Assistant Executive Housekeeper

Lowcountry Hotels; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowcountry Hotels in Charleston, SC is seeking an Assistant Executive Housekeeper to support the Executive Housekeeper in leading the housekeeping department for a 255-room hotel with 15,000 sq ft of meeting space. The role focuses on maintaining exceptional cleanliness, guest satisfaction, and operational efficiency.

The ideal candidate is multilingual (Spanish/English) with strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Previous hotel housekeeping leadership or supervisory experience required.
• Experience in a full-service hotel environment preferred.
• Experience supervising or leading a housekeeping team strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of hotel housekeeping operations, room inspections, cleanliness standards, and guest service.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Executive Housekeeper with the day-to-day operation of the Housekeeping Department.
• Coordinate and monitor daily room cleaning, public area cleaning, laundry, and related housekeeping functions.
• Ensure guest rooms, corridors, public areas, meeting spaces, and back-of-house areas are maintained to established hotel standards.
• Monitor room status and housekeeping productivity to support timely room availability and efficient hotel operations.
• Conduct regular inspections of guest rooms and public areas to ensure cleanliness, presentation, maintenance, and quality standards are consistently met.
• Identify deficiencies and ensure corrective action is taken promptly.
• Coordinate with Engineering/Maintenance regarding guest room and public area maintenance issues.
• Assist with inventory control, ordering, storage, and proper use of housekeeping supplies and equipment.
• Help maintain compliance with hotel policies, safety standards, sanitation requirements, and housekeeping procedures.

Skills

Multilingual Spanish/English

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Job description

Position: Assistant Executive Housekeeper

Property Type: Hotel

Reports To: Executive Housekeeper

Department: Housekeeping Salary $40-45k

Position Summary

The Assistant Executive Housekeeper supports the Executive Housekeeper in overseeing the daily operations of the Housekeeping Department for a 255-room hotel with approximately 15,000 square feet of meeting and event space. This position plays a key leadership role in maintaining exceptional cleanliness, guest satisfaction, service standards, and operational efficiency throughout the property.

The ideal candidate is multilingual (Spanish/English) a hands‑on hospitality professional with strong leadership, organizational, communication, and problem‑solving skills. The Assistant Executive Housekeeper works closely with housekeeping staff, hotel leadership, Front Office, Engineering, and other departments to ensure a consistently clean, safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for guests and associates.

Housekeeping Operations

• Assist the Executive Housekeeper with the day-to-day operation of the Housekeeping Department.


• Coordinate and monitor daily room cleaning, public area cleaning, laundry, and related housekeeping functions.


• Ensure guest rooms, corridors, public areas, meeting spaces, and back-of-house areas are maintained to established hotel standards.


• Monitor room status and housekeeping productivity to support timely room availability and efficient hotel operations.


• Conduct regular inspections of guest rooms and public areas to ensure cleanliness, presentation, maintenance, and quality standards are consistently met.


• Identify deficiencies and ensure corrective action is taken promptly.


• Coordinate with Engineering/Maintenance regarding guest room and public area maintenance issues.


• Assist with inventory control, ordering, storage, and proper use of housekeeping supplies and equipment.


• Help maintain compliance with hotel policies, safety standards, sanitation requirements, and housekeeping procedures.

Qualifications

• Previous hotel housekeeping leadership or supervisory experience required.


• Experience in a full‑service hotel environment preferred.


• Previous experience supervising or leading a housekeeping team strongly preferred.


• Strong knowledge of hotel housekeeping operations, room inspections, cleanliness standards, and guest service.


• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.


• Strong verbal and written communication skills.


• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast‑paced hotel environment.


• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.


• Ability to work collaboratively with other hotel departments and hotel leadership.


• Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends and holidays, based on hotel business needs.


• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, push/pull, and lift as required to perform essential job functions.