Room Attendant

Al Copeland Investments, Inc.; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Al Copeland Investments, Inc. in New Orleans is seeking a Housekeeping Attendant to clean guest rooms and public areas to the highest standards, ensuring guest satisfaction and maximizing revenues.

You will restock supplies, strip and remake beds, vacuum rooms and public areas, and report any maintenance or safety concerns. A flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays, is required to meet guest needs while maintaining a safe and sanitary environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with hotel cleaning practices and safety standards.
• Ability to follow procedures and maintain cleanliness across guest rooms and public spaces.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills to coordinate with guests and staff.

Responsibilities

• Maintains hotel rooms and building to ensure a safe, clean experience for guests, associates, and vendors.
• Sets up cleaning cart with supplies and keeps storerooms orderly to improve efficiency.
• Cleans and wipes windows, doors, walls, closets, fixtures in rooms and public areas.
• Restocks towels, soaps, and room amenities; replenishes literature as needed.
• Vacuuming and dusting of rooms and hallways; strips and remakes beds with fresh linens.
• Inspects locks and lighting for safety and reports any issues to management.

Skills

General cleaning principles

Stain removal

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Cleaning equipment operation

Job description

Description

Cleans and prepares guest rooms and public areas by meeting established standards of cleanliness and propriety to assure guest satisfaction and maximize revenues.

Responsibilities & Job Duties

• Maintains the hotel rooms and building to ensure a safe and clean experience for the hotel guests, associates and vendors.
• Sets up cleaning cart with supplies. Maintains carts and storerooms in a clean and orderly fashion to enhance efficiency and ease of cleaning rooms.
• Cleans and wipes windows, doors, walls, closets and fixtures in rooms, public areas, and hallways.
• Washes shower walls and tub, cleans toilets and stall walls. Wipes exposed pipes, cleans mirrors, sinks and walls in order to have clean and sanitary guest and public restrooms.
• Replaces towels, soaps and all room amenities and restocks literature that has been removed by previous guest, or is soiled or torn, to ensure adequate supply for arriving guests.
• Washes all hard floor areas (linoleum, tile, etc.) to remove dirt and soiled areas.
• Dusts and polishes all furniture, fixtures and wall hangings.
• Strips bed of all linens and remakes with fresh linens.
• Checks closet for cleanliness, wiping closet door, handle and overhead shelves and restocking the guest room supplies (e.g., hangers, extra blankets, extra pillows).
• Vacuums rooms, public areas, and hallways.
• Inspects door and window locks to ensure they are in working order and immediately alerts management to an unsecured or unsafe situation for the safety of guests and employees.
• Checks lights and remotes to ensure all are in working order.
• Maintains a friendly, cheerful, and courteous demeanor at all times.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications – Education, Experience, & Skills

• Basic knowledge of general cleaning principles, use of cleaning products, and operation of standard cleaning equipment.
• Ability to scrub and scour surfaces, extending arms over head, bending, and stooping to perform cleaning tasks.
• Ability to push and/or pull equipment weighing up to 100 lbs.
• Ability to lift a maximum of 50 lbs.
• Ability to communicate effectively with guests and associates.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays.