Housekeeping Supervisor

 Reporting to the Housekeeping Manager, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following: Consistently provide professional, friendly, and engaging service while supporting Fairmont New Orleans luxury service standards.Oversee daily AM/PM Housekeeping Dispatch operations, including room queues, banked rooms, room status, guest requests, and service needs.Lead and supervise the day-to-day operation of the Housekeeping department to ensure departmental policies, procedures, SOPs, and service standards are consistently followed.Assign daily sections and responsibilities to Room Attendants, Supervisors, and floor support based on occupancy, staffing levels, VIPs, arrivals, departures, and operational priorities.Ensure Room Attendants and Housekeeping colleagues are informed of daily priorities, special requests, VIPs, room assignments, and section requirements.Monitor room readiness and communicate effectively with Front Office and other departments to support timely room availability and a seamless guest arrival experience.Support the Housekeeping Manager with daily staffing, labor allocation, scheduling, and operational decisions.Assist with scheduling, including vacation requests, days off, sick calls, modified duty, staffing adjustments, and coverage needs.Create and adjust Housekeeping and Room Attendant schedules as business and operational needs change.Prepare and distribute daily operational reports, including VIP lists, guest reports, daily events, morning briefing sheets, room status reports, and other departmental reports.Maintain accurate Housekeeping reconciliation, inspection, staffing, payroll, scheduling, and operational records.Utilize hotel systems, including PMS, Amadeus, ALICE, RSM, Dayforce, and Microsoft Office, to support daily Housekeeping operations.Manage departmental communication devices and equipment, ensuring they remain operational, secure, and properly accounted for.Actively participate in daily briefings, daily warm-ups, Housekeeping meetings, Pre-Conference meetings, Morning Operations meetings, and Guest Experience meetings as assigned.Support colleague onboarding, training, coaching, performance documentation, recognition, and engagement initiatives in partnership with the Housekeeping Manager.Monitor Housekeeping standards and conduct or assist with guestroom and public-area inspections to ensure cleanliness, presentation, functionality, and brand standards are consistently maintained.Handle guest concerns promptly and professionally, documenting issues and communicating with the appropriate departments to ensure timely resolution.Investigate and resolve Housekeeping-related guest concerns and feedback, including Voice of Guest and guest survey responses, and coordinate appropriate service recovery efforts.Ensure guest concerns and service recovery actions are documented, communicated, and closed in a timely manner.Report necessary maintenance issues to Engineering and coordinate follow-up to ensure timely resolution.Handle Lost & Found items with urgency, discretion, accuracy, and care while following established hotel procedures.Ensure colleagues follow all Fairmont standards, departmental SOPs, safety and sanitation policies, and applicable regulations.Identify opportunities to improve departmental processes, communication, productivity, service delivery, and operational efficiency.Maintain a professional, organized, and efficient Housekeeping office and Dispatch area.Maintain accurate colleague records, payroll exceptions, schedules, reports, and departmental documentation.Communicate effectively with Housekeeping leadership, Front Office, Engineering, Guest Services, and other hotel departments to support seamless hotel operations and exceptional guest experiences.Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Housekeeping Manager.