Head Housekeeper

**What’s in a day?**

Without you as Housekeeping manager, the hotel would rapidly come to a sticky end - literally. Your primary role is to supervise, train and work alongside your staff to ensure all hotel rooms are sparklingly clean and in tip-top condition. But your expert knowledge will also be in demand with other departments. For instance, you’ll be expected to liaise with the general manager and heads of department, attending regular meetings. Last but not least, if you want a motivated team, you’re going to have to find time to meet with them at least once a week, too. Key responsibilities:

- Dealing with suppliers of linen, cleaning materials and guest supplies, such as soap, shampoo, etc.
- Controlling supply costs, as well as laundry and maintenance.
- Scheduling staff rotas
- Overseeing stocktakes and other paperwork, such as maintenance reports and safety audits
- Ensuring lost property is kept safely and returned to its owner
- Possibly overseeing supervisors and linen room and cleaning supplies staff
- An awareness of green issues

**What skills do I need?**
- Ability to nurture a good working relationship with other departments, such as reception and maintenance
- Stunning time management skills so you can juggle your many duties
- Attention to detail to ensure rooms are spic and span and well serviced and that equipment is stored safely
- A stickler for health and safety as some staff may need to be trained to use hazardous cleaning materials
- Know security protocol in case of emergency

**Who would it suit?**
- You’ve got to be self-motivated, adaptable, an excellent team motivator and team builder.
- You will also need to be effective at cost control, keeping wages, uniforms and laundry within budget.
- Be response and have the ability to solve problems and think on your feet
- Also, to be brutally honest, you need to be just that little bit self-critical and obsessive

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £21,000.00-£24,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Gym membership
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):

- Can you reliably commute to and from the hotel for your shifts?
- How will you commute to and from the Hotel?

**Experience**:

- housekeeping: 3 years (required)
- Hotel experience: 3 years (required)
- Management: 2 years (required)

Shift availability:

- Day shift (required)
- Night shift (preferred)
- Overnight shift (preferred)