Reception Manager

EOE/AA/Disabled/Veterans

WELCOME TO A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES AT THE UKs #1 GREAT PLACE TO WORK 2025 AS VOTED BY OUR TEAM MEMBERS!

No two days or two hotels are the same but our spirit and passion for hospitality always brings all our teams together to create a culture of inclusiveness positivity and drive to achieve our common goal. To share the light and warmth of hospitality. With amazing training resources and support from both managers and colleagues there is always an opportunity to develop and grow.

Salary: 34000 a year plus Incentives Scheme

A WORLD OF REWARDS

• Smart uniform provided

• Free and healthy meals when on duty

• Grow your Career!

• Personal Development programmes designed to support you at every step of your career

• A chance to make a difference through our Corporate Responsibility programmes Find out what and how we are doing ()

• Team Member Travel Program: discounted hotel nights plus 50% off Food and Beverages (subject to individual outlets)

• Team Member Referral Program

• High street discounts: with Perks at Work

• Holiday: 28 days including bank holidays (increasing yearly to up to 33 days)

• Discounted dental and health cover

• Free Parking

• Accommodation available with all bills included

• Guest Experience Day as part of your induction

• Modern and inclusive Team Members areas

A Reception Manager supervises the Front Office Team to ensure that Team Members are prepared and well-informed to deliver our Guests an exceptional experience from check-in through check-out.

What will I be doing

As a Reception Manager you will oversee the Front Office Team which is the main connection between the Guest the hotel and the various hotel departments. A Reception Manager is responsible for managing the first impressions of our Guests and therefore must perform the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Oversee the entire Front Office operation to maintain high standards
• Evaluate levels of Guest satisfaction and monitor trends with a focus on continuous improvement
• Ensure regular and VIP Guests are recognised and that the Front Office department operates with a sales attitude and promotes the hotel brands loyalty scheme
• Maximise room occupancy at best rates and use up-selling techniques to promote hotel services and facilities
• - Set departmental objectives work schedules budgets policies and procedures
• Monitor the appearance standards and performance of the Front Office Team Members with an emphasis on training and teamwork
• Ensure Team Members have current knowledge of hotel products services pricing and policies as well as knowledge of the local area and are continuously trained to learn and understand policies and practices
• Maintain good communication and working relationships with all hotel departments
• Monitor staffing levels to meet cover business demands
• Conduct monthly communication meetings and produce minutes
• Manage staff performance issues in compliance with company policies and procedures
• Recruit manage train and develop the Front Office team
• Comply with hotel security fire regulations and all health and safety legislation
• Act in accordance with policies and procedures when working with front of house equipment and property management systems
• Assist with other departments as necessary

What are we looking for

Reception Managers serving Hilton brands are always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role you should maintain the attitude behaviours skills and values that follow:

• A degree or diploma in Hotel Management or equivalent

• A minimum of 3 years of Front Office supervisory experience in the hotel leisure and/or retail sector

• Experience of managing people and developing people
• Previous experience of managing a department and Profit and Loss account

• Excellent leadership interpersonal and communication skills

• Ability to work under pressure

• Flexibility to respond to a variety of work situations

• Ability to work on your own and as part of a team

EVERY JOB MAKES THE STAY.

At Hilton It Matters Where You Stay but The Stay is only one side of the story. We know it takes hundreds of jobs to create unforgettable experiences for our guests and behind every job theres an extraordinary person working to make each Stay magical. Thats why at Hilton Every Job Makes the Stay.

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