At Sosuite , our mission is to transform how people live and travel. Sosuite provides beautiful, playful, and homey apartment suites for the modern traveler. We provide everything our guests need for a comfortable stay, whether that's 3 nights or 3 months.
Sosuite started in 2019 and now boasts over 250 bedrooms throughout Philadelphia. We are looking for a motivated team player to join as a Polisher Assistant (Housekeeping Assistant/Houseman) . In addition to standard housekeeping work (supporting Housekeepers, maintaining public areas, doing light maintenance, delivering items to guests), you will be responsible to maintain a workflow facilitating our housekeeping department in all its needs to make sure our units and facilities are ready on a daily basis for our incoming guests . Also, if needed, you will use the company van to make deliveries across the city and keep our operating spaces stocked and functional throughout all of our buildings . This is a great entry-level Hospitality position - no experience required!
Who we're looking for:
- A full-time Polisher Assistant (Houseperson) working 5 days per week
- Weekend availability required
- A valid driver license and a clean driving record required
- Someone based in the greater Philadelphia area and excited about joining a small team
- Someone with a positive attitude - we lift our coworkers up and extend hospitality to everyone
- Willing and able to do a physically demanding job
Compensation & Benefits:
- W-2 full-time position
- Overtime pay: 1.5x on Sosuite's observed holidays (New Years, Memorial Day, MLK Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas)
- Paid Time Off and paid Sick Leave accruing throughout the year
- Flexible Unpaid Time Off accruing throughout the year
- 401k retirement plan available with employer matching
- Happy hour events
What you'll be doing at Sosuite:
- Work 5 days per week, including weekends
- Work 5-8 hours per day, typically starting in the morning
- Deliveries: drive a van around Philadelphia delivering linens, cleaning supplies, and related hospitality items
- Stairs: Walk up and down stairs with heavy loads of linens and cleaning supplies
- Assist housekeepers taking trash out of units and strip beds of linens and transport to the central laundry area.
- Transport: transport people to and from job sites using the company van
- Stock closets and maintain mechanical rooms clean.
- Inspections: conduct room inspections to ensure our apartments are clean, stocked, and guest-ready
- Treat all long-term bookings as V.I.P. assuring that correct item counts are in units before check ins.
- Couch extractions / rug exchanges.
- Hallway Care.
- Assist Housekeeper as needed.
- Clean apartment units when needed.
- Light maintenance: complete light maintenance tasks such as changing lightbulbs, changes batteries, and troubleshooting WIFI issues
- Report any maintenance issues, safety hazards or damage of Sosuite property
- Clock in and out for shifts and breaks on time and as requested by supervisors or managers
- Use mobile applications to communicate completed cleanings or report problems
- Return company property and equipment to central locations once work has been completed
What you need to be successful:
- Eligible to work in the United States
- Ability to walk up several flights of stairs to access the apartments at multiple locations in Philadelphia
- The ability to use mobile applications as instructed
- Physical stamina and mobility including ability to reach, kneel, and bend
- Ability to lift, push, and pull required loads, including up and down several flights of stairs (usually about 50 lbs)
- A positive attitude, and the ability to work effectively both in a team environment as well as independently
What you'll get when joining Sosuite:
- A team to help you grow professionally and personally.
- Participate in Polisher of the Month program.
- Quarterly team events
- An annual free night at a Sosuite location #staycation
- A positive and empowering team environment
We have a great team, and we hold ourselves to the highest standards of quality. If you're good at what you do, we want you on our team.