Job description Housekeeping Manager in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region

Find out what work is like for a housekeeping manager in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Executive housekeepers (NOC 62021).

Executive housekeepers

Description

Executive housekeepers direct and control the operations of housekeeping departments within hotels, hospitals and other establishments.

Work week duration

Executive housekeepers usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Executive housekeepers have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Manage the operations of the housekeeping department
  • Plan and co-ordinate the activities of housekeeping supervisors and their crews
  • Conduct inspections to ensure that departmental standards and health and safety regulations are being met
  • Select and purchase equipment and supplies, and maintain inventory
  • Arrange for maintenance and repair of equipment and machinery
  • Hire, train and supervise housekeeping staff
  • Maintain financial records and prepare budgets, payroll and employee schedules.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Standing
  • Walking and running
  • Bending or twisting the body
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Handling material manually

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Executive housekeepers are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Hotels
  • Establishments with housekeeping departments
  • Hospitals

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Standard safety equipment

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Somewhat close (e.g. share office)

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 62021), and a list of similar occupations:

  • assistant executive housekeeper
  • executive housekeeper
  • hospital executive housekeeper
  • hotel executive housekeeper
  • housekeeping director
  • housekeeping manager

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Similar occupations

This section lists other occupations that are part of the same broad occupational category as Executive housekeepers in the National Occupational Classification (NOC). These occupations involve similar core qualifications but involve different responsibilities. To see more similar occupations, use the Job Transition Tool.

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
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