Department: Front Office
Purpose of job: To ensure the smooth and efficient running of the Front Office Department ensuring standards and guest satisfaction are maintained at all times. This person must create an exceptional climate of professional and personable service.
Responsible to: General Manager
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Key Responsibilities:
* To ensure all guests receive a genuine, warm, friendly, courteous welcome on arrival and during their stay.
* To anticipate guests' needs whenever possible to enhance quality service and in turn enhance guest satisfaction.
* To assist guests at all times.
* To become fully aware of 100% guest satisfaction and to implement agreed practices at all times.
* To ensure all guest queries are handled promptly and efficiently.
* To use initiative in relation to the speedy resolution of guests' queries or problems.
* To report on all guest feedback to a Manager.
* To reflect and enhance the hotel’s mission statement and objectives in all activities.
* To ensure all departmental checklists are completed and checked by a supervisor before going off duty.
* Assist in improving results of customer services indices where necessary.
* To carry out departmental standards in accordance with the SOP manual.
* To ensure hotel standards are achieved at all times.
* To assist in ensuring that standards are maintained.
* To wear agreed uniform and to maintain uniform according to the agreed standard.
* To ensure that the highest possible standard of personal hygiene, dress, appearance, body language, and conduct is maintained at all times.
* To accept a flexible work schedule necessary for uninterrupted service to hotel guests.
* To provide support where necessary in other areas of the hotel.
* To give full cooperation to any colleague or guest requiring assistance in a prompt, caring, helpful manner and to be flexible in assisting around the hotel in response to business and client needs.
* To ensure all GDPR and PCI policies and procedures are followed.
* To assist in positively promoting sales within the department and maximize every sales opportunity.
* To be aware of hotel promotions or special activities going on in the hotel/area.
The Successful Candidate:
* Will have previous hotel experience, in a front office, reservation, sales and/or conference & events role.
* Be proficient with Opera PMS or similar.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Have a genuine passion for delivering the highest standards in customer service, striving to meet and surpass our guests' expectations.
* Be target-driven and ambitious to achieve goals.
* Have exceptional organizational skills.
Benefits to the Successful Candidate:
* Competitive Salary.
* Generous complimentary room nights and employee rate discounts across Ireland's TIFCO hotels.*
* 50% off food & beverage when availing of TIFCO employee complimentary & rate benefit programmes.*
* 25% off food and beverage in TIFCO owned properties.*
* *Terms & conditions apply.
* Full meals provided whilst on duty.
* Uniforms provided.
* Employee recognition & rewards programmes.
* Dedicated training and development planning specific to team members' professional goals.
This is an excellent opportunity for a hospitality professional seeking development in their career. Excellent terms and conditions will be offered to the successful candidate.
Skills:
Customer service, receptionist, Opera, Attention to detail.
Benefits:
Free meals on duty, staff rates, complimentary stays.
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