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Director of Housekeeping

Omni Hotels & Resorts, Louisville, KY, United States


Job Description Director of Housekeeping

Overview: Omni Hotel & Resorts is seeking an experienced Director of Housekeeping to join our team. This team member will manage, direct, and coordinate all functions of the Housekeeping and Laundry departments and work in close collaboration with other departments to ensure an elevated guest experience throughout the property. As our heart of the house, the housekeeping department strives to maintain impeccable levels of cleanliness and upkeep. The Director of Housekeeping also ensures cost controls are in place and supports a positive work environment for all associates.

Responsibilities

Maintain standards of cleanliness and a consistent guest experience as documented in Medallia, AAA, and the ability to execute all Omni Hotels facility standards and guidelines.

Resolve difficult or unusual problems arising with guests, while maintaining good guest relationships, demonstrating outstanding hospitality through the corrective action taken.

Ensure a smooth, efficient, and economic operation in the Housekeeping department, specifying and purchasing supplies and recording all data pertaining to the department.

Effectively monitor and facilitate the housekeeping department’s role in the property’s preventive maintenance CARE program throughout the hotel.

Maintain a highly motivated and trained staff that continually strives for excellence in service and cleanliness.

Effectively coach and counsel associates and managers as needed and complete performance evaluations.

Maintain open and clear communication with all departments and guests to ensure consistent service.

Identify ways of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of our service to guests by actively participating in the Omni Service Tradition program.

Maintain close interactions with front office to ensure rooms are available for sale, and with Engineering to keep guest rooms and all public areas at peak operative levels.

Oversee staff scheduling, Kronos and payroll cost controls.

Maintain housekeeping turnover at an acceptable level.

Directly control the issuance and retrieval of associate uniforms.

Administer the Lost and Found department ensuring all Omni Hotel standards are met or exceeded.

Directly control the key control program for all housekeeping associates.

Monitor all guest requests to ensure they are met within the prescribed time limits.

Inspect and tour all public areas several times daily.

Inspect all VIP rooms daily.

Maintain and administer quarterly linen inventories, responsible for action plans to address shrinkage.

Develop master cleaning schedules and administer accordingly.

Monitor all housekeeping inventories to ensure adequate supplies are always available, and complete analysis of amenity consumption.

Ensure that all Systems and Controls, Loss Prevention, and Energy Conservation guidelines are in line.

Champion the All In Omni culture.

Qualifications

Minimum 5 years housekeeping supervisory experience in hospitality.

Previous experience in a luxury hotel environment.

2 years minimum of director-level housekeeping leadership experience.

Ability to lead, motivate, and develop others.

Ability to communicate verbally and written in English.

Ability and willingness to stand for an entire shift.

Ability and willingness to bend, stretch, reach, and push moderate to heavy weight.

Omni Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran employer. The EEO is the Law poster is available using the following link:

Omni Hotels & Resorts does not discriminate on the basis of any protected category with respect to the payment of wages.

If you are interested in applying for employment with Omni Hotels & Resorts and need special assistance to apply for a posted position, please send an email to: applicationassistance@omnihotels.com

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