Director of Housekeeping

Posted Date 08 Nov 2023



Experience Icon Experience 2 Years Salary Salary 2300AED
Job Type Icon Job Type Full Time Company Company Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Job Category Icon Job Category Human Resource Management Qualification Icon Qualification Matric
Gender IconGender Both Date Last Date 26 Dec
Vacancies IconVacancies 1 Remote IconRemote No
Location Location(s) Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates

Description Job Description

  • Supports⠀company's⠀philosophy⠀and⠀company⠀culture⠀through⠀the use of⠀Pillars⠀and⠀Legendary⠀Quality⠀Experiences⠀on a daily⠀basis to⠀ensure⠀Guest⠀Satisfaction⠀and the⠀achievement⠀of our⠀Mission⠀Statement.
  • To⠀establish⠀a rapport⠀with⠀guests⠀maintaining⠀good⠀customer⠀relationship⠀and handle⠀all guest⠀complaints,⠀requests⠀and⠀enquiries⠀on rooms⠀and hotel⠀related⠀service⠀and⠀product.
  • To⠀ensure⠀consistent⠀cleanliness⠀and⠀service⠀standards⠀are⠀maintained⠀to the⠀highest⠀levels.
  • Monitor⠀and⠀managed⠀Rooms⠀Operating⠀supplies⠀and⠀equipment⠀(OS&E) and⠀Furnitures,⠀Fixtures⠀and⠀equipment⠀(FF&E).
  • To⠀provide⠀supervisory⠀guidance⠀and⠀support to⠀all⠀colleagues⠀in the⠀Housekeeping⠀Department⠀and ensure⠀that they⠀perform⠀their⠀duties⠀effectively.
  • To⠀monitor⠀all⠀outsourced⠀companies⠀to ensure⠀service⠀delivery⠀and cost⠀control.
  • Always⠀ensure⠀proper⠀staffing⠀with Guest⠀experience⠀and⠀productivity⠀in⠀mind.
  • To⠀ensure⠀that all⠀daily⠀V.I.P.⠀rooms,⠀special⠀request⠀rooms,⠀long stay⠀guest room⠀for⠀arrivals⠀are⠀checked⠀and in⠀line with⠀the⠀standard⠀set-up by⠀the hotel⠀along with⠀any⠀special⠀requirements.
  • To⠀communicate⠀with the⠀florist on⠀hotel⠀floral⠀arrangements⠀and ensure⠀their⠀proper⠀arrangement⠀and⠀maintenance.
  • To⠀encourage⠀efficient⠀and⠀effective⠀inter-departmental⠀communication⠀in order⠀to promote⠀a climate⠀of⠀teamwork⠀and⠀enthusiasm.
  • To⠀attend and⠀schedule⠀meetings⠀according⠀to⠀business⠀requirements.
  • To⠀maintain,⠀develop⠀and⠀implement⠀the⠀Standard⠀Operating⠀Procedures⠀for the⠀department.
  • To⠀monitor⠀service⠀delivery⠀by⠀implementing⠀LQE,⠀FORBES,⠀FLHSS and⠀Guest⠀Satisfaction⠀trending⠀and action⠀plans.
  • To⠀work⠀closely⠀with Front⠀Office and⠀Engineering⠀Department⠀to ensure⠀that rooms⠀are⠀blocked⠀accordingly⠀for⠀maintenance.
  • Serve⠀as the⠀Manager on⠀Duty and⠀stay, at⠀all times,⠀to carry⠀out⠀responsibilities⠀of the⠀“Manager-On-Duty”⠀as per the⠀schedule⠀issued by⠀the⠀Executive⠀Office.
  • Perform⠀all⠀aspects of⠀human⠀resources⠀and⠀training⠀functions⠀within the⠀housekeeping⠀department,⠀including⠀counselling,⠀coaching,⠀training,⠀disciplinary⠀actions.
  • Develop⠀& execute⠀strategic⠀and⠀long-term⠀objectives,⠀as⠀required⠀by⠀Director⠀of⠀rooms.
  • Perform⠀any other⠀reasonable⠀duties as⠀required⠀by the⠀Director⠀of Rooms⠀and Senior⠀Management.

Background and key competencies

  • Minimum 2⠀years as⠀Head of⠀Housekeeping⠀within a⠀luxury⠀hospitality⠀group
  • Passionate⠀to deliver⠀exceptional⠀guest⠀experience
  • Excellent⠀organizational⠀and time⠀management⠀skills
  • Great⠀attention⠀to⠀detail
  • Strong⠀interpersonal⠀and⠀leadership⠀skills
  • Ability⠀to work in⠀a⠀high-pressure⠀and⠀demanding⠀environment
  • Proven⠀track⠀record of⠀meeting⠀deadlines

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