Housekeeping Manager: (Post Level 12) (Job ID: 5651) at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities:

• Ensure cleanliness and orderliness appearance of the entire residences.
• Manage workflow, train cleaning team, an all-care colour coding system, creating and managing team schedules.
• Report to Senior Housekeeping manager incorporated with evaluating performance and providing feedback.
• Ensure that the residences runs smoothly and in accordance with UFS regulations.
• Supervise and coordinate related hygiene activities, manage cleaning staff and ensure that students and conference guests receive quality service.
• Organize storerooms for chemicals and cleaning equipment.
• Assist in developing and implementing housekeeping systems and procedures with the senior housekeeping manager
• Execute daily inspection of all residence public areas, bathrooms, kitchens and study areas.
• Brief the cleaning team daily.
• Prepare for conferences by ensuring that beds are made, rooms are clean and issuing of linen.
• Manage and count linen when issuing and sending it to laundry.

Maintenance Duties

• Do inspection and evaluate the physical condition of facilities to determine the type of work required.
• Report malfunctions at the residences.
• Make follow-ups on maintenance that needs to be done.
• Receive and issue out toilet papers and keep records.
• Supervise handyman and grounds men.
• Oversee safety in the residence and serve as a departmental OHS representative.
• Execute administrative duties, including collection of inventory forms, copies of job cards.
• Provide weekly and monthly reports on maintenance, housekeeping and OHS of residences.
• Monitor general state of the physical building and report major problems.
• Receive and issue toilet papers to students residing in the residences.

Inherent Job requirements:

• Grade 12.
• A minimum of two (2) years relevant experience relating to the duties and responsibilities.

Recommendations:

• Computer Literacy.
• Knowledge of the cleaning industry environment.
• Knowledge of Hospitality and Cleaning industry environment.
• Knowledge of colour coding.