Housekeeper - Aspire Executive Lounges - Newcastle Airport

Swissport; North East; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in travel and hospitality is seeking a Lounge Housekeeper Agent to join their team in Newcastle Airport. The role involves maintaining cleanliness and hygiene in the lounge while ensuring a welcoming environment for guests. Successful candidates will possess strong knowledge of cleaning techniques and be flexible in working shifts across the week.

Benefits

Free parking whilst at work

Free meals and soft drinks during shifts

Uniform provided

Swissport pension scheme

24-hour employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Knowledge of cleaning and sanitisation products, techniques, and methods.
• Physical stamina and mobility including ability to reach, kneel, and bend.
• Ability to follow processes and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean and tidy environment for lounge guests.
• Ensure clean and hygienic washroom facilities are maintained.
• Remove waste responsibly and follow recycling procedures.

Skills

Knowledge of cleaning and sanitisation products

Knowledge of operating cleaning equipment

Ability to work as part of a team

Physical stamina and mobility

Ability to follow processes and procedures

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Lounge Housekeeper Agent

Company: Aspire Executive Lounges

Location: NewcastleAirport

Contract Type:Full Time

Hours:37.5 hours per week, between Monday – Sunday (shift work)

Salary:£12.41 per hour

Introduction of a Night Shift Allowance of0.60phwith effect 1st Jan payable for hours worked between11pmand6am.

An increase in the above Night Shift Allowance of0.15phfrom 1st May 2025 – taking it to0.75ph.

Do you want to be at the forefront of one of the most exciting and fastest growing sectors in Travel & Hospitality?

If you have a passion for delivering world class guest experience, leading hospitality teams and enjoy meeting new faces every day, then this is the role for you.

We are Aspire Executive Lounges. With more than 35 years of ward winning hospitality experience, we are Europe’s largest brand of executive lounges and serve over 5 million customers worldwide within 80 lounges, that’s over 14,000 guests per day.

We deliver outstanding customer experiences, bringing sophistication to everyday travel, delivering our brand promise of ‘the perfect start’.

We are seeking candidates for an exciting opportunity to join a high-flying team of hospitality professionals and to continually improve the Aspire Executive Lounge offering to meet our ambition of being the Best Lounge provider globally.

Job Summary:

The Housekeeper reports to the Team Leader and is a key member of the back of house team, focusing on cleaning and waste activities to ensure guest expectations are met and exceeded, so they leave our lounges feeling Welcome, Relaxed & Energised.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities:

• To maintain a clean and tidy environment for the guests of the lounge to enjoy.
• To maintain clean and hygienic washroom facilities, ensuring accessories are stocked and hygienic bins maintained.
• Remove waste responsibly using the on site skips and compactors and following any recycling procedures.
• Realign lounge furniture and amenities according to the prescribed layout.
• House cleaning fluids in the correct manner following COSHH regulations.
• Maintain sufficient stock levels of cleaning fluids and equipment.
• Maintaining high levels of hygiene and cleanliness in all areas.
• Assist the Chef and team leader with applying the Food Safety Management System consistently.
• Any other reasonable requests made by the team leader or manager.
• Adhoc reasonable requests by local leadership team.

The list is not exhaustive and is not intended to restrict the scope of the job but clearly define a starting point and may vary depending on location and local customer requirements

Qualifications

Qualifications and Competences:

• Knowledge of cleaning and sanitisation products, techniques and methods.
• Knowledge of operating cleaning equipment.
• Physical stamina and mobility including ability to reach, kneel and bend
• Ability to work as part of a team or be self-motivated to complete tasks.
• Ability to follow processes and procedures and to apply flexibility when required.
• Flexible to work shifts covering 0330 – 2100, 7 days a week

Benefits:

• Free parking whilst at work.
• Industry recognised food safety training and qualifications to FSA L1.
• Industry recognised CPD opportunities with the Aspire Hospitality Academy.
• Comprehensive Employee Recognition scheme.
• Free meals and soft drinks during shifts.
• Uniform provided.
• Swissport pension scheme with ability to self-contribute.
• 24-hour employee assistance programme
• Discounted retail – Varies by Airport Outlet.
• Discounted access to Aspire lounge network for family and friends.
• Potential for placements to other Lounges within the network.