Deputy Head Housekeeper

3 days ago


London Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom BLOC Hotels Full time

**Job Title: Deputy HousekeepingManager**

**Location: Gatwick**

**Responsible to: HousekeepingManager**

**About us**

Our vision is to redefine the boundaries and expectations for short-stay hotels. We’re designed around a radically simple idea, to give guests the very best of everything needed to sleep, shower and step out fresh into a new day, right at the heart of the action. Lightspeed Wi-fi. Monsoon showers. Rooms so clean and comfortable, that the sleep is always 5-star, even if the price never comes close.

**About the role**

**General**

The Deputy HousekeepingManager will assist and support the HousekeepingManager with all aspects of the departmental operations. Ensuring alignment with the vision of the company, from day-to-day employee management, service excellence, maintenance and housekeeping management. The Deputy HousekeepingManager will provide leadership, using a professional and fully hands-on approach. The Deputy General Manager will act as Housekeeping Manager in their absence.

**Responsibilities and Duties**
- You will be responsible for working as a Deputy Head Housekeeper in the absence of Head Housekeeper and as a supervisor when the Head Housekeeper is on shift.
- To create departmental rotas in line with the forecasted needs of business and budgets, highlighting both over and under staffing concerns to the Cluster General Manager and Deputy General Manager
- To work alongside the Housekeeping Manager, leading in the inductionand appraisal process.
- To manage the quality of room standards, prioritise workload and be able to multi task, maintaining the standard of the department in terms of daily task, allocating rooms to be cleaned per RA ,number of rooms checked per supervisor.
- Monitor and inspect the bedrooms and public areas standards also monitor standards and performance of housekeeping team with an emphasis on training and teamwork.
- Clean guest rooms, public area and back of house area as set out in Standard Operating Procedures, if required.
- Train and develop the housekeeping team to ensure housekeeping standards are upheld to a high standard.
- Allocating duties to the housekeeping team.
- Overseeing deliveries.
- To manage the supply of linen to the hotel, ensuring it meets needs from both a quantity and quality standpoint
- Assisting in the resolution of guest complaints when housekeeping standards have not been met.
- Maintain and control stock levels and order products through Concur.
- Ensure lost property is recorded correctly and stored in a secure manner.
- To comply with any reasonable instructions from superiors and to achieve highest possible standards.
- Attend regular management meetings and management training days as required
- To actively promote Bloc Hotel
- To be responsible for Health and Safety systems and procedures, ensure compliance with all statutory regulations
- Fully understand and uphold the policies within the Employee Handbook
- To comply with any reasonable instructions from superiors and to work at all times to achieve the highest possible standards

**About you**

We’re looking for proactive, purposeful, positive people who want to help ensure our guests sleep well, and stay well, right here in our home - Bloc - every day, and every night.

We’re are looking for someone who is
- Dedicated to detail
- An experienced Housekeeping Supervisor
- Inclusive and welcoming
- Driven, taking pride and passion in your work
- Be able to adopt a positive attitude
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Previous experience of working of a similarly physically demanding role is desirable
- Have a friendly and professional personality
- Be a strong team player

**What’s in it for you**:
Enhanced holiday allowance starting from 31 days including bank holidays, increasing to 35 days based on length of service

Additional guaranteed paid day off on your birthday

Generous refer a friend incentive

Complimentary hotel accommodation allocation

Friends & Family accommodation rates

Discounted staff parking

**Salary**: £27,000.00-£29,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus

Work Location: One location



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