Housekeeping Porter

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: HOUSEKEEPING PORTER

STATUS: STEADY-EXTRA

REPORTS TO: HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR & MANAGER


JOB SUMMARY:

Responsible for maintenance and service of assigned area according to the standards of cleanliness set by management to ensure a clean, comfortable, safe and attractive environment for our Guests.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

  • Responsible for practicing, supporting and promoting the Company Service Standards at all times
  • Maintaining a clean environment at all times
  • Maintain linen storage and ensure area is clean and safe
  • Taking care of all GRA linen and trash
  • Maintain the cleanliness of lockers, hallways, stairwell, elevators, ice machine at all times
  • Ensure all bio-hazards are taken care of timely and according to standard
  • Monitor and ensure sharps disposed of correctly on a daily basis

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Ability to communicate effectively with Guests, Team Members and Management in both written and verbal form
  • Ability to work indoors and outdoors and be exposed to various environmental factors such as but not limited to noise, dust and second-hand smoke

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

  • At least 1 to 6 months of experience in hotel housekeeping
  • Ability to read and speak English

PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

  • Requires normal, corrective vision range, the ability to see color and the ability to distinguish letters, numbers and symbols
  • Ability to lift and move up to 70 pounds to be able to perform inspector and utility duties as needed
  • Manual dexterity to operate job related equipment including, but not limited to, a vacuum, cleaning supplies, and safety equipment
  • Work is typically in an area which may be unusually hot, cold, noisy and may contain second-hand smoke
  • Tasks performed from a sitting or non-sitting position
  • Performance of job duties will require standing, walking, lifting, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling and grasping. These tasks include the maintenance and care of assigned areas as well as constant contact with fellow Team Members and Guests.

DISCLAIMER

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the current job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change, (e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments).

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