Housekeeping Team Leader

Base Career; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Base Career is seeking a seasoned housekeeping leader to oversee operations in a high-standard hotel environment in Dubai. The role requires hands-on supervision, training, and a focus on achieving exceptional cleanliness and guest satisfaction.

The ideal candidate will have proven leadership in branded hotel housekeeping, strong coaching skills, and the ability to drive operational excellence while maintaining organizational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience within housekeeping operations in upscale hotels.
• Demonstrated success leading large housekeeping teams in fast-paced environments.
• Advanced knowledge of cleaning chemicals, machinery and surface maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily housekeeping operations through supervision, inspection and coaching.
• Ensure compliance with hotel and brand housekeeping standards across all areas.
• Mentor and develop housekeeping staff, fostering accountability and excellence.
• Drive quality inspections and continuous improvement to maintain guest satisfaction.
• Manage departmental administration: scheduling, inventories, records and reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Housekeeping operations

Coaching

People development

Organizational skills

Communication

Guest satisfaction focus

Tools

Cleaning chemicals

Machinery

Surface maintenance

Job description

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Here's what you'll do during a typical day:
• Ensure full implementation and continuous compliance with all hotel and brand housekeeping standards across guestrooms, public areas and back-of-house facilities.
• Lead daily housekeeping operations through active supervision, inspection, coaching and follow-up.
• Serve as the department's subject matter expert for cleaning methodologies, chemical applications, equipment usage and surface care.
• Identify, troubleshoot and resolve complex cleaning challenges, including specialist treatment of stains, surface damage and sanitation-related issues.
• Conduct detailed quality inspections and drive continuous improvement initiatives to maintain exceptional cleanliness scores and guest satisfaction.
• Develop, mentor and train housekeeping team members, creating a culture of accountability, learning and operational excellence.
• Build strong engagement within the department, fostering a positive working environment where team members feel respected, supported and motivated.
• Actively support employee retention through effective communication, recognition and people-focused leadership.
• Ensure efficient management of departmental administration, including scheduling, productivity monitoring, inventories, training records, compliance documentation and operational reporting.
• Optimize labor productivity, resource allocation and supply utilization while maintaining service excellence.
• Here's what you'll do during a typical day: - Ensure full implementation and continuous compliance with all hotel and brand housekeeping standards across guestrooms, public areas and back-of-house facilities. - Lead daily housekeeping operations through active supervision, inspection, coaching and follow-up. - Serve as the department's subject matter expert for cleaning methodologies, chemical applications, equipment usage and surface care. - Identify, troubleshoot and resolve complex cleaning challenges, including specialist treatment of stains, surface damage and sanitation-related issues. - Conduct detailed quality inspections and drive continuous improvement initiatives to maintain exceptional cleanliness scores and guest satisfaction. - Develop, mentor and train housekeeping team members, creating a culture of accountability, learning and operational excellence. - Build strong engagement within the department, fostering a positive working environment where team members feel respected, supported and motivated. - Actively support employee retention through effective communication, recognition and people-focused leadership. - Ensure efficient management of departmental administration, including scheduling, productivity monitoring, inventories, training records, compliance documentation and operational reporting. - Optimize labor productivity, resource allocation and supply utilization while maintaining service excellence.

Qualifications

• What It Takes to Make the Stay
• Candidate Profile
• Proven leadership experience within housekeeping operations in internationally branded hotels or high-standard hospitality environments.
• Demonstrated success leading and developing large housekeeping teams in fast-paced operational environments.
• Advanced knowledge of cleaning chemicals, machinery, cleaning procedures, hygiene standards and surface maintenance requirements.
• Strong expertise in identifying and resolving difficult cleaning, hygiene and maintenance-related challenges.
• Track record of improving quality standards, operational consistency and team performance.
• Exceptional coaching, training and people development capabilities.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to balance operational priorities and departmental administration.
• Highly visible, hands-on leadership style with a passion for developing people and creating high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and credibility across all levels of the organization.
• What Success Looks Like
• The ideal candidate is more than an operational leader. They are:
• A recognized expert in housekeeping standards and best practices.
• A mentor who develops future supervisors and department leaders.
• A trusted leader who earns the respect of their team through fairness, consistency and expertise.
• A problem solver who thrives on finding effective solutions to operational challenges.
• A champion of employee engagement and team satisfaction.
• A quality-driven professional who takes pride in delivering exceptional guest and team experiences every day.
• If you are passionate about operational excellence, people development and setting the highest housekeeping standards, we would love to hear from you.
• At Hilton, our core values define what it takes to succeed here and guide the qualities we look for in every team member:
• A passion for spreading the light and warmth of Hospitality. Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing. Inspiring others through Leadership. A belief that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on the Now, bringing urgency and discipline to every moment, knowing it can make a lasting impact.
• What It Takes to Make the Stay Candidate Profile - Proven leadership experience within housekeeping operations in internationally branded hotels or high-standard hospitality environments. - Demonstrated success leading and developing large housekeeping teams in fast-paced operational environments. - Advanced knowledge of cleaning chemicals, machinery, cleaning procedures, hygiene standards and surface maintenance requirements. - Strong expertise in identifying and resolving difficult cleaning, hygiene and maintenance-related challenges. - Track record of improving quality standards, operational consistency and team performance. - Exceptional coaching, training and people development capabilities. - Strong organizational skills with the ability to balance operational priorities and departmental administration. - Highly visible, hands-on leadership style with a passion for developing people and creating high-performing teams. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and credibility across all levels of the organization. What Success Looks Like The ideal candidate is more than an operational leader. They are: - A recognized expert in housekeeping standards and best practices. - A mentor who develops