Hilton Garden Inn Snowdonia
We are now looking for an Operations Manager who shares our passion for hospitality and world-class customer service. We value hard working, positive team players who are committed to delivering an incredible experience for our guests. Want to be part of the team? Take a look at the full job description below.
Role Overview
Under the guidance of the General Manager assess, evaluate and ensure that long term and short-term goals of all hotel operations are met. Direct and manage all hotel operations to achieve sales and profitability and quality goals by developing and executing market strategies, controlling costs, providing quality service and product to the customers.
To work closely with the General Manager to shape and implement the future strategy for the Hotel. Challenge current operations and develop proposals for new concepts.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the General Manager and have a good understanding of all hotel operations with an ability to step into the GM’s role in their absence
- Schedule your own time effectively around critical business process and peak trading periods
- Schedule the team to deliver optimal levels of productivity and maintain purchasing cycle in line with forecasted activity
- Maintain awareness of consumer trends and competitor activity to ensure our propositions maintain their relevance
- Regularly review product and suppliers, making changes as required
- Ensure all departments are aligned in their objectives, their approach and that they're collaborating effectively
- Ensure a safe, secure and stimulating environment is provided for team members and customers in all business areas under your remit
- The writing and delivery of Standard Operating Procedures will be a responsibility of the role
- Ensure all team members are fully equipped with the tools, skills, behaviours and knowledge required before customer contact
- Ensure that all items have a delivery specification and that no products are delivered to our customers that do not meet this specification
- Ensure that all customer facing team members are optimising the revenue opportunities in each customer interaction
- Ensure that all prescribed and designed process, systems, and standards are maintained
- Ensure uniform standards are being maintained at all times
- Monitor schedules and T&A records
- Ensure monthly department appreciation is engaging, coming up with ideas for continuous motivation for the team
- Utilise leadership skills and motivation to maximise employee productivity and satisfaction
- Monitors hotels overall service and team work daily and makes recommendations for improvement to department heads
- Monitors and ensures highest levels of guest satisfaction by providing quality guest services and products within corporate standards
- Selects and develops strategies to improve guest service, food production techniques and efficiency
- Take full responsibility for setting up new starters onto Hilton Lobby, ensuring relevant training has been allocated
- Ensure HODs are following compliant policy when it comes to essential training
- Provide the team with the clear purpose they require, support with relevant learning experiences and feedback on individual / team performance constantly
- Conducts and guides department heads on HR related tasks including, performance reviews, employee relations, disciplinary & grievance
- Establishes and maintains effective internal communications, including meetings with own department heads and supervisors, to ensure optimum team work and productivity
Health & Safety
- Ensures that all potential and real hazards are reported and dealt with immediately
- Fully understands the hotels fire and emergency procedures
- Ensures that emergency procedures are practiced and enforced to provide for the security and safety of guests and employees
- Ensures that employees work in a safe manner that does not harm or injure self or others
- Stimulates and encourages a general awareness of health and safety in tasks and activities carried out
- Ensures the safety of the people and property within the premises by applying hotel regulations, adhering to existing laws and regulations
- Anticipates possible and probable hazards and conditions and either corrects them or takes action to prevent them from happening
- Ensures the highest standards of personal hygiene, dress, uniform, appearance, body language and conduct of hotel employees is maintained by all employees in the department
‘What’s in it for me?’ I hear you ask
- Competitive Salary
- Hilton Honors Team Member rates worldwide
- Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
- Free ‘Spa Experience’ entry in off-peak hour