With thousands of hotels in over 100 countries and territories, Hilton offers countless opportunities to delight. From an open door to a welcoming smile and an exceptional experience, we offer the millions of travellers who stay with us every year a welcome they will never forget. In addition to our flagship brand, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, the family of brands includes Waldorf Astoria, LXR, Conrad, Canopy, Curio Collection, DoubleTree, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton and many others.
If you appreciate the impact global travel can have on the world, you may be just the person we are looking for to work as a Hilton Team Member. Because it’s with Hilton where we never forget the reason we're here: to delight our guests, Team Members, and owners alike.
An Executive Floor Guest Service Executive with Conrad Hotels and Resorts is responsible for creating memorable experiences for guests, and ensuring satisfaction of Executive Floor Guests throughout their stay at the hotel by ensuring that enquiries receive are respond to, advised and information are being delivered when requested.
What will I be doing?
As an Executive Floor Guest Service Executive, you will serve on the Front Office team at the Executive Floor to provide food and beverage services to Executive Floor guests and VIPs during the operational hours of the Lounge. He / she assists the Executive Floor Team in the daily check in and check out as well as the executive floor lounge operation. An Executive Floor Guest Service Executive truly influences the first impressions of our Guests and, therefore, is responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:
- Assist in “WOW” experience of guests.
- Serve as the main point of contact for Executive Lounge and VIP guests and ensure hotel departments are fully briefed on Guests requirements.
- Deliver the highest quality and brand service standards to consistently meet and exceed Executive Floor and VIP guests’ expectations
- Maintain current knowledge of hotel products, services, pricing and special promotional offers, as well as daily VIP and special events.
- Attend daily briefings, shift handovers, meetings and read the logbook on a daily basis.
- Provide food and beverage services to Executive Floor guests, assists in the daily check in and check out as well as the Executive Floor lounge operation.
- Ensure that the Executive Floor equipment and systems are functioning at all times, and that the area is maintained in a clean, tidy and organized way.
- Manage queue at the front desk and assist with the arrivals and departures at the front desk when required.
- Be knowledgeable in the preparation and serving of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
- Ensure that F&B setups during various offerings are maintained and coordinated to the agreed standards with Chef
- Welcome Executive Floor Guests on arrival and assist them during their stay and efficiently answer enquiries and any complaints.
- Maintain the required level of inventory on F&B items and Guest amenities.
- Demonstrate a knowledge of external locations, attractions and landmarks in the vicinity.
- Project a professional image and manner with an emphasis on hospitality and Guest service.
- Actively take part in training where and when required, attend formal training sessions and on the job trainings to ensure standards and develop skills and abilities.
- Collect daily requisitions of food and amenity items from Receiving and Stores, ensuring that only quality items are accepted and then prepared.
- Manage the inventory of food stock, ensuring that items are not wasted and are handled correctly.
- Clean and tidy the Executive Floor Pantry on a daily basis, ensuring that it is free from rubbish and that it adheres to health and safety standards.
- Contribute to the hotel and team by sharing new ideas and suggestions for improvements, being innovative and creative to provide quality service and customer care to team members and guests.
- Solicit and provide feedback to the Executive Floor Manager on guest comments and any operation issues.
- Ensure that the Lounge and Reception areas are kept in clean and presentable conditions at all times
- Handle food and beverages in a safe, hygienic and professional way, ensuring that all caution is taken when handling food and when cleaning in order to prevent sickness and contamination.
- Comply with Hotel security, fire regulations and all health and safety legislation
- Familiarize with Hotel and Executive Floor policies.
- Promote Hilton Honors and its associated benefits to guests who are not already enrolled in the program, ensuring that existing Hilton Honors members receive personal and professional service that recognizes them as important guests and that their benefits are received.
- Undertake tasks as instructed by the Executive Floor Manager
- Serve your role and Team in an environmentally-conscious manner
- The Management reserves the right to make changes to this job description at its sole discretion and without advance notice.
What are we looking for?
An Executive Floor Guest Service Executive serving Hilton Brands is always working on behalf of our guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills and values that follow:
- At least 2 years of previous experience in the luxury hotel, leisure or retail sector or has Front Office experience
- Familiarity with luxury food & beverage sequence of service
- Calm, efficient, resourceful and organised
- Excellent personal presentation and communication skills
- A passion for delivering exceptional levels of Guest service
- Ability to listen and respond to demanding Guest needs
- Multi-lingual
- Accountable and resilient
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexibility to respond to a range of different work situations