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Job description
Let Hyatt Regency Buffalo / Hotel and Conference Center be your destination in upstate New York for work or leisure travel. Take advantage of our hotel's design-forward rooms, on-site dining and wellness amenities. A stay at our downtown Buffalo locale puts you in walking distance to the waterfront, KeyBank Center and Shea's Buffalo Theatre, while also placing you a short drive from the spectacular Niagara Falls.
Job Description
Position Summary: The Director of Operations is responsible for the direction and oversight of key guest contact departments within the operations division, their managers and their team members.
Core Responsibilities: * Direct the activities of key guest contact departments by giving guidance, leadership and instruction to department heads. * Responsible for overall budget approval authority for operational departments. * Monitor all room related systems that impact the guest directly, to ensure proper procedures are in place and followed, which allow for an outstanding guest experience. * Communicate with guests and team members both verbally and in writing to answer questions and resolve concerns. * Facilitate the coordination of marketing initiatives, sales site visits and special housekeeping requests, reservations, etc., to ensure understanding by hotel operations of procedures that may have potential impact. * Ensure guest reservation policies, standards and procedures are met. * Ensure the effective resolution if any complaints, challenges occur. * Ensure housekeeping procedures are efficiently followed and any issues are immediately resolved. * Ensure guest check in/checks out procedures are efficiently followed and any issues immediately resolved. * Manage and administer the Manager on Duty program, requiring weekend stayover and constant monitoring throughout the hotel and troubleshooting issues. * Participate in property MOD program, weekly staff meetings, weekly Executive Committee meetings and safety committee meetings. * Understand and apply the applicable Franchise and management's Standard Operating Procedures. * Assist with Human Resource's functions including but not limited to employee relations, recruiting, on-boarding, counseling and compliance. * Perform other duties as assigned
Annual Salary : $94k
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Requirements
Experience in hotel operations and accounting management, computer experience on a PMS system, and working knowledge of manual front desk procedures, including leadership experience in management role.
High work ethic, self-initiative , independent judgment
Proven customer service and problem solving experience
Proven experience in a high pressure, sometimes stressful environment
May be required to work varying schedules to reflect the business needs of the property
Focus and maintain attention to multiple tasks, and meet deadlines despite frequent interruptions
Ability to maintain excellent relationships with staff and maintain staff and guest confidentiality at all times
Physical Requirements:
Stand, sit and walk for varying lengths of time, often long periods of time
Bend, stoop, squat and stretch
Lift approximately fifty (50) pounds of equipment or supplies on and off a cart, using safe lifting techniques
Push and pull carts weighing up to fifty (50) pounds
Good communication skills, both written and verbal, using written communication skills to mark completed rooms on daily paperwork
Grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, pulling, pushing, listening and hearing ability and visual ability
Direct evacuations in an emergency.
Physical Requirements (In-Office Role)
Ability to work in a standard office environment.
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. (6-8 hours a day)
Occasional standing and walking throughout the workday.
Frequent fine motor skills, use of hands and fingers for keyboarding/typing, utilizing a mouse or trackpad, writing, and operating office equipment.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Occasionally required to stand, walk, bend, reach, or carry items.
Ability to lift and/or move 10–25 pounds as needed (e.g., files, office supplies).
Visual ability to read from a computer screen and printed materials including close visual focus for extended periods and color differentiation (for certain roles).
Ability to hear and participate in conversations and meetings, use phone and/or headset
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.
Status
Full-time
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Worksite address
buffalo, NY, 14266, US
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