Sleep Inn & Suites Knoxville
Housekeeping Room Attendant at Sleep Inn &… · Farragut
Entry LevelOn-siteFull-timeFarragut, TN$12–$13/hr
Job Description
Overview
As a Hotel Housekeeper, you’ll help create a clean, comfortable, and welcoming stay for every guest. You’ll clean guest rooms and shared spaces, care for floors, and use cleaning equipment and chemical agents safely. This active role involves standing, bending, and manual handling, including lifting supplies.
Responsibilities
- Clean and sanitize guest rooms, bathrooms, corridors, and public areas; vacuum, mop, and complete floor care.
- Replenish room supplies, change linens, and report maintenance needs or damaged items.
- Follow sanitation standards, hotel emergency procedures, and safe practices for heavy lifting and manual handling.
- Respond courteously to guest requests and coordinate with hotel staff to keep rooms ready.
- Clean and organize assigned guest rooms, including making beds, changing linens, dusting, vacuuming, and mopping floors.
- Sanitize bathrooms thoroughly, ensuring toilets, showers, sinks, and fixtures meet strict hygiene standards.
- Maintain public spaces, including cleaning corridors, elevators, lobbies, and public restrooms as assigned.
- Manage cleaning carts by keeping them neatly stocked, organized, and safely stored.
- Report maintenance issues or safety hazards (e.g., broken lights, plumbing leaks) to management immediately.
- Handle lost-and-found items strictly according to hotel policy.
- Interact with guests in a polite, professional, and helpful manner.
Your impact: Consistent cleaning and attentive service help guests feel comfortable and support a safe, welcoming hotel environment.
Skills
- Essential: Careful cleaning habits, attention to detail, reliability, and the ability to perform physical tasks, including heavy lifting.
- Essential: Safe chemical agent handling, knowledge of sanitation practices, and willingness to follow equipment instructions and safety procedures.
- Preferred: Hotel housekeeping or hospitality experience; customer service skills are valuable.
- Preferred: Floor cleaning, janitorial, industrial cleaning, or custodial experience, including vacuuming and floor care.
- Preferred: Hotel housekeeping management or housekeeping management experience, plus familiarity with hotel emergency procedures and SDS.
- Experience: Previous cleaning or hospitality experience is preferred, but we are willing to train the right candidate with a strong work ethic.
- Attention to Detail: A sharp eye for cleanliness and organization to meet luxury/brand standards.
- Time Management: Ability to complete assigned rooms efficiently within a specified timeframe.
- Reliability: Dependable attendance and punctuality, especially for weekend and holiday shifts.
Pay: $12.00 - $13.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
Work Location: In person