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room attendant

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Room attendants clean, tidy and restock guest rooms as well as other public areas as directed.

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Competences
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4
Essential
9
Optional
12

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health and safety regulations

Necessary health, safety, hygiene and environmental standards and legislation rules in the sector of particular activity.

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Essential skills and competences 8 competences

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clean rooms

Clean rooms by cleaning glasswork and windows, polishing furniture, vacuuming carpets, scrubing hard floors, and removing garbage.

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comply with food safety and hygiene

Respect optimal food safety and hygiene during preparation, manufacturing, processing, storage, distribution and delivery of food products.

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ensure compliance with company regulations

Guarantee that employees' activities follow company regulations, as implemented through client and corporate guidelines, directives, policies and programmes.

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handle chemical cleaning agents

Ensure proper handling, storage, management and disposal of cleaning chemicals (CIP) in accordance with regulations.

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The chemicals include hazardous materials.
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handle customer complaints

Administer complaints and negative feedback from customers in order to address concerns and where applicable provide a quick service recovery.

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maintain customer service

Keep the highest possible customer service and make sure that the customer service is at all times performed in a professional way. Help customers or participants feel at ease and support special requirements.

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Might include keeping the customers informed about the current status of their orders or waiting times.
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maintain linen operation

Keep daily operations of a linen stock, including its distribution, maintenance, rotation and storage.

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perform cleaning duties

Perform cleaning duties such as waste removal, vacuuming, emptying bins, and general cleaning of the working area. Cleaning activities should follow health and safety regulations if required.

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Optional knowledge 2 competences

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cleaning products

The ingredients used in the development of cleaning products, their properties and risks.

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cleaning techniques

Various techniques and tools used to clean different types of surfaces to achieve a certain degree of cleanliness such as sweeping, vacuuming, degreasing and wet cleaning.

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Optional skills and competences 10 competences

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clean toilet facilities

Clean the toilets and wipe the sinks, mirrors and cubicle furniture according to the required standards, providing special attention to details.

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collect items for laundry service

Collect the dirty pieces of clothing or other linen within the facility and send them to the laundry service.

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make the beds

Clean sheets, turn mattresses, plump pillows and change cushions.

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service rooms

Offer room service and, where appropriate, service public areas, including cleaning surfaces, bathrooms, replacing linen and towels and restocking guest items.

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clean building floors

Clean the floors and stairways of buildings by sweeping, vacuuming, and mopping them, according to hygienic and organisational standards.

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clean furniture

Remove dirt, marks and other unwanted material from furniture.

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clean glass surfaces

Use cleaning products to clean any surface covered by glass.

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greet guests

Welcome guests in a friendly manner in a certain place.

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manage supplies

Monitor and control the flow of supplies that includes the purchase, storage and movement of the required quality of raw materials, and also work-in-progress inventory. Manage supply chain activities and synchronise supply with demand of production and customer.

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order supplies

Command products from relevant suppliers to get convenient and profitable products to purchase.

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