100 countries, IHG provides accommodation options for diverse travelers worldwide. The company focuses on enhancing its loyalty program, sustainability efforts, and expanding its global footprint to deliver exceptional experiences to guests.

Full Job Description

**Role Purpose**

As Executive Housekeeper, you'll keep all aspects of housekeeping and running smoothly - and ensure high standards are met to deliver memorable and unique guest experiences.

**Key Accountabilities**

People

+ Direct daily activities, plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right staffing numbers.

+ Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching and feedback, and create performance and development goals for colleagues - recognise good performance.

+ Educate and train all team members in compliance with federal, state and local laws and safety regulations. Ensure staff are properly trained and have the tools and equipment to carry out job duties.

+ May assist with deep cleaning projects and/or assist housekeeping staff during high volume periods.

Guest Experience

+ Make sure the quality of housekeeping and laundry services is always superb - we have standards - but it's down to you to make rooms special and memorable for guests.

+ Schedule routine inspections of all guest rooms and public areas to ensure furnishings, rooms, equipment, linens, public restrooms, lobby, etc. are clean and in good repair to meet guest satisfaction.

+ Carry out special requests from guests, VIPs, repeat visitors and club members.

+ Help guests with their questions and complaints to achieve complete guest satisfaction.

+ Look smart - wear your uniform with pride.

Responsible Business

+ Maintain and order supplies and equipment whilst minimising waste and maintaining "green" initiatives (example: container recycling, and cleaning agents).

+ Reunite items with owners - and log any lost and found property.

+ Perform other duties as assigned. May also serve as manager on duty.

Financial

+ Help prepare and monitor the hotel's annual budget with a focus on increasing profitability.

+ Maintain proper inventory levels managing cost per room for supplies and labour Carry out the special requests from guests, VIPs, repeat visitors and club members.

**Key Skills & Experiences**

+ High School Diploma / secondary education / equivalent.

+ Four years' housekeeping/laundry experience preferably in a hotel of similar size, including supervisory experience. Some college preferred.

+ Must be fluent in local language and other languages preferred.

At IHG, we've made a promise. As one of the world's leading hotel groups, we're here to deliver True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared for, recognised and respected - wherever they are in the world. Want to be part of the journey?

As the world's first and most global luxury hotel brand, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has pioneered international travel since the 1940s, we are passionate about sharing our renowned international know-how and cultural wisdom in truly impressive surroundings. We all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental®️ brand and to be part of the brand you will have a thirst for travel, passion for culture and appreciation for diversity. We create inspiring experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world. If you'd like to embrace a world of opportunities, we'd like to welcome you to the world's most international luxury hotel brand.

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.