PM Housekeeping Supervisor in Westerly, Rhode Island at Ocean House Collection

Ocean House Management

Housekeeping Supervisor PM

A Collection Unlike Any Other

The Ocean House Collections includes 3 luxury properties.

The Ocean House is a Forbes 5-Star property featuring 49 luxury guest rooms, 20 signature suites. The Cottage Collection includes 10 privately owned vacation homes. The Ocean & Harvest Spa is a 12,000 square foot Forbes Travel Guide 5 Star rated full-service health wellness spa. Over 10,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space. Up to 8 unique dining options during summer season including Coast, a Forbes Travel Guide 5 Star rated fine dining experience.

The Weekapaug Inn offers quintessentially New England accommodations that effortlessly combine casual comfort and luxurious furnishings. The Inn features 31 unique guest rooms and 4 two-bedroom signature suites. Farm-to-table dining utilizes the finest and freshest locally sourced ingredients, and inspired amenities and resort activities are designed to create extraordinary guest experiences.

The Watch Hill Inn established in 1845, Watch Hill Inn carries with it a unique history marked by fame, natural disasters and, among all, resilience. Chic, minimalist decor intertwines with innovative technology like complimentary Apple TV, Netflix and an in-room iPad program that allows guests to order food and services to their door with the touch of a button. The Inn features 21 suite style accommodations with unrestricted access to dining, amenities, and resort activities at both Ocean House and Weekapaug Inn.

Scope of Position

The PM Housekeeping Supervisor oversees the daily operations of the housekeeping department, including Room Attendants and Public Area Attendants, ensuring guest rooms, public spaces, and back-of-house areas consistently meet Forbes Five-Star standards. This position provides leadership, training, coaching, and quality assurance while promoting a culture of service excellence, teamwork, accountability, and safety. The Housekeeping Supervisor serves as the department leader on duty during assigned shifts and collaborates closely with other departments to deliver exceptional guest experiences.

Schedule & Availability Expectations

Our properties operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing exceptional service to guests throughout the year. As a member of our housekeeping team, flexibility in scheduling is important to support business needs and deliver a seamless guest experience.

Team members may be scheduled for weekends, holidays, evenings, and occasional extended shifts based on occupancy levels, seasonal demand, and operational requirements. During our peak season (Memorial Day through Columbus Day), availability on weekends and holiday periods is especially important.

We strive to create schedules that support both operational success and work-life balance whenever possible. Advance notice for time-off requests is encouraged, and requests will be reviewed in consideration of staffing needs and guest demand.

Reporting Relationship

Internal: This position reports to the Director of Housekeeping

Key Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assign and coordinate daily room assignments based on occupancy levels, guest preferences, VIP arrivals, departures, and operational priorities.
• Conduct detailed inspections of guest rooms, suites, public areas, and housekeeping projects to ensure compliance with Forbes Five-Star standards and company expectations.
• Lead, mentor, and motivate housekeeping team members to achieve departmental goals.
• Monitor employee productivity, attendance, and performance standards.
• Provide onboarding, training, coaching, and corrective action when appropriate.
• Engage guests warmly creating a welcoming and comfortable environment, encouraging the guest to become at ease.
• Respond promptly and professionally to guest concerns and service recovery opportunities.
• Provide guests with warm farewells and invite them to return.
• Work closely and communicate effectively with all departments but especially front office staff, housekeeping, food & beverage, activities, and engineering to ensure the entire guest experience is exceptional, yet effortless on the part of the guest.
• Ensure compliance with safety, sanitation, and company policies.
• Provide amenity and food & beverage delivery to room as required.
• Manage departmental supply inventories and assist with ordering and cost controls.
• Ensure that daily reports, logs, and other required reporting are completed, and pertinent information is properly documented and passed on to the resort management.
• Maintain room number confidentiality and key control.

• Responsible for practicing, managing, and promoting the Company’s Statement of Purpose, Service Excellence Pillars, and Declarations so that it becomes an intricate part of the everyday operation.
• Represent the Company with a positive attitude and professional presentation.
• Follow sustainability guidelines and practices related to the Company’s sustainability programs.
• May be required to clean guest rooms and assume other housekeeping responsibilities as operational needs and staffing levels dictate.
• Perform any other duties which fall within the broad spirit, scope, and purpose of this job description and which are commensurate with the role.

Required Job Knowledge and Skills

• Previous experience in housekeeping, hospitality, guest services, or a related service-orientated environment required.
• Demonstrated commitment to delivering exceptional guest service and maintaining high standards of cleanliness and presentation.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to lead by example, foster teamwork, and positively influence others through professional conduct and collaboration.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated reliability, accountability, and professionalism.
• Proficiency with basic computer applications, including Microsoft Outlook and operational software systems.

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate’s degree in Hospitality Management or a related field preferred.
• Minimum one (1) year of housekeeping experience in a luxury hotel, resort, or comparable hospitality environment.
• Prior Forbes Five-Star or luxury property experience preferred.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the person occupying this position. The person in this position will be required to perform any other job related duties assigned by their supervisor.

Employee Signature: _________________________ Date:_____________

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES, VISUAL ACUITY, AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF:

Housekeeping Supervisor

I certify that I have read the physical requirements as set forth below and am physically able to perform the necessary duties as indicated herein.

Employee Signature: _________________________ Date: _____________

1. GENERAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Please check the ONE description of general physical requirements that best describes the work requirements of the position:

☐ A. Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

☐ B. Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of force greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.

☒ C. Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

☐ D. Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

☐ E. Very heavy work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

2. PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

Please check ALL physical activities that apply to the essential functions of the position:

☒ A. Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.

☒ B. Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.

☒ C. Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.

☒ D. Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

☒ E. Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

☒ F. Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.

☒ G. Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

☒ H. Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.

☒ I. Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

☒ J. Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.

☒ K. Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

☒ L. Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.

☒ M. Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.

☒ N. Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

☒ O. Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

☒ P. Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

☒ Q. Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and make fine discriminations in sound.

☒ R. Repetitive Motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

3. VISUAL ACUITY

Please check the ONE description of visual acuity requirements (including color, depth perception, and field of vision), that best describes the requirements of the position:

☐ A. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; expansive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly of fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.

☐ B. The worker is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity such as: operating machines such as lathes, drill presses, power saws and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm's reach; performing mechanical or skilled trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature such as carpenters, technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc.

☐ C. The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles or heavy equipment.

☒ D. The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, thoroughness of work assigned (i.e., custodial, food services, general labor, etc.) or to make general observations of facilities or structures (i.e., security guard, inspection, etc.)

4. WORKING CONDITIONS

Please check ALL conditions the worker is subject to in performing the essential functions of the position:

☒ A. The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.

☒ B. The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from the weather.

☒ C. The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: Activities occur inside and outside.

☐ D. The worker is subject to extreme cold: Temperatures typically below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as wind and humidity.

☐ E. The worker is subject to extreme heat: Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than an hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as wind and humidity.

☐ F. The worker is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.

☐ G. The worker is subject to vibration: Exposure to oscillating movements of extremities or whole body.

☐ H. The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.

☐ I. The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: Fumes, odors, dust, mist, gases, or poor ventilation.

☐ J. The worker is subject to oils: There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.

☐ K. The worker is required to wear a respirator.

☐ L. The worker frequently is in close quarters, crawl space, shafts, utility holes, small, enclosed rooms, small sewage and water line pipes, and other areas which could cause claustrophobia.

☐ M. The worker is required to function in narrow aisles or passageways.

☐ N. The worker is exposed to infectious diseases.

☐ O. The worker is required to function around prisoners or mental patients.

☐ P. None: The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).