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Suburban Inns

Runs hotels and restaurants in Michigan

Housekeeper

Part-Time
$16/hr+ $2/hour weekend differential
Entry
Grand Rapids, MI, USA
In Person
Cleaning & Custodial ServicesJanitorial Services

About the job

Requirements
  • Ability to interpret or extract information and perform arithmetic functions.
  • May require typing, basic computer knowledge, record keeping, or word processing.
  • Hazcom Training and Bloodborne Pathogen Training are required; they may be completed upon hire.
  • Close-toed, non-slip shoes are required.
  • Hair must be kept well-groomed.
  • All facial piercings and tattoos not covered by the work uniform must be approved by management; tattoos deemed offensive based on sensitive or legally protected characteristics must remain covered or concealed.
Responsibilities
  • Greet guests in a friendly, positive manner, ask questions, and make personal connections so they feel welcome and valued.
  • Communicate regularly with the Executive or Assistant Executive Housekeeper about completed rooms, early outs, late checkouts, special room issues, missing or broken items, and lost-and-found items.
  • Inspect rooms for safety and report maintenance issues to the Executive or Assistant Executive Housekeeper.
  • Help keep storage rooms organized.
  • Stock housekeeping carts with supplies and amenities needed throughout the shift.
  • Clean rooms according to Suburban Inns and brand standards, including scrubbing bathroom floors and fixtures; removing used amenities, linens, and garbage; restocking amenities; making beds and checking linens for damage or stains; dusting and cleaning furniture, decorations, appliances, and structural surfaces; vacuuming bedrooms and hallways outside room doors; and completing assigned extra tasks.
  • Return roll-away beds and cribs with fresh linen to the appropriate storage rooms.
  • Transport dirty laundry to the laundry room, sort it by type, identify stained linen, and keep stained linen separate.
  • Follow Suburban Inns and brand standards while maintaining a minimum of 45 minutes per room.
  • Follow all Suburban Inns processes.
  • Maintain regular and recurrent attendance.
  • Perform other duties as requested by management.
  • Follow the work schedule, which varies according to business demands and may include day, evening, night, holiday, and weekend assignments.

About the company

Suburban Inns owns and runs hotels and restaurants in Michigan for leisure travelers, business visitors and organized groups. Its hotels operate under Hilton, Marriott and Holiday Inn brands, while Big E's Sports Grill and Sharkee's Bar and Grill serve hotel guests and local diners. Properties in Holland, Grand Rapids and Midland combine overnight accommodation with dining, meeting rooms and space for weddings and other gatherings. The business earns money from room bookings, restaurant meals and private events, and it manages guest services across its own portfolio. Founded in 1979, the privately held company is headquartered in Hudsonville, Michigan.

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Headquarters

Hudsonville, MI

Founded

1979

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What believers are saying

  • Advancement has a formal route: eligible Suburban Inns employees apply for approval to enter its Manager-in-Training program.
  • Weekend work pays extra: Hampton Inn Holland's part-time housekeeper posting adds a $2 hourly weekend premium.
  • Counseling has a defined allowance: Suburban Inns' grounds posting includes three free Pine Rest counseling visits.

What critics are saying

  • Overnight work is explicit: the full-time night auditor at Holland's Hampton Inn works third shift.
  • Housekeeping carries a production target: Hampton Inn Holland requires housekeepers to finish at least two rooms hourly.
  • Restaurant staffing follows cost targets: Big E's Holland managers cut nightly staffing to meet labor cost goals.

What makes Suburban Inns unique

  • Development stays in-house: Suburban Inns' design and construction team builds the properties its hotel staff operate.
  • Hotel revenue has central oversight: Suburban Inns lists corporate revenue managers alongside its property general managers.
  • Eligible parents get paid leave: Suburban Inns lists ten weeks of maternity or paternity leave at full pay.

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