Housekeeping - Attendant

Trojan Holdings; Aoraki / Mount Cook; On-site; NZD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free hotel activities

Food & beverage discounts

Friends & family discount

Live-in accommodation

Utilities included

Job summary

The Hermitage Hotel in Aoraki/Mt Cook seeks an experienced Housekeeper for a fixed-term role onsite. You will maintain guest rooms and public areas with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring a superb first impression for guests after their day of exploring the scenery.

This on-site position offers 60 hours per fortnight at NZD 25 per hour, with benefits including staff access to hotel activities after 8 weeks, discounts on food and beverage, and affordable accommodation with utilities

Qualifications

• Experience in housekeeping in hospitality, commercial or private home cleaning is essential, with six months experience or more preferred.
• Flexibility to work rotating shifts, including weekends and public holidays.
• Excellent attention to detail and a passion to consistently deliver great standards.
• Effective communication skills and able to converse in English.
• A collaborative approach and willingness to help others

Responsibilities

• Perform housekeeping activities to service guest rooms to the highest standards.
• Ensure public areas and services are presented to a consistently high standard.
• Report maintenance issues promptly.
• Follow safety procedures and use cleaning materials correctly.
• Restock trolleys, linen room, and supply cupboard at end of day.

Skills

Housekeeping experience

Attention to detail

English communication

Team collaboration

Job description

Are you an experienced Housekeeper, looking for a fixed-term role? At the Hermitage Hotel our Housekeeping team are key to ensuring the guest experience exceeds expectations, and our visitors have a clean and comfortable room to go back to after a day of exploring and taking in the views.

With guest stays averaging one to two nights our Housekeeping Attendants work at pace with a high attention to detail and passion for cleanliness to reset rooms and ensure every guest has a fantastic first impression each day. Our team also ensures that public areas in the Hotel, Lodge, Star Gazing, and Airport are clean and maintained to a high standard.

What you will be doing

• Performing all housekeeping activities in a timely manner to ensure guest rooms are serviced to the highest standards.
• Ensuring the hotels public areas and all its services are presented to a consistently high standard
• Caring about the details by ensuring any room maintenance issues are reported without delay
• Following our procedures and practices to ensure you and your colleagues are safe, by using the correct cleaning materials and equipment
• Restocking trolleys, the linen room, and supply cupboard at the end of each day helping set tomorrow’s team up for success

What you will bring to the role

• Experience in housekeeping in hospitality, commercial or private home cleaning is essential, with six months experience or more preferred.
• Flexibility to work rotating shifts, including weekends and public holidays.
• Excellent attention to detail and a passion to consistently deliver great standards.
• Effective communication skills and able to converse in English.
• A collaborative approach and willingness to help others

The role and benefits

• Fulltime and fixed term contract, working a minimum of 60 hours per fortnight, at$25 per hour
• Free access to all activities offered by the Hermitage Hotel, after 8 weeks service.
• Generous discounts on food and beverage, available from your first day on the job.
• Discounted hotel accommodation for Friends and Family, after 8 weeks service.
• Live in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, with stunning surroundings and views – with the shortest commute to work.
• Accommodation at reasonable rent including power, and Wi-Fi.