FRONT OFFICE MANAGER

Front Office Manager

Pay Range : $80,000 to $85,000

At Archer, your passion for hospitality becomes the heart of every stay.

Archer Hotel Napa, a wine-country-chic boutique hotel in downtown Napa, welcomes guests with 183 luxe guest rooms and balcony-clad suites, an expansive sixth-floor rooftop with Sky & Vine Rooftop Bar, Whiskey Bar, Water Deck, Rooftop Spa and Fitness Studio, the celebrated first-floor Charlie Palmer Steak and 22,111 sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space.

The AAA Four Diamond, Forbes Travel Guide Recommended hotel is part of the award-winning Archer Hotel collection chock-full of thoughtful touches and local discoveries and consistently ranking at the top of trusted review sites.

The hotel is in downtown Napa on First Street near Coombs Street with free garage parking nearby for employees.

Leads all guest-facing operationsfrom the front desk and concierge to communication hosts and our bell / valet teammaking sure every guest experience is seamless and memorable.

LodgeWorks is actively hiring for a Front Office Manager

Job Overview

The Front Office Manager is responsible for providing attentive, courteous and efficient service to all guests prior to arrival and throughout their stay, while maximizing suite revenue and occupancy. In addition, this position assists the Assistant General Manager / Director of Guest Services in the training and supervising of employees. A Front Office Manager is responsible for the first impressions of our Guests and, therefore must perform the tasks below to the highest standards.

Your Day-To-Day

• Monitor staffing levels to ensure appropriate coverage for business demand.
• Set departmental objectives, work schedules, budgets, policies and procedures.
• Ensure that team members have current knowledge of hotel products, services, pricing and policies, as well as familiarity of the local area.
• Conduct monthly one-on-one meetings, as well as departmental meetings.
• Check all hotel guests in and out in a confident, professional and personalized manner.
• Welcome and register hotel guests, explain the accommodations and establish the credit or method of payment.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to provide clear direction to staff.
• Comply with LodgeWorks' standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations.
• Use hotel communication tools to log and notify fellow associates and supervisors of pertinent information.
• Remain calm and alert, especially during emergency situations and / or heavy hotel activity, serving as a role model for the team and other associates; know and communicate hotel emergency procedures; inform and assist guests in emergencies.
• Administer counseling and discipline to team members as necessary, and provide training and recognition to employees at all levels to maintain a team-oriented environment.
• Recruit, manage, train and develop the Front Office Team.
• Maintain good communication and working relationships with all departments.
• Meet or exceed budgeted profit goals and maintain labor efficiency ratios to ensure excellent guest service and cost-effectiveness.
• Comply with local and LodgeWorks' hotel security, fire regulations and all health and safety policies.
• Understand and enforce all cash handling, check handling, tax exempt and credit policies.
• Maintain accuracy and thoroughness of various reporting requested on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Engage with guests and follow up to ensure complete resolution; respond to guest feedback, looking at such as an opportunity to build guest satisfaction.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Implement changes that could improve service and increase operational efficiency.
• Assist in any other task or duties as requested by management.

Who You Are

Benefits

LodgeWorks is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.