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Housekeeping Supervisor

Freepoint Hotel

220 Alewife Brook Parkway
Cambridge, MA 02138

121 Room Hotel
Managed By HHM Hotels
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Full-Time

Overview

Opportunity:  Housekeeping Supervisor

Supervise housekeeping staff ensuring brand/hotel guest service and sustainability standards are met.

Your Growth Path

Executive Housekeeper – Front Office Manager – Assistant General Manager – General Manager

Your Focus
  • Train, schedule, coach and support associates, ensuring they perform in accordance with established brand or hotel standards and consistent with HHM core values.
  • Screen job applicants, and hire new employees (in the event housekeeping associates are HHM employees.)
  • Train staff to clean rooms in an efficient manner according to established standards or partner with external vendors to ensure staff is trained properly.
  • Be aware of and communicate guest service scores to drive improvement and higher guest satisfaction. 
  • Issue cleaning supplies and equipment to associates.
  • On occasion, clean rooms or assist staff with cleaning rooms. 
  • Address associate performance and behavior concerns by either direct intervention with HHM associates or through vendors. 
  • Supervise laundry employees, if applicable.
  • Prepare work schedules for HHM associates or provide vendors with anticipated occupancy to ensure proper staffing levels.
  • Follow sustainability guidelines and practices related to HHM’s EarthView program.
  • Practice safe work habits, wear protective safety equipment and follow MSDS and OSHA standards.
  • Practice safe work habits and wear protective safety equipment.
  • Assist in the breakfast area as needed.
  • Ensure overall guest satisfaction.
  • Perform other duties as requested by management.

Your Background and Skills 

  • High School diploma preferred.
  • Previous housekeeping experience or equivalent training required.
  • Previous supervisory responsibility preferred.

HHM Benefits and Perks

  • Competitive wages for full time and part time opportunities
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Health Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • 401k Company Match
  • Free Basic Life Insurance
  • Travel Discounts
  • Commuter Transit and Commuter Parking Benefits
  • Employee Assistance and Wellness Program
  • Educational/Professional Development
  • Referral Bonus Program

Work Environment and Context

  • Work schedule varies and may include working on holidays, and weekends.
  • Requires standing for extended periods, walking, pushing, lifting up to 25 pounds, reaching, kneeling, bending. 

What We Believe

 People Are Our Capability – Hearts That Serve – Only Excellence – Stay Nimble - Own It

About Us

HHM Hotels is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other group protected by law.

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Posted March 12, 2024

Freepoint Hotel

Our Hotel

As one of the nation’s smartest cities, there is a lot to discover and unpack in Cambridge. Freepoint Hotel is a great place from which to explore this city—the fifth largest in Massachusetts and a short train ride away from Downtown Boston, Belmont, and Somerville.

Located a short walk (or free shuttle ride) away from the Alewife Train Station, Cambridge and Boston are at a visitor's fingertips at Freepoint Hotel. From the Red Line it’s easy to explore nearby Davis Square, Harvard Square, Kendall Square and Downtown Boston. There are a host of great restaurants, some great shops, and a few great museums in Cambridge. There are even some Universities people may have heard a thing or two about.

Some of Cambridge’s best food and drink is right in Freepoint Hotel at Freepoint Kitchen & Cocktails by Matthew Gaudet. Our esteemed Chef is well-known in Cambridge as he was the Chef Owner of the beloved Cambridge restaurant West Bridge. The food and drink menus both emphasize local ingredients. Our bar is best known for its specialty Manhattan Menu, which features 8 variations on this classic cocktail. 

At Freepoint Hotel, guests will enjoy newly renovated and smartly designed guestrooms with deluxe amenities such as superfast complimentary Wi-Fi and hair products by Living Proof, an innovative local company. They will also have access to our brand new, well-equipped fitness room as well as access to our daily shuttle which will take them anywhere in a two-mile radius.