Job Openings at Marriott International

JOB SUMMARY

• Assists the Front Office Manager in administering front office functions and supervising staff on a daily basis. Front office areas include Bell/Door Staff, Switchboard and Guest Services/Front Desk. Position directs and works with managers and employees to carry out procedures ensuring an efficient check in and check out process. Ensures guest and employee satisfaction and maximizes the financial performance of the department.

CANDIDATE PROFILE 

Education and Experience

•  High school diploma or GED; 2 years experience in the guest services, front desk, or related professional area.

OR

•  2-year degree from an accredited university in Hotel and Restaurant Management, Hospitality, Business Administration, or related major; no work experience required.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

• Maintaining Guest Services and Front Desk Goals
•  Manages day-to-day operations, ensuring the quality, standards and meeting the expectations of the customers on a daily basis.
•  Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
•  Handles complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
•  Supervises staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.
•  Ensures that regular on-going communication is happening with employees to create awareness of business objectives and communicate expectations, recognizes performance, and produces desired results.
•  Understands the impact of department’s operations on the overall property financial goals and objectives and manages to achieve or exceed goals.
• Supporting Management of Front Desk Team
•  Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.
•  Encourages and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
•  Serving as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
•  Supervises and manages employees. Manages all day-to-day operations. Understands employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence.
•  Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.
•  Supervises all areas of the Front Office in the absence of the Front Office or Assistant Front Office Manager.
• Ensuring Exceptional Customer Service 
•  Provides services that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.
•  Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individual coaching when needed.
•  Responds to and handles guest problems and complaints.
•  Sets a positive example for guest relations.
•  Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.
•  Observes service behaviors of employees and provides feedback to individuals.
•  Interacts with customers to obtain feedback on quality of product, service levels and overall satisfaction.
•  Ensures employees understand customer service expectations and parameters.
•  Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels.
•  Emphasizes guest satisfaction during all departmental meetings and focuses on continuous improvement.
• Managing Projects and Policies
•  Implements the customer recognition/service program, communicating and ensuring the process.
•  Trains staff and monitors adherence to all credit policies and procedures to reduce bad debts and rebates.
•  Supervises same day selling procedures to maximize room revenue and control property occupancy.
•  Supervises daily Front Desk shift operations and ensures compliance with all policies, standards and procedures.
•  Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently, disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to Standard and Local Operating Procedures (SOPs and LSOPs) and support the Peer Review Process.
• Supporting Human Resource Activities 
•  Supports the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
•  Solicits employee feedback, utilizes an “open door” policy and reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns.
•  Brings issues concerning employee satisfaction to the attention of the department manager and Human Resources.
•  Assists as needed in the interviewing and hiring of employee team members with the appropriate skills.
•  Supports a departmental orientation program for employees to receive the appropriate new hire training to successfully perform their job.
•  Participates in employee progressive discipline procedures.

Additional Responsibilities 

•  Provides information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
•  Analyzes information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
•  Informs and/or updates the executives, the peers and the subordinates on relevant information in a timely manner.
•  Performs all duties at the Front Desk as necessary.
•  Runs Front Desk shifts whenever necessary.
•  Participates in departmental meetings and continually communicates a clear and consistent message regarding the Front Desk goals to produce desired results.

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POSITION SUMMARY

Assist staff with expediting problem payments (e.g., problems processing credit card). Follow up with guest regarding satisfaction with guest-related issues. Process all guest check-ins by confirming reservations, assigning room, and issuing and activating room key. Process all payment types such as room charges, cash, checks, debit, or credit. Set up accurate accounts for each guest upon check-in (i.e., sharewiths, separate room/tax/incidentals, comp). Anticipate sold-out situations and obtain satisfactory alternative accommodations when the property cannot accommodate guests with reservations. Block rooms in the computer and identify designated requirements and requests. Contact appropriate individual or department (e.g., Bellperson, Housekeeping) as necessary to resolve guest call, request, or problem. Coordinate with Housekeeping to track readiness of rooms for check-in. Review shift logs/daily memo books and document pertinent information in logbooks. Count bank at the beginning and end of shift. Balance and drop receipts according to Accounting specifications.

Assist management in hiring, training, scheduling, evaluating, counseling, disciplining, motivating and coaching employees; serve as a role model and first point of contact of the Guarantee of Fair Treatment/Open Door Policy process. Report accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions to manager; complete safety training and certifications. Follow all company policies and procedures; ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional; maintain confidentiality of proprietary information. Anticipate and address guests’ service needs. Speak with others using clear and professional language; prepare and review written documents accurately and completely; answer telephones using appropriate etiquette. Develop and maintain positive working relationships with others. Ensure adherence to quality expectations and standards. Stand, sit, or walk for an extended period of time. Move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing less than or equal to 10 pounds without assistance. Perform other reasonable job duties as requested.

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POSITION SUMMARY

Assist staff with expediting problem payments (e.g., problems processing credit card). Follow up with guest regarding satisfaction with guest-related issues. Process all guest check-ins by confirming reservations, assigning room, and issuing and activating room key. Process all payment types such as room charges, cash, checks, debit, or credit. Set up accurate accounts for each guest upon check-in (i.e., sharewiths, separate room/tax/incidentals, comp). Anticipate sold-out situations and obtain satisfactory alternative accommodations when the property cannot accommodate guests with reservations. Block rooms in the computer and identify designated requirements and requests. Contact appropriate individual or department (e.g., Bellperson, Housekeeping) as necessary to resolve guest call, request, or problem. Coordinate with Housekeeping to track readiness of rooms for check-in. Review shift logs/daily memo books and document pertinent information in logbooks. Count bank at the beginning and end of shift. Balance and drop receipts according to Accounting specifications.

Assist management in hiring, training, scheduling, evaluating, counseling, disciplining, motivating and coaching employees; serve as a role model and first point of contact of the Guarantee of Fair Treatment/Open Door Policy process. Report accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions to manager; complete safety training and certifications. Follow all company policies and procedures; ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional; maintain confidentiality of proprietary information. Anticipate and address guests’ service needs. Speak with others using clear and professional language; prepare and review written documents accurately and completely; answer telephones using appropriate etiquette. Develop and maintain positive working relationships with others. Ensure adherence to quality expectations and standards. Stand, sit, or walk for an extended period of time. Move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing less than or equal to 10 pounds without assistance. Perform other reasonable job duties as requested.

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POSITION SUMMARY

Our jobs aren’t just about giving guests a smooth check-in and check-out. Instead, we want to build and experience that is memorable and unique. Our Guest Experience Experts take the initiative to deliver a wide range of services that guide guests through their entire stay. They are empowered to move about their space and do what needs to be done. Whether processing operational needs, addressing guest requests, completing reports, or sharing the highlights of the local area, or assisting guests with loading/unloading vehicles and transporting luggage to and from guest rooms and/or designated bell area, the Guest Experience Expert makes transactions feel like part of the experience.

No matter what position you are in, there are a few things that are critical to success – creating a safe work place, following company policies and procedures, maintaining confidentiality, protecting company assets, upholding quality standards, and ensuring your uniform, personal appearance, and communications are professional. Guest Experience Experts will be on their feet and moving around (stand, sit, or walk for an extended time; move through narrow, confined, or elevated spaces as well as up and down stairs and/or service ramps) and taking a hands-on approach to work (move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing less than or equal to 50 pounds without assistance and 100 pounds with assistance; reach overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping). Doing all these things well (and other reasonable job duties as requested) is critical for Guest Experience Experts – to get it right for our guests and our business each and every time.

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POSITION SUMMARY

Prepare ingredients for cooking, including portioning, chopping, and storing food. Wash and peel fresh fruits and vegetables. Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients. Prepare and cook food according to recipes, quality standards, presentation standards, and food preparation checklist. Prepare cold foods. Operate ovens, stoves, grills, microwaves, and fryers. Test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently. Monitor food quality while preparing food. Set-up and break down work station. Serve food in proper portions onto proper receptacles. Wash and disinfect kitchen area, tables, tools, knives, and equipment. Check and ensure the correctness of the temperature of appliances and food.

Follow all company and safety and security policies and procedures; report maintenance needs, accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions to manager; complete safety training and certifications. Ensure uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional; maintain confidentiality of proprietary information; protect company assets. Speak with others using clear and professional language. Develop and maintain positive working relationships with others; support team to reach common goals; listen and respond appropriately to the concerns of other employees. Ensure adherence to quality expectations and standards. Stand, sit, or walk for an extended period of time or for an entire work shift. Reach overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping. Move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing less than or equal to 25 pounds without assistance. Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by Supervisors.

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Job Summary

Serves as the property Manager on Duty and oversees all property operations, ensuring that the highest levels of hospitality and service are provided.  Represents property management in resolving any guest or property related situation.  Manages the flow of questions and directs guests within the lobby.  Serves as Guest Relations Manager and handles the tracking of service issues.

Minimum skills experience & requirements:

• A recognised qualification in Hospitality Management
• 2 years relevant experience in a similar position within a hotel environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft packages as well as extensive knowledge of Fidelio Opera
• Professional Disposition
• Competence to build and effectively manage interpersonal relationships at all levels
• Professional communication and email etiquette,
• Strong and effective planning and organizing skills to ensure operational efficiencies
• Confidence in decision making and conflict resolution abilities
• Competency in administration skills – stock rotation, inventory control and ordering
• Ability to work within a pressurized environment
• Ability to use Initiative and be proactive and self-driven
• Maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance as per company standards

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Supporting Property Operations and Guest Relations Needs

• Maintains a strong working relationship with all departments to support property operations and goals and to expedite the resolution of any problems that may arise through the general operation of the property.
• Communicates any variations to the established norms to the appropriate department in a timely manner.
• Sends duty manager report to all departments on a daily basis.
• Strives to improve service performance.
• Ensures compliance with all policies, standards and procedures.
• Emphasizes guest satisfaction during all departmental meetings and focuses on continuous improvement
• Understands and complies with loss prevention policies and procedures.

Managing the Guest Experience

• Intervenes in any guest/employee situation as needed to ensure the integrity of the property is maintained, guest satisfaction is achieved, and employee well being is preserved.
• Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.
• Provides immediate assistance to guests as requested.
• Serves as a leader in displaying outstanding hospitality skills.
• Sets a positive example for guest relations.
• Responds to and handles guest problems and complaints.
• Ensures employees understand customer service expectations and parameters.
• Interacts with customers on a regular basis throughout the property to obtain feedback on quality of product, service levels and overall satisfaction.
• Participates in the development and implementation of corrective action plans to improve guest satisfaction.
• Records guest issues in the guest response tracking system.
• Respond to all guest reviews across all platforms
• Identify trends with regards to Guest Feedback and communicate with other departments in order to look for solutions for complaints that filter through.
• Meet and Greet Marriott Bonvoy Members on arrival.
• Lobby duties include – Welcoming guests on arrival and wishing them farewell during departure from the hotel.
• Providing guest with advice on popular restaurants and entertainments and tours during their visit, as well as facilitating reservation requests.
• Manage VIP gifting for guests and Marriott Bonvoy Members
• Making all teams aware of any Birthdays, Special occasions, Honeymoon, Anniversary stays and ensure these guests and Marriott members receive the appropriate amenities specific to your property needs.
• Participates as needed in the investigation of employee and guest accidents.
• Conducts regular inspection tours of the entire facility for appearance, safety, staffing, security, and maintenance.
• Celebrates successes and publicly recognizes the contributions of team members.
• Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently, disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to Standard and Local Operating Procedures (SOPs and LSOPS) 
• Understands and, if necessary, implements all emergency plans including accident, death, elevator, thefts, vicious crimes, bombs, fire, etc.

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POSITION SUMMARY

First impressions are everything. When guests arrive at our hotels, we want that impression to be memorable. The same goes for departures. When guests leave, we want them to go with a smile and a feeling that we were there for them throughout their stay. We want to build an experience that is memorable and unique from start to finish. Our Guest Arrival Experts take the initiative to deliver a wide range of services that guide guests through their arrival and departure experiences. They are empowered to move about their space and do what needs to be done. Whether processing operational needs, addressing guest requests, completing reports, or sharing the highlights of the local area, the Guest Arrival Expert makes transactions feel like part of the experience.

No matter what position you are in, there are a few things that are critical to success – creating a safe workplace, following company policies and procedures, maintaining confidentiality, protecting company assets, upholding quality standards, and ensuring your uniform, personal appearance, and communications are professional. Guest Arrival Experts will be on their feet and moving around (stand, sit, or walk for an extended time) and taking a hands-on approach to work (move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing less than or equal to 50 pounds without assistance and objects weighing more than 75 pounds with assistance.. Doing all these things well (and other reasonable job duties as requested) is critical for Guest Arrival Experts – to get it right for our guests and our business each and every time.