- Full-Time
- Permanent
- NOVOTEL
- Rooms
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Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort, Sunshine Coast, Australia
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REF99518M
Executive Housekeeper
Region
MEA SPAC
Lead the housekeeping operations at one of the Sunshine Coast’s most well-known resort and conference destinations, set within relaxed coastal surrounds and centred around a unique lagoon-style setting. With 373 rooms, extensive leisure facilities and a purpose-built conference centre, the resort caters to both high-volume corporate events and leisure guests year-round.
We are entering an exciting new chapter, with a $20 million refurbishment planned across guest rooms and key hotel spaces. This is a rare opportunity to lead through transformation—shaping elevated housekeeping standards, guiding a large team through change, and helping define the next stage of the guest experience.
Employer sponsorship for the role is available for the right candidate, providing an exciting opportunity to build a rewarding long-term hospitality career in Australia.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you will take ownership of the housekeeping operation across guest rooms, public areas and laundry services. You will lead a large and diverse team, ensuring consistent presentation standards, strong productivity, and a seamless guest experience across a high-volume resort environment.
You’ll be actively involved in day-to-day operations while also driving team performance, quality standards and continuous improvement—particularly throughout the ongoing refurbishment period.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and drive daily housekeeping operations across rooms, public areas and laundry services
- Manage, develop and support a large housekeeping team to deliver consistent, high-quality standards
- Oversee rostering, productivity and labour efficiency across the department
- Maintain strong stock control of linen, amenities and housekeeping supplies
- Oversee in-house laundry operations, ensuring efficiency, quality and turnaround standards are met
- Conduct regular quality inspections and ensure compliance with brand and presentation standards
- Work closely with Front Office, Maintenance and other departments to ensure smooth daily operations
- Manage recruitment, onboarding and ongoing training of team members
- Respond to guest feedback and drive continuous improvement initiatives
- Support the delivery of refurbishment works while maintaining guest experience standards
- Proven experience in a housekeeping leadership role within hotels, resorts or high-volume accommodation environments
- Strong hands-on leadership style with the ability to motivate, coach and develop teams
- Excellent attention to detail with a strong commitment to presentation and quality standards
- Solid organisational skills with experience managing rosters, productivity and operational demands
- Commercial awareness and understanding of labour and operational cost control
- Confident communicator with a collaborative, solutions-focused approach
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities
- Flexibility to work a rotating roster, including weekends and public holidays
Why work for Accor?
Accor is one of the largest global hospitality businesses, with over 5400 Hotels across 110+ countries, the career development opportunities are endless.
Benefits Your Way
- Access to global accommodation and F&B discounts
- #LearnYourWay with a sophisticated modern training platform, which offers a constantly expanding database of free, industry focused training.
- Recognition of service anniversaries and Accor Tenure Milestones.
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion.
We are an inclusive employer, and our ambition is to attract, recruit, and develop diverse talent. We offer reasonable adjustments to support you. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process, you are most welcome to let us know.
Discover a world where life pulses with passion
Diversity & Inclusion for Accor means welcoming each and everyone and respecting their differences by giving priority only to qualities and skills in extending employment and development opportunities. Our ambition is to provide meaningful employment, a warm and welcoming culture, excellent working conditions and to promote the development of all people, including those with disabilities.
When applying, do not hesitate to let us know of any specific needs you may have so that we can take them into consideration.
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