Executive Housekeeper

3 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa The Perfect Placements Full time

One of our clients, a leading chain of hotels in South Africa, is looking for an experienced Executive Housekeeper to join their team. The successful applicant will oversee oversee the contracted housekeeping management services in the effective day-to-day team management and delivery of housekeeping operations (including room cleaning; public areas cleaning, valet and turndown services), kitchen and back-of house cleaning services (change rooms; BOH corridors, staircases, walls and ceilings), specialised hygiene cleaning (SHE bins and urinal cleaning), pest control, as well as the control and management of linen, uniforms and operating stock, with the aim of ensuring that internal (SOP) and external (grading) standards and procedures are continuously achieved, special requests are handled and that the customer experience provided is professionally executed in line with Sun standards and legislative requirements.

**Job Scope & Responsibilities**:
**1) Delivered Housekeeping Plan**:

- Develop housekeeping objectives and deliverables in line with Unit strategy, including plans for Public Areas; Kitchens; BOH and Rooms environments.
- Facilitate the communication and implementation of housekeeping deliverables for the business unit.
- Conduct risk analyses i.t.o impact on short term profit margins
- Provide clear delegation of authority and accountability for deliverables.
- Collaborate with the rooms management to complete a competitor analysis and benchmarking of housekeeping, room and amenity standards.
- Provide input and motivate new room and housekeeping standards, and service enhancements.
- Manage and allocate people and operational resources.
- Communicate housekeeping proactive plans and schedules, including high access cleaning, kitchen and back of house cleaning, public areas cleaning, specialised hygiene cleaning, specialised cleaning (e.g., marble) and special laundry services.
- Develop and facilitate personalised plans for unique customer requirements in the cases of VIP guests, including special turndown services, etc.
- Align plans with EE, SD and procurement transformation strategies which contribute towards BBBEE targets being achieved for the property.
- Achieve and operate within the units’ specified budgets to Operational Expenses.

**2) Shift Management**
- Put in place staff scheduling and duty allocations to ensure maximum coverage in line with business occupancies including F&B outlet performance.
- Handle shift briefings / handovers / shift reports
- Oversee the management of staff appearance and floor appearance/ functioning of equipment and systems for the outlet.
- Provides feedback and reports back to management and business partners on challenges being experienced on the floors or any other area within the unit.
- Monitor the control of stock and operating equipment as per SOP.
- Completes shift reports.

**3) Housekeeping Standards & Governance**
- Oversee the development and implementation of housekeeping standard operating procedures and processes
- ensuring they are updated and communicated.
- Align practices with new legislative compliance, including regulations around health, hygiene, safety, and the environment.
- Implement sufficient control measures against standards (including systems, processes, and checklists)
- Conduct quality assurance around housekeeping standards in rooms and public areas
- Conduct weekly walkabouts of all fronts of house and back of house areas to monitor housekeeping and aesthetic appearance of all guest areas, including conducting room checks.
- Organise and monitor pest eradication activities.
- Work with internal stakeholders (maintenance, finance, HR, and security) to identify risk areas and address these.

**4) Business Partner Management**
- Source and interact with vendors and business partners to create partnerships for the business to become industry leaders in housekeeping standards.
- Selects vendors according to procurement and strategy requirements.
- Participates in RFP processes to provide input into contract deliverables and negotiate costings.
- Briefs business partners on deliverables and deadlines.
- Monitors progress and manages contract deliverables.
- Monitor staffing costs and productivities.

**5) People management**
- Manage staff conditions of employment, e.g., attendance, absenteeism, leave, adherence to policies and procedures.
- Identification of employee training needs.
- Perform on the job training and coaching to close developmental gaps and build succession for a talent pipeline within the outlet.
- Monitor adherence to SOPs including conducting quality assurance of work performed
- Manage employee relations and any disciplinary action required within the department.
- Facilitate staff communication and motivation.
- Perform and document performance contracting, reviews and development discussions.
- Provides resources and removes obstacles to performance.
- Recruit and resource for talent for positions wit

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