Housekeeping Open Day - 8th of July - Jumeirah Carlton Tower - London

Meeting and Events Recruitment Open Day Jumeirah Carlton Tower invites you to join us for an Open Day for individuals look for casual Events Assistant positions. This is an opportunity to meet our colleagues, learn more about our hotel and explore a career within one of London’s most established luxury hotels. Open Day Details Date: 8th of July Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm Location: Jumeirah Carlton Tower Why Jumeirah Carlton Tower? • Be part of a globally recognised hospitality brand, • Work alongside supportive, professional colleagues, • Access training, development and long-term career opportunities, • Contribute to refined standards and thoughtful guest experiences What to Bring • Your CV, • A genuine interest in service and hospitality Whether you bring experience in luxury hospitality or are beginning your journey in housekeeping, we welcome you to discover what a career at Jumeirah Carlton Tower can offer. Please note that submitting an application does not guarantee attendance. Candidates selected to attend will receive an invitation on the 3rd of July at the latest.

Front of House Recruitment Open Day Jumeirah Carlton Tower invites you to join us for a Front of House Recruitment Open Day. This is an opportunity to meet our colleagues, learn more about our hotel and explore a career within one of London’s most established luxury hotels. Open Day Details Date: 8th of July Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm Location: Jumeirah Carlton Tower Roles Available We are recruiting for the following positions within our Front of House Team - • Guest Relations Executive, • Concierge (Day and Night), • Receptionist, • Luggage Porter, • Door Attendant Working at Jumeirah Carlton Tower • Be part of a globally recognised hospitality brand, • Work alongside supportive, professional colleagues, • Access training, development and long-term career opportunities, • Contribute to refined standards and thoughtful guest experiences What to Bring • Your CV, • A genuine interest in service and hospitality Whether you bring experience in luxury hospitality or are beginning your journey in housekeeping, we welcome you to discover what a career at Jumeirah Carlton Tower can offer. Please note that submitting an application does not guarantee attendance. Candidates selected to attend will receive an invitation on the 3rd of July at the latest.

Food and Beverage Recruitment Open Day Jumeirah Carlton Tower invites you to join us for a Food and Beverage Open Day. This is an opportunity to meet our colleagues, learn more about our hotel and explore a career within one of London’s most established luxury hotels. Open Day Details Date: 8th of July Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm Location: Jumeirah Carlton Tower Roles Available We are recruiting for the following positions within our Housekeeping team • Waiters/ess, • In-Room Dining Waiter/ess, • Casual F&B positions Working at Jumeirah Carlton Tower • Be part of a globally recognised hospitality brand, • Work alongside supportive, professional colleagues, • Access training, development and long-term career opportunities, • Contribute to refined standards and thoughtful guest experiences What to Bring • Your CV, • A genuine interest in service and hospitality Whether you bring experience in luxury hospitality or are beginning your journey in housekeeping, we welcome you to discover what a career at Jumeirah Carlton Tower can offer. Please note that submitting an application does not guarantee attendance. Candidates selected to attend will receive an invitation on the 3rd of July at the latest.

Summary: The Executive Housekeeper is a critical member of the shipboard management team, responsible for the management of all Housekeeping functions and team members onboard. The Executive Housekeeper possesses a dynamic outgoing demeanor with a passion for ‘Delivering the Wow’ through exceptional service while demonstrating exemplary leadership skills. He/she continually strives to exceed hospitality industry cleanliness and presentation standards, while ensuring complete guest and team satisfaction. He/she establishes and maintains a positive working environment of transparency, fairness and consistency, with clear performance expectations and open and frequent communication. He/she focuses on operational goals where training, leadership development and recognizing overall team performance are paramount. Leading by example and from the front of the house, the Executive Housekeeper instills an environment where team members are enabled to deliver exceptional customer service to our guests through flawless and cons Essential Duties and Responsibilities 1. In accordance with Royal Caribbean International’s philosophy of Anchored in Excellence, each employee conducts oneself in a professional and courteous manner at all times. This applies to physical and verbal interactions with guests or fellow shipboard employees and/or in the presence of guest contact and crew areas. 2. Ensures cleanliness, maintenance and presentation standards are managed to brand standards in all Housekeeping areas, including all guest staterooms and balconies, guest corridors, officer cabins, laundry, lockers and storage areas in both the front and back of house. Spends at least 50% of working day in front-of-house operations to set tone and oversee inspection processes, ensuring feedback is delivered in constructive and appropriate manner with emphasis on positive reinforcement. Ensures all administrative and back of house functions are completed on time, accurately and are maintained to standard. 3. Reports to the Hotel Director and takes an active role in all hotel division activities. Educates fellow division heads on cleanliness standards. Establishes himself/herself as a content expert on all Housekeeping and cleanliness related matters. Develops and maintains strong rapport and frequent communication with the Facilities Manager, the Deck Department and Marine Department to ensure timely completion of ongoing and preventative maintenance in an organized and well planned manner. Provides preventative maintenance reporting to enable maintenance to be planned and executed appropriately to improve stateroom, balcony and corridor appearance. 4. Responsible for leading, motivating and coaching a team of empowered individuals who will strive to deliver exceptional guest service, taking ownership and accountability for reacting to guest feedback and requests effectively and efficiently. Responds to guest complaints and concerns in prompt, empathetic, and customer centric manner, ensuring appropriate resolution and using every guest issue as an opportunity to coach and mentor the Housekeeping management and team. Executive Housekeeper will permanently resolve recurring service failures through root cause analysis and effective problem solving techniques. Practices sound business sense in an ethical manner at all times. Enforces and assists shipboard senior management team in facilitating the ‘Guest Conduct Policy’. 5. Mentors, develops and provides both classroom-style and on-the-job training to team members to strengthen their current performance and preparation for succession planning. Demonstrates strong ability to coach and develop team members on effective problem resolution skills and aptitudes. Ensures team communication is maintained at highest levels, through activities such as morning line up, etc. to constantly keep team informed and aware of relevant information. Evaluates and tracks development on an individual and team level, ensuring every team member receives frequent, open and honest feedback about his/her performance, individual strengths and improvement opportunities. Reviews and ensures compliance with the training matrix for all positions. 6. Oversees, coordinates, and administers the Housekeeping Division schedule in conjunction with the shoreside support group. Actively identifies and monitors the scheduling needs of the Housekeeping division. Demonstrates aptitude for the management of headcount within assigned area, as it relates to and supports the business needs of the ship. Collaborates with CTI or other designated company to ensure Laundry staffing needs are constantly maintained and planned for. Is able to identify skill sets in individuals for succession planning for fleet-wide Housekeeping operations. 7. Effectively manages all Laundry Operations onboard ensuring that the Laundry Master has all necessary skills, training, tools, information and support to enable delivery of services and products flawlessly and on a consistent basis. Ensures all laundry equipment is maintained in good working order and advance planning is put into place to ensure that long-term equipment needs are met. Maintains an accurate inventory of all linen, terry, crew linens and other items par levels, ensuring that at all times purchases are made to maintain sufficient par to meet the business demands. Ultimately ensures that the quality of all linen items serviced for the ship along with guest and crew items are up to the required presentation standards. Reviews regularly the quality control and discard sheets and provides root cause analysis. Completes daily walk through of the laundry operation and completes a formalized laundry inspection each week with the Laundry Master. 8. Actively manages and reviews yearly budgets for Housekeeping and Laundry cost centers/expenses (e.g. consumable and replaceable items) and revenue streams (e.g. laundry, floral cart, tuxedo program, etc.). Maintains appropriate cleaning costs and monitors consumption, storage and supply orders placed to minimize waste. Prepares financial operational business plan to enhance the overall business performance of the division. Applies strategic planning to identify business efficiencies within the division’s cost center supporting company targets and goals, and seeking ways to promote revenue streams. 9. Leads division in taking a proactive approach to achieving and exceeding quantitative and qualitative goals and targets set for Housekeeping guest satisfaction ratings, GOLD Anchor Quality Reviews, employee satisfaction scores, Public Health inspections and audits, and Housekeeping Operational Reviews. Reviews and acts upon audit findings and guest feedback, ensuring team are trained and educated appropriately to prevent recurrences. Responsible for achieving objectives as defined by the balanced scorecard metrics ensuring that all company initiatives and other priorities as communicated by senior management are positively supported. 10. Maintains and communicates current knowledge of all ship’s regular events and special functions in order to provide guests and housekeeping team with accurate and updated information. 11. Comprehensive knowledge of cleaning practices, procedures, equipment and materials. Ensures cleaning equipment and supplies are maintained and that all team members are adequately trained to ensure proper and effective use. 12. Attends department and division head meetings. In addition, facilitates divisional crew and management meetings, training activities, courses and all other work-related activities with the Housekeeping Team. Continually updates job knowledge by investigating new trends in housekeeping and cleanliness practices, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and sharing of best practices, lessons learned and new benchmarks with shipboard management and shore-side support groups. 13. Ensures frequent and consistent updates of clear and concise handover notes to eliminate any possible miscommunication that compromises the efficiency of set processes. Works to ensure that their divisions’ manager and supervisor placement's maximize individual strengths to support the organizational needs. Through managing individual strengths this will allow for a seamless management handover allowing for minimum disruption to the team and operation. 14. Oversees the Stateroom Attendant Performance Management Tool, ensuring system is maintained per the system’s Standard Operating Procedures document. Disseminates appropriate information and section assignments, ensuring poor performers are coached, re-trained and counseled through back of house rotation. Utilizes progressive disciplinary process in accordance with guidelines and ensures top performers are consistently recognized and motivated. 15. Identifies Career path opportunities for Management team and crew members and assists accordingly to reach career goals as a coach and mentor and works with the Fleet Executive Housekeepers. 16. Oversees the allocation of Support team resources for luggage and turnaround duties in conjunction with the Hotel Director. Reviews with the BOH Senior Deck Supervisor on a per voyage basis the assignment of resources from divisions. 17. Oversees the luggage operation on the last night of the cruise and turnaround day process to ensure duties are completed within the allocated time and to the required standards. 18. Oversees the entire Turnaround day process and monitors the progress of the Management teams, Stateroom Attendants, Support teams, Linen runners and Laundry team to ensure stateroom areas will be ready by 1:00pm. 19. Fully owns any guest concern in line with onboard problem resolution guidelines to ensure maximum guest satisfaction and oversees the entire division and trains and coaches responses for effective problem resolution. 20. Maintains safe, secure, and healthy environment by enforcing organizational standards, pr

Summary: Housekeeping Supervisor is responsible for the operational management of all Housekeeping functions and may be assigned to manage accommodation area or assigned Public areas day/night or Crew area or Pool area. Housekeeping Supervisor possess a keen understanding of the importance of exceptional service to ensure complete guest and team satisfaction while providing strong leadership to all team members. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1) Responsible for meeting or exceeding all KPIs that are directly influenced by this role. a) Achieving ratings/targets that are set by the company. 2) Ensures ROYAL WAY, Safety, Environmental and other company policies and standards are consistently maintained. 3) Maintains constant front-of-house presence and utilizes the stateroom/suite inspection processes in accordance with company standard operating procedures. 4) Supervises all cleaning processes in the public/crew areas. Inspects cleaning preparation to maintain quality standards and sanitation regulations about public areas. Monitors the care, use and maintenance of all equipment, machinery, supplies, etc. 5) Directs, coaches, supports, supervises, and evaluates the performance of all direct reports. 6) Manages the assignment of duties, responsibilities, and workstations to his/her staff. 7) Observes and evaluates staff and work procedures to ensure quality standards and services are met. 8) Collaborates with the Executive Housekeeper to review the requirements of the day’s schedule, before briefing AHSK or HSKS 9) Will host a daily pre-shift meet with direct reports to review the upcoming day, any changes and/or revisions to programming based on itinerary, and weather conditions. 10) Will be responsible for auditing crew timecards, with the guidance of Housekeeping Manager 11) Attends meetings, training activities, courses and all other work related activities as required. 12) Responds to guest concerns in a considerate, professional, and positive manner by showing empathy and listening actively. Takes ownership of guest concerns, by following-up and ensuring complaints are resolved to the guest’s satisfaction. 13) Is aware of, and/or acquires the necessary knowledge to comply with the ship’s standard operation, to assist guests and crew with inquiries. 14) Responsible for Sanitation Logs and SQM Logs. 15) Perform inventories of linen, amenities etc. once a month or as often as needed. 16) Conduct /oversee on-the-job training with new hire subordinates or employees on cross training. 17) Responsible for cost containment through the proper use, handling and maintenance of records, reports, supplies and equipment. 18) Creates and submits requisitions, views requisition estimates for product replacements, supplies, purchases, etc. and forwards to the Executive Housekeeper for final approval. 19) Conducts constant workstations/locker inspection to ensure items are correctly stored to minimize deterioration and waste. 20) Provides first line supervision to ensure speed and accuracy of services in accordance with The Royal Way.

Summary: As part of the Housekeeping team, the Assistant Housekeeping Manager is proactively anticipating every guest’s needs and expectations. Assistant Housekeeping Manager must possess outstanding hospitality, communication and organizational skills in addition to effective decision-making abilities. Paying keen attention to detail, he/she is held fully accountable for the quality of their guests’ experience in Staterooms and public areas. Furthermore, Assistant Housekeeping Manager is responsible for the operational management of all Housekeeping functions for top suites/lofts, assigned decks and daily operational aspects and the cleaning activities of public/crew areas including the pool deck. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Responsible for meeting or exceeding all KPIs that are directly influenced by this role. 2. Ensures ROYAL WAY, Safety, Environmental and other company policies and standards are consistently maintained. 3. Maintains constant front-of-house presence and utilizes the stateroom/suite inspection processes in accordance with company standard operating procedures. 4. Ensures staterooms/suites and Lofts (Oasis/Quantum class only) are maintained to brand standards, including cleanliness, maintenance, presentation, collateral, and general set up standards for daytime and evening/turndown service. 5. Oversees the Bell station during peak times and when scheduled in accordance with company standard operating procedures. Ensures feedback is delivered in constructive and appropriate manner with emphasis on positive reinforcement. 6. Supervises all cleaning processes in the public/crew areas and at the Pool Deck. Inspects cleaning preparation to maintain quality standards and sanitation regulations about public areas. Monitors the care, use and maintenance of all equipment, machinery, supplies, etc. 7. Works in conjunction with Housekeeping Manager to Supervise and monitor luggage handling process for smooth Embarkation and Disembarkation process. 8. Directs, coaches, supports, supervises, and evaluates (in conjunction with the Assistance Executive Housekeeper/ Executive Housekeeper) the performance of all direct reports. 9. Manages the assignment of duties, responsibilities, and workstations to his/her staff. Observes and evaluates staff and work procedures to ensure quality standards and services are met. 10. Presents any overtime needs to Executive Housekeeper for a final approval. 11. Collaborates with the Housekeeping Manager and Executive Housekeeper to review the requirements of the day’s schedule. 12. Provides prompt inputs/ feedback to Housekeeping Administrator to update the guest log. To ensure all guest issues are recorded and resolved in a timely manner. 13. Will host a daily pre-shift meet with direct reports to review the upcoming day, any changes and/or revisions to programming based on itinerary, and weather conditions. 14. Will be responsible for auditing crew timecards. 15. Attends meetings, training activities, courses and all other work-related activities as required. 16. Is responsible for conducting daily inspections in the areas assigned. 17. Is responsible for filling out performance evaluations. 18. Responds to guest concerns in a considerate, professional, and positive manner by showing empathy and listening actively. Takes ownership of guest concerns, by following-up and ensuring complaints are resolved to the guest’s satisfaction. 19. Is aware of, and/or acquires the necessary knowledge to comply with the ship’s standard operation, to assist guests and crew with inquiries. 20. Responsible for Sanitation Logs and SQM Logs. 21. Achieving ratings/targets that are set by the company. 22. Perform inventories of linen, amenities etc. once a month or as often as needed. 23. Conduct /oversee on-the-job trainings with new hire subordinates or employees on cross training. 24. Responsible for cost containment through the proper use, handling and maintenance of records, reports, supplies and equipment. 25. Creates and submits requisitions, views requisition estimates for product replacements, supplies, purchases, etc. and forwards to the Executive Housekeeper for final approval. 26. Conducts constant workstations/locker inspection to ensure items are correctly stored to minimize deterioration and waste. 27. Provides first line supervision to ensure speed and accuracy of services in accordance with The Royal Way.

As a housekeeping team member you will responsible for ensuring that all areas of a property are clean, sanitised, and organised. This includes but is not limited to guest rooms, common areas, and back-of-house spaces. Key responsibilities include: • Cleaning and sanitizing guest rooms, including making beds, dusting, vacuuming, and cleaning bathrooms, • Cleaning and maintaining common areas such as lobbies, hallways, and public restrooms, • Stocking and replenishing amenities in guest rooms and common areas, • Performing deep cleaning tasks as needed, such as shampooing carpets or cleaning draperies, • Responding to guest requests and complaints in a timely and professional manner, • Adhering to all safety and sanitation protocols, including the proper use of cleaning chemicals and equipment, • Maintaining a positive attitude and providing friendly and efficient service to guests, • Working collaboratively with other team members to ensure a clean and welcoming environment for guests • Previous housekeeping experience preferred but not required, • Ability to work efficiently and independently, • Strong attention to detail and organisational skills, • Excellent customer service skills, • Flexibility to work varying shifts, including weekends and holidays

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Floor Supervisor to join a prestigious 5-star hotel in the heart of Central London! Full-time position – Immediate start after successful interview Requirements: • Minimum 1 year of experience in a 5-star hotel environment • Strong leadership skills and impeccable attention to detail, • Must have the Right to Work in the UK If you meet these qualifications and are ready for an exciting opportunity, apply now!

SMR Facilities Management is a dedicated staffing agency. We have hospitality clients all over London and expanding. We are creating talent pool for the most asked role in the industry and require some exceptional staff to join us. You will be interviewed first and then added to our talent pool. Shortlisted candidates profiles will be shared with 50+ of our clients and accordingly be placed whenever there are suitable openings. If you have experience, right to stay, right to work and decent English communication skills, please apply to know more.