Oversee Front Office operations, including guest check-in/out, reservations, complaints, billing, and interdepartmental coordination, while maintaining professional service standards. Assist in training, shift leadership, and smooth daily operations.
Job Description
•To organize, provide and coordinate training for new starters
•To take over Shift leader position when required.
• Have a good knowledge of the local area and where to find relevant information.
• To know the operating hours of each outlets within the hotel.
• To communicate with all guest and employees in a professional and courteous manner at all time.
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures.
• Covering other Front Office department positions when required.
• Perform any reasonable task requested by the shift leaders and reception supervisor.
• Respond to guest complaints in a professional manner at all times and record all relevant
information.
• Ensure the Front Desk and back offices are being kept clean and tidy at all times.
• Maintain a high standard of personal hygiene, cleanliness and appearance at all times.
• Always use the correct standard to answer the telephone.
• Constantly check the handover, memo file and ensure checklists are completed at the end of your
shift.
• Report any unusual occurrences and any concerns to the reception shift leaders and supervisor.
• Welcome all guests upon arrival according to the CLPM standards.
• Ensure that procedures for rooming are being adhered to.
• Promote the hotel facilities efficiently.
• Ensure all special requests on the arrival list are being action and followed up.
• Verify that all registration cards and keys have been prepared for the day.
• Update any information from the guest registration card onto Visual Oui.
• Liaise with the Concierge desk for the delivery and collect of luggage.
• Follow up with the concerned airlines and agencies in case of any guest’s lost luggage.
• Ensure that upon arrival, information on guest’s voucher matches the one in our reservation
system. If incorrect or wrong, ensure proper action is taken.
• Reconfirm airline ticket for all direct guests and follow up on any query from agencies’ guests.
• Ensure that cash box and float are properly handed over by adhering the correct procedures and
policies.
• Assist guest with foreign exchange by adhering the hotel policies and country laws.
• Posting and filling of all manual bills.
• Prepare authorization form for direct guest.
• Prepare the registration card for the next day.
• Verify / print / attach with departure letter the bill for the next day departure.
• Ensure that the check-in forms are correctly filled in before faxing to the central bank.
• Ensure that parcel, faxes, messages are delivered to guests on time.
• Constantly liaise with all the resort departments to ensure smooth running of the operations.
• Sorting and filling of guests’ bills from the outlets.
• Clearing out the dockets of the check out guests.
• Prepare and update the departure control sheet for the next day.
Qualifications
• Middle or Secondary Education + Additional training or certificates in the relevant field.
Experience:
• A minimum of 1 year of experience in hotel industry.
• Proven experience working in a top luxury resorts.
• Experience working in remote island locations is a plus.
Technical skills:
• Basic computer skills.
• Good knowledge of math.
• Organized
• Phone Etiquette
• Fluency in English or another language, written and verbal communication.
• Knowledge of a third language is a plus.