Housekeeping supervisor Job Description
Housekeeping supervisor Job Profile and Description
Housekeeping supervisor job outlook involves managing and performing skilled housekeeping, laundry and linen services
Duties and Responsibilities
The following are major housekeeping supervisor job duties:
- Has constant contact with others in the performance of daily duties including subordinates, other employees, contractors, and patients.
- Supervises and may participate in housekeeping services including cleaning, mopping, scrubbing, sanitizing the floors and other surfaces as well as the refinishing, waxing and polishing of floors, tile work and other various floor and wall surfaces in stairways, hallways, restrooms, offices, laboratories, recreation and locker rooms.
- Ensures restrooms are sanitized, cleaned and stocked on a regular basis.
- May wash windows and polish special metal fixtures and surfaces such as nickel and brass work.
- Cleans, dusts, and polishes furniture and equipment, washes and polishes drinking fountains and other fixtures.
- Empties waste baskets and trash boxes.
- Ensures staff offices are cleaned daily.
- Takes inventory of linens and supplies linens to areas on a daily basis.
- Supervises and trains employees assigned to area, establishes a work schedule, and resolves any coverage issues.
- Recruits and interviews applicants and makes hiring recommendations to the immediate supervisor.
Skills and Specifications
Housekeeper supervisor job skills to efficiently work in this field include:
- Physically fit as most functions are incumbent of up to 50 pounds
- Should be willing to work in the presence of dirt, dust and fumes
Education and Qualifications
- Required completion of 10th grade high school
- High school diploma or equivalent