Guest Service Agent - Hilton Americas Houston

Hilton Worldwide, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global hospitality company located in Houston is seeking a Guest Service Agent. This role involves welcoming guests, facilitating check-ins and check-outs, and enhancing customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate should possess an outgoing personality and a passion for delivering exceptional service, aligned with Hilton's commitment to hospitality excellence.

Benefits

Go Hilton travel program: 100 nights of discounted travel

Access to your pay via DailyPay

Employee stock purchase program (ESPP) at a 15% discount

Maternity and parental leave

Debt-Free Education access

Flexible shifts and days off

Comprehensive health insurance coverage

Mental health resources including free counseling

Best-in-Class Paid Time Off (PTO)

401K plan with company match

Qualifications

• Passion for creating memorable experiences for guests.
• Demonstrates key attributes: Quality, Productivity, Dependability.

Responsibilities

• Greeting and registering guests.
• Using up-selling techniques to promote hotel services.
• Responding to guest inquiries and resolving issues.

Skills

Outgoing personality

Customer Focus

Adaptability

Teamwork

Job description

TheHilton Americas-Houstonis searching for a Guest Service Agent to join their Front Office team!

Located in theheart of downtown Houston, this beautiful 1200 room hotel is connected to the George R. Brown Convention Center via skywalk andadjacent to both Discovery Green Park and Toyota Center — home of the NBA's Houston Rockets.

The ideal candidate must have an outgoing personality, a genuine passion to create memorable experiences for our guests and a drive to grow/develop your career with the team.

This position is eligible for an Up Sell Incentive!

What are the benefits of working for Hilton?*

Hilton is proud to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to innovative programs and benefits such as:

· Go Hilton travel program: 100 nights of discounted travel

· Access to your pay when you need it through DailyPay

· Hilton Shares: Our employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount!

· Maternity and parental leave, including 12 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents and four weeks of paid leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents

· Debt-Free Education: Team Members will have access to a wide variety of educational credentials through our partnership with Guild Education, including: college degrees and professional certifications

· Flexible shifts and days off

· Comprehensive Health Insurance coverage for you and your family, including Telemedicine and at-home care via AmazonCare

· Mental health resources including free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program

· Best-in-Class Paid Time Off (PTO)

· 401K plan and company match to help save for your retirement

*Available benefits may vary depending upon property-specific terms and conditions of employment

What will I be doing?

As a Guest Services Agent, you would be responsible for greeting and registering guests and checking guests out of the hotel in the hotel's continuing effort to deliver outstanding guest service and financial profitability. Specifically, you would be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Greet guests and complete the registration process to include, but not limited to, inputting and retrieving information from the computer, confirmation of guest information and room rate, selection of rooms, coding electronic keys, promoting marketing programs, providing a welcome packet and ensuring guest knows location of room and/or has a bell person accompany him/her
• Assist guests with check-out including, but not limited to, ensuring rooms and services are correctly accounted, using the point-of-sale system, handling money, processing credit and debit cards, accepting and recording various forms of payment, converting foreign currency, making change and processing gift certificates and cards
• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of hotel information including, but not limited to, room categories, room rates, packages, promotions, the local area and other general product knowledge and answer guest questions and inquiries
• Use up-selling techniques to promote hotel services and facilities and to maximize room occupancy
• Respond to guest inquiries and requests and resolve issues in a timely, friendly and efficient manner
• Field guest complaints, conduct research and resolve and negotiate solutions for guest satisfaction
• Receive, input, retrieve and relay messages to guests

What are we looking for?

Since being founded in 1919, Hilton has been a leader in the hospitality industry. Today, Hilton remains a beacon of innovation, quality, and success. This continued leadership is the result of our Team Members staying true to our Vision, Mission, and Values. Specifically, we look for demonstration of these Values:

• Hospitality - We're passionate about delivering exceptional guest experiences.
• Integrity - We do the right thing, all the time.
• Leadership - We're leaders in our industry and in our communities.
• Teamwork - We're team players in everything we do.
• Ownership - We're the owners of our actions and decisions.
• Now - We operate with a sense of urgency and discipline

In addition, we look for the demonstration of the following key attributes:

• Quality
• Productivity
• Dependability
• Customer Focus
• Adaptability

What will it be like to work for Hilton?

Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision “to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality” unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!