Executive Housekeeper - Sheraton Detroit Metro Airport

What you will be doing:

• Schedule, evaluate and direct all housekeeping associates, including room attendants, houseaides, floor supervisors and laundry associates.
• Coach and counsel associates, providing disciplinary action when and if necessary.
• Help coordinate all daily activities and plan for sufficient staffing to clean guest rooms and public areas.
• Review the Manager on Duty log and follow up where needed.
• Efficiently inspect guest rooms and public areas daily to ensure the quality assurance program is being followed.
• Ensure sufficient inventory of supplies and cleaning materials is maintained.
• Responsible for supervising the daily operation of both housekeeping and in-house laundry.
• Responsible for interviewing, hiring and training of new housekeeping team members.
• Follow up to ensure routine projects are completed, such as carpet shampooing, wall washing, mattress rotations, etc.
• Provide associates with the tools they need to perform their jobs.
• Participate in and lead, when appropriate, department meetings, weekly staff meetings, rooms team meetings, monthly housekeeping inventory of supplies, safety committee meetings and property MOD program.
• Promptly report all maintenance problems encountered and follow up on the repairs.
• Ensure the key issuance procedure is being followed to safeguard hotel and guest security.
• Take responsibility for the hotel Lost and Found department.
• Accurately produce and approve budget for the Housekeeping Department and weekly payroll forecasts, in conjunction with the General Manager.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to individual requests for updates

• Stand and walk for varying lengths of time, often long periods of time
• Bend, stoop, squat and stretch to fulfill cleaning requirements
• Visually inspect rooms for cleanliness and immediately report guest belongings that have been left behind
• Lift approximately thirty-five (35) pounds of equipment or supplies, using safe lifting techniques
• Twist, bend, reach and stoop to push heavy carts, approximately one hundred (100) pounds
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal, using written communication skills to mark completed rooms on daily paperwork
• Grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, pulling, pushing, listening and hearing ability and visual ability