Chief Housekeeper

Job Description :

The Chief Housekeeper is responsible for overall cleanliness, sanitation and upkeep of all passenger cabins and public areas while maintaining compliance with all company and regulatory entities.

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Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborate with all departments concerning housekeeping initiatives.
• Manage Housekeeping and Porter crews to ensure passenger accommodations and public areas are clean and maintained to company standards.
• Ensures operating procedures complies with all state and federal regulations.
• Maintain inventory of all passenger and housekeeping supplies.
• Manages laundry - assures all necessary supplies are available to housekeeping personnel.
• Maintain housekeeping budget.
• Ensure consistent implementation of departmental training and performance appraisal programs.
• Work with Hotel Manager to develop action plans to address areas of concern.
• Communicate all housekeeping special services and special occasion requests.
• Inspect passenger rooms daily for preventative maintenance, needed repairs and to ensure company standards are being met.
• Communicate repair and maintenance needs to engineering. Follow up to ensure service was performed.
• Closely monitor laundry production to maintain workflow.
• Inspect public areas and direct porter staff throughout the day to ensure cleaning per checklists.
• Supervise and assist in moving luggage on and off the vessel per TSA regulations.
• Coordinate shore side laundry services.
• Ensure capability of uniform repair (some inventory) to ensure all staff is properly attired in uniforms of good condition.
• Maintain chemical and supplies orders ensuring proper usage and compliance.
• Maintain MSDS book.
• Prepare housekeeping recommendations for annual lay-up and capital budget.
• Maintain proper inventories and provide monthly inventory in timely and accurate manner.
• Make hospitality standards an important part of day-to-day duties
• Participate and ensure participation of all USCG mandated drills and emergency procedures as directed
• Performs other duties if required since above stated describe only a regular working day and may not be inclusive of every task needed to achieve results.

Working Place :

Florida City, FL, United States