Assistant Director of Housekeeping. The Roosevelt New Orleans

The iconic Waldorf Astoria property in New Orleans, The Roosevelt, is seeking an Assistant Director of Housekeeping to join the team!
Our luxury hotel offers an unparalleled combination of Southern hospitality, world-class service and historic surroundings. As the centerpiece of the city, the hotel is located near the French Quarter and within walking distance to the city's most vibrant attractions and entertainment, including Jackson Square, Bourbon Street and the Arts & Warehouse District.

Embodying the rich heritage of Southern hospitality, the historic hotel features 504 rooms, over 60,000 square feet of meeting space, and five (5) food and beverage outlets. This includes 2 restaurants, a café, seasonal rooftop bar, and in-room dining.

We are looking for an individual with an upbeat, outgoing personality to join our Housekeeping team. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to grow their career in the Hospitality industry and Housekeeping. We are looking forward to your application!

The Assistant Director of Housekeeping is responsible for assisting the Director of Housekeeping in the direction and administration of all Housekeeping operations to ensure the overall cleanliness and product quality of the hotel in the hotel's continuing effort to deliver outstanding guest service and financial profitability.

What will I be doing?
As an Assistant Director of Housekeeping, you would be responsible for assisting the Director of Housekeeping in the direction and administration of all Housekeeping operations to ensure the overall cleanliness and product quality 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:

•    Assist the Director in ensuring cleanliness, service and product quality standards of guest rooms, public spaces, restrooms, offices and banquet/meeting/conference rooms in accordance with federal, local and company health, sanitation and safety standards
•    Plan, distribute, delegate and direct daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual work assignments
•    Inspect public areas and guest rooms to ensure compliance with quality assurance standards
•    Assist the Director in the administration of systems use and management, budgeting and forecasting, inventory control, department management, policy and procedure implementation and enforcement and meeting participation and facilitation
•    Monitor and develop team member performance to include, but not limited to, providing supervision and professional development, scheduling, conducting counseling and evaluations and delivering recognition and reward
•    Recruit, interview and train team members
•    Ensure proper usage of chemicals and cleaning supplies by monitoring usage, providing complete training for team members and ensuring proper labeling of hazardous supplies in accordance with federal, state, local and company regulations

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

30% - Distribute, delegate and direct workload to ensure maximum productivity and customer satisfaction with minimum outlay of expenses in terms of labor and material. Monitor and evaluated team member performance. Coach and counsel team members when needed. 
20% - Plan and monitor activities to ensure compliance with quality assurance standards. Inspect work in Public Space and Guest rooms and provide guidelines to ensure standards are met and deficiencies are corrected. 
20% - Select and train Housekeeping team members in proper work procedures and techniques. 
10% - Communicate effectively to conduct staff and departmental meetings. Attend various other related meetings to obtain and disseminate pertinent information. 
10% - Ensure proper usage of chemicals and cleaning supplies by monitoring usage, providing complete training for team members and ensuring proper labeling of hazardous supplies in accordance with the Hotel's Hazcom program. 
5% - Assist Director of Housekeeping with the preparation of annual budgets and monthly forecasts. Monitor and control budget throughout the year. 

SUPPORTIVE FUNCTIONS

In addition to performance of the essential functions, this position may be required to perform a combination of the following supportive functions, with the percentage of time performing each function to be solely determined by the supervisor based upon the particular requirements of the company. 

•    Maintain inventories of amenities, chemicals, in-room advertising, etc. to ensure items are in stock and reordered in a timely manner. 
•    Review current standards and introduce hotel-wide changes such as those affecting room amenity set-ups.
•    Coordinate with the Laundry department to ensure linen and uniform supply is stocked accordingly. 
•    Monitor inventory of keys. 
•    Other duties as requested.