Housekeeping Room Attendant - Ortigueira, España - The Victus Group, Inc

Descripción

JOB TITLE: ROOM ATTENDANT

USUAL TIME OF WORK SHIFT: Varies with facility needs. Some full-time positions and

some part-time positions

BREAKS: Two breaks, and one 1⁄2 hour lunch

OVERTIME: Seldom

MACHINES USED: Household-type vacuum cleaner

TOOLS USED: Mops, brooms, extendable wands, cleaning items

ASSISTIVE DEVICES: Cleaning supply pushcart

SAFETY CLOTHING/EQUIPMENT: Employee Uniforms

SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIRED: Speak, read, write, and understand the primary

language(s) used in the workplace

Description Of Work Place/Workstation

The work takes place at a variety of locations at a hotel facility. The surfaces at the locations are cement,

carpeted, tiled, or have wood flooring. Most of the work locations are both well-lit and temperature

controlled. The Room Attendant may be exposed for limited periods of time to various weather

conditions when cleaning landings and other outdoor areas. The areas where the Room Attendant

performs most of the cleaning are guest rooms, bathrooms, lounges, lobbies, landings, elevators,

stairways, kitchens, and locker rooms.

Description Of Job Tasks/Purpose

The Room Attendant's primary responsibility is to clean areas at the hotel facility where guests have spent or will spend time during their stay. The Room Attendant counts and transports linens to and from guests' rooms. He/She replenishes supplies such as drinking glasses and writing supplies in various rooms. The Room Attendant dusts furniture and equipment, polishes metalwork, washes windows, walls and doors, and empties waste baskets and ash trays. He/She vacuums carpets and upholstered furniture, and scrubs, waxes, and polishes floors using brooms, mops, and vacuum cleaners. The Room Attendant replaces light bulbs, and replenishes bathroom supplies. He/She transports trash to the waste disposal area. He/She may be required to move furniture, hang drapery, and roll carpet when necessary. Other duties may be required as directed by the manager or supervisor.

On a typical day, the Room Attendant performs the following duties:

Sorts, counts, folds, and transports linens to various site locations.

Makes beds in guest rooms.

Replenishes supplies (i.e. drinking glasses, writing materials, bathroom supplies, etc.).

Cleans rooms, kitchens, lobbies, lounges, bathrooms, landings, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas.

Sweeps, scrubs, waxes, and polishes floors.

Cleans rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies.

Dusts furniture and equipment.

Polishes metalwork.

Washes windows, walls, door panels, sills, ceilings, and woodwork.

Empties waste baskets.

Cleans ashtrays.

Transports trash to waste disposal area.

Replaces light bulbs.

Other duties as assigned by manager or supervisor.

Previous hotel housekeeping experience preferred but not required

Ability to work as a team

Good Communication and Customer Service skills

Ability to pull and push work-related equipment, such as a loaded housekeeping cart over uneven and sloping surfaces

Ability to bend, twist, stoop, and pull

Ability to sit, stand, walk, or kneel for a long period of time

Ability to manipulate, turn, and grasp objects of different sizes and weights

Ability to follow verbal instructions

Ability to work independently without direct supervision and manage time efficiently