Front Office Department

The "Front Office Department" is the major department in a hotel which is situated at the front part of the hotel and it's duty is to sale the rooms of the hotels after registration and hand over key to the guest.

FRONT OFFICE MANAGER

RESPONSIBLE TO: General Manager,
RESPONSIBLE for: All asst. managers and the staff working in the front office department,
JOB SPECIFICATION: Three years degree or diploma in hotel management, or a graduate with an MBA degree,
At least 7 years of experience as an asst. manager in the front office department in a large hotel,
Having a pleasing personality with good command over English language, knowledge of a foreign language preferred.
Duties:

MANAGER RESERVATION

RESPONSIBLE TO: front office manager,
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RESPONSIBLE FOR: Reservation department
JOB SPECIFICATION: Three years degree or diploma in hotel management, or a
Graduate with an MBA degree,
At least 5 years of experience as a front office supervisor in the front office department in a leading hotel,
Having a pleasing personality with good command over English language, knowledge of a foreign language preferred.
Duties:

RESERVATION ASSISTANT

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RESPONSIBLE TO: Reservation manager
RESPONSIBLE FOR: Trainees
JOB SPECIFICATION: three-year degree or diploma in hotel management with at least 3years as a receptionist in a leading hotel,
Having a pleasing personality with good command over English language, knowledge of a foreign language preferred.
Duties:
1)  Courteously and promptly handle all reservations on phone, by mail, telex, fax, E- mail, and book the rooms in advance.

FRONT OFFICE SUPERVISOR

RESPONSIBLE TO: asst. manager front office,
RESPONSIBLE FOR: front office asst.
JOB SPECIFICATION: three years degree or diploma in hotel management with at least 5 years as a front office asst. in a leading hotel
Having a pleasing personality with good command over English language, knowledge of a foreign language prefer
Duties:
1. Checks statistical data on days proceedings as regards to room revenue and reports,
2. Prepares budgets/three monthly outlook report,
3.  Prepares monthly statistic with regards to:
a)Complimentary rooms,

RECEPTIONIST/REGISTRATION ASSISTANT

Image result for RECEPTIONIST/REGISTRATION ASSISTANTRESPONSIBLE TO: front office asst.
RESPONSIBLE FOR: Information Asst.
JOB SPECIFICATION: three years degree or diploma in hotel management or postgraduate in accommodation operation or 1-? years in reception and bookkeeping
Having a pleasing personality with good command over English language, knowledge of a foreign language preferred.
Duties:
  1. The receptionists primary duty is to receive and welcome the guest, enquire his requirements and room him,
  2. Registering the guest,
  3. Allocate the room to a guest,

INFORMATION ASSISTANT/CONCIERGE

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RESPONSIBLE FOR: none
JOB SPECIFICATION: 12 th pass with a craft course in reception and book keeping experience required at the time of entry is nil, one month departmental training, typing speed 40 w.p.m., having a good command of local language, English , knowledge of foreign language preferred physically strong to stand for long hours willingness of help and assist guest at all times,
Duties:
1)  Concierge can be called as a ‘ man- about- town' or ‘ mister- know- it- all', usually resourceful and knowledgeable about hotel and the surrounding,
2)Should be equipped with the brochures, travel facilities information, sight seeing, shopping, and other such things for providing assistance to the guest,
3)He/she is required to make airlines booking, taxi booking and planning of itineraries for guest
4)Serves as guests liaison with hotel and non hotel services,
5)Provides personal approach to guest services,
6) Distributes room keys to registered guests in the hotel,
7)  Answer incoming calls for guests and report all messages,
8)  Handle all guest mails, information, parcels, telegrams as per the laid down procedures,
9)  Answer enquiries on house facilities and places of tourist interest,
10)  Keeps information aids such as time table, road map, hotel guide etc.,
11)  Help in paging a guest,                                                                                     
12)  Maintains a log for guest as well as staff information,
13)  Maintains guest rack alphabetically,
14)  Sell hotel facilities through trained salesmanship,
15)  Report keys not retrieved or lost to the lobby manager and to the front office manager,

BELL CAPTAIN

Image result for BELL CAPTAINRESPONSIBLE TO: lobby manager,
RESPONSIBLE FOR:bellboys, pageboy, doorman,
JOB SPECIFICATION: 12 th pass with at least five years as a bell captain, having a good command over English language, knowledge of foreign language preferred, socially confident, presentable and well groomed as the job has constant guest contact, must be a team person to lead and motivate his staff to get the best out of them, physically strong to stand for long hours, willingness to be of help and assistance to guest all the times.
Duties:
  1. Control and supervise the lobby staff,
  2. Supervise the movement of bell boys with the help of bell captain control sheet,
  3. Train the bell boys to maximize the departmental efficiency,
  4. Ensure smooth coordination between lobby and front office to facilitate smooth check in and check out,
  5.  Control the sale of postage stamp and postage stationery to guest,
  6. Maintain record of all guest with scanty baggage and inform lobby manager about them,
  7. Responsible for “left luggage” room,
  8. Check for the safety and security in the lobby,
  9. Ensure that all procedures regarding arrivals & departures are strictly followed by his staff,
  10. Co-ordinates closely with tour leader regarding group baggage handling,
  11. Attend to guest complaint in the absence of lobby manager to ensure prompt action,
  12. Ensure delivery of morning newspaper to the guest room as well as to the executive offices,
  13. Supervise and take daily briefing of the staff,
  14. Organize and supervise check in and check out baggage formalities of guest, groups and crew,
  15. Keep the lobby area clean all the time,

Co-ordinates with:
a)  FRONT OFFICE: to execute efficiently the arrivals and departure formalities,
b)  TELEPHONE: to arrange for wake calls especially for airline crew members and groups,
c)  SECURITY: to help protect hotel property and image from undesirable persons,
d)  FRONT OFFICE CASHIER: for receiving clearance to remove baggage out of the hotel as a consequence of guest paying their bills,
e)  HOUSEKEEPING: for cleanliness and uniforms,

BELL BOY

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RESPONSIBLE FOR: pageboy, doorman,
JOB SPECIFICATION: matriculate or high school preferred experienced required at the time of entry is nil presentable and well groomed having a good command over English language physically strong to stand for long hours and lift heavy baggage, willingness to be of help and assistance to guests all the times,
Duties:
  1. Take the baggage from the car or the taxi in the porch into the lobby and then to the guest assigned room,
  2. Escort the guest to the room on his arrival,
  3. Place the baggage in the guest room on the luggage rack,
  4. Explain the operation of light/ air conditioning control to the guest and switch them on,
  5. Under instruction from the bell captain bring down the guest baggage from his room at the time of guest departure ,
  6. Check the departure room to ensure that the guest has not left any articles in the room by mistake,
  7. Switch off the lights and air condition once the departure has taken place,
  8. Obtain clearance from the front office cashier on his errand card regarding the guest bill,
  9. Ensure collection of room key from the guest at the time of check out and after depositing the same at the information obtain clearance on his errand card from the information assistant,
  10. Check mail message for departing guest at the time of his departure and hand over the same to the guest,
  11. Take out the guest baggage from the lobby and place it in the car or taxi,
  12. Handle errands requested by guest or the executives,
  13. Handle guest baggage in case of room change,
  14. Distribute newspaper to guest rooms and to executive offices,
  15. Keep an eye on unwanted guests in the hotel,
  16. Keep the lobby area clean at all times,
  17. Attend to instructions of his supervisor,
  18. Deliver guest message to guest room,
  19. Handle and store equipment carefully and appropriately i.e. luggage trolleys& wheel chair,
  20. Report guest with scanty baggage to the lobby manager,
  21. Run errand inside and out side the hotel as may be instructed,

FRONT OFFICE CASHIER

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RESPONSIBLE TO: head cashier
RESPONSIBLE FOR: none
JOB SPECIFICATION: Graduate in commerce with 2 year experience in restaurant or a small hotel as a Cashier. Must have good memory, fluent in English, honest in dealing in cash.
 Duties:
  1. He is to receive payment from the guest in settlement of their bills,
  2. Posting of vouchers into the individual bills,
  3. Looking after the safe deposit vault,
  4. Checking the petty cash float, operating and maintaining cash registers and billing machines,
  5. Maintain the visitor tabular ledger, and post guest vouchers into the VTL,
Check the correctness of the bills, 

DOOR MAN/COMMISSIONNAIRE/ LINK MAN

Image result for DOOR MAN/COMMISSIONNAIRE/ LINK MANRESPONSIBLE TO: bell captain
RESPONSIBLE FOR: none
JOB SPECIFICATION: 10 th pass, strongly built with a min. hight of 6 feet pref. army retd. , must have knowledge of English.
Duties:
Another member of uniform staff, his place of duty is outside the main entrance of the hotel. He is responsible for cleanliness of the front entrance of the hotel and area around it, he opens the car and taxi door for the guest and carries an umbrella in case it is raining, he keeps unwanted visitor away from the hotel. At the time of guest departure he collects the luggage out pass before allowing the luggage to go out of the hotel.

CAR VALET/CHAUFFEUR

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RESPONSIBLE FOR: none
JOB SPECIFICATION: 10+2 pass, strongly built in stand for long hour, Valid Driving Licence
Duties:
1) To park the car of the guest in the parking area at the time of Check-In
2) To bring the car back from the parking area to the F.O porch at the Checkout time.

RESPONSIBLE TO: Bell captain

TELEPHONE OPERATOR

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RESPONSIBLE FOR: none
JOB SPECIFICATION: Graduate with certificate in telex operator from P&T dept. with atleast 1 year experience in a small hotel. Must have 40 w.p.m. typing speed without mistake. Fluent in English.
Duties:
  1. Extend a warm and courteous telephone service to guest/management and employees of the hotel,
  2. Handle wake up call and ensure prompt and timely service followed by reminder wake call service,
  3. Be familiar with all operational procedures within the department,
  4. Ensure proper use/care, upkeep and maintenance of equipment installed,
  5. Keep the guest information rack, VIP, group, crew list updated at all times,
  6. Responsible for proper and accurate accounting of trunk calls made by hotel officials/guests and promptly transmit telephone vouchers to front office cashier in case of a guest,
  7. Use proper and distinct pronunciation in order to make one selves audible and easily understood. Be expressive than impressive,
  8. Maintain speed and accuracy when connecting all incoming and outgoing calls,
  9. Avoid interruptions,
  10. Brief the next shift operator regarding all pending works to be done,
  11. Avoid transferring calls too many times,

AIRPORT REPRESENTATIVE

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RESPONSIBLE FOR: None
JOB SPECIFICATION: Graduate,or three years degree or diploma in hotel management, with atleast 7 years of experience as a front office supervisor or 10 years as a bell captain in a large hotel. Fluent in English, knowledge of foreign language
Duties:
  1. To keep informed of hotel rates and facilities,
  2. Keeps informed of local events and practices,
  3. Meets and maintain rapport with airlines counter staff on a continuous basis to generate layover/ FIT business for the hotel,
  4. Meets the guest/ crew on arrival and liaisons with transport,
  5. Receives VIP guest on arrival and escorts them to the hotel,
  6. Sees off VIP guest at the airport,
  7. Maintain good rapport with custom authorities and helps in quick clearance of VIPs and any other person as directed by front office manager,
  8. Keeps informed of room position,
  9. Assists hotel VIP guest, in case of excess baggage, ticket reconfirmation and if desired checks in for the guest at airport in advance,