Housekeeping/ Houseperson

AJS Hotels; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel in Louisville is seeking a dedicated Housekeeping staff member to manage room cleanliness and assist in various housekeeping tasks. The ideal candidate should be responsible, organized, and able to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include managing linens, cleaning rooms, and ensuring guest satisfaction. This is a full-time position requiring availability during nights and weekends.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of hotel housekeeping experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage room assignments and ensure cleanliness of guest rooms.
• Handle clean and soiled linen, stock carts for room attendants.
• Report repairs and respond to housekeeping requests.

Skills

Organization

Multitasking

Communication

Sense of Urgency

Education

High School or equivalent

Tools

Cleaning Chemicals

Mops

Vacuums

Job description

Responsibilities include managing all room assignments in an effective and efficient manner. This position ensures cleanliness in all of our guest rooms is met and exceeded. The fast pace of a houseperson requires organization skills and knowledge of housekeeping operations. One must be able to multitask and handle repetitive work on a day to day basis.

Essential Job Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be highly responsible and reliable.
• Responsible for the handling of the clean and soiled guest room linen and trash.
• Shampoo carpets, clean furniture, and other items.
• Stock and prepare carts for room attendants.
• Move furniture, mattresses, box springs, mini-refrigerators, and beds.
• Report needed repairs or unsafe condition of room to supervisor.
• Keep linen room locked; linen cart neat and organized to standards.
• Maintain security of equipment, keys, and supplies issued each day.
• Respond to housekeeping requests from guests or management in a timely, efficient manner.
• Report lost and found articles to supervisor.
• Perform inventory management in linen stock rooms and restrooms.
• All other duties as assigned.
• Have the ability to connect with people quickly in an outgoing, friendly manner.
• One should have a sense of urgency.
• Have the ability to complete work accurately and in accordance with company standards.
• One should have a faster than average work pace.
• Possess strong oral communication skills.
• One must be available for the demands of the business including nights, weekends and holidays.

Education & Experience

• High School or equivalent preferred
• 1-2 years of hotel housekeeping experience preferred

This job operates on multiple floors of the hotel. This role routinely uses cleaning chemicals, mops, brooms, vacuums, cleaning cloths, dolly, hand truck, carts, etc. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. One will be subjected to wet floors, cleaning chemicals, dust, soiled linen, trash, and loud noises. Must be able to bend, stoop, lift, and carry up to 75 pounds on a regular basis. Must be able to stand for long periods of time and move from area to area among the guest floors.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time non-exempt position with expectation to work necessary business hours to ensure business needs are met during the operation of the Housekeeping Department.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.