Head Butler

Job description

Company Description

Your Fairmont Journey Starts Here:

Are you a someone with a passion for excellence and a flair for exceptional hospitality? Fairmont Udaipur Palace invites you to embark on an unforgettable journey of luxury and join our pre-opening team.

Job Description

The Position

To oversee and direct the day to day operation of Butler department and to assist in the forward planning of the department. Promotes the work culture and the company’s core values

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

·  Has full awareness, and manages and supervises all tasks of his/her staff.
·  Directs the work assignment of supervisory and non-supervisory personnel
·  Monitors butlers to ensure residents receive prompt and courteous service
·  Informs other operating departments of matters concerning to Butlers operations, which concern notably the Front Office, to ensure VIP status and other such information, Housekeeping, to ensure all residents receive consistent service from all staff, in addition to communicating with Engineering, Laundry, Sales, Food & Beverage, Reservations etc
·  Schedules and performs routine inspections by self or in coordination with the supervisors, of all butler areas including occupied and non-occupied rooms
·  Inspects resident rooms and pantries on a regular basis to ensure amenities, resident preferences and other such points are taken care of and carried out flawlessly
·  Appraise appearance, discipline and efficiency of all staff under direct supervision and initiate immediate remedial action if necessary
·  Ensures that consumption of resident supplies is under control
·  Assists in monitoring and controlling relevant procedures including lost and found, key control, security and emergency procedures, health and safety for employees and residents
·  Performs related duties and special projects assigned
·  Is fully aware of Fairmont Standards
·  Performs related duties and special projects assigned
·  Ensure that Butlers deliver the Fairmont touch by exceeding the resident’s expectations and providing pro active personalized service
·  Ensure that up selling is optimized and hotel products and facilities are utilized to the utmost by all residents
·  Ensures that butlers receive appreciation for their efforts in the form of regular feedback and recognition
·  Ensures that the team adheres to the core values and the brand dimension of Fairmont Udaipur
·  Ensure that repeat residents are met and greeted on a daily basis and profiles are updated
·  Ensures that long staying residents/ special attention residents/ occasion celebrating residents are given greater importance and are taken care of exclusively
·  Ensures all communication is carried clearly between the team and the Director of rooms
·  Ensures that the Director of rooms is fully aware of the tasks and assignments of every individual within the department
·  Conducts regular trainings and role plays to ensure all trainings are understood by the team

 

Additional Information

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion :

We are an inclusive company, and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.