Company Description

Recognized as the #1 Best Canadian Hotel in Travel + Leisure's 2024 World's Best Awards, Fairmont Empress is located in Victoria, BC, overlooking the city's sparkling Inner Harbour. A Forbes recommended and MICHELIN key hotel that offers 431 beautifully appointed guest rooms and suites, Fairmont Spa with signature West Coast experiences, and Q at the Empress featuring Pacific Northwest cuisine, an award-winning wine list, and regionally focused cocktail culture. World-famous Tea at the Empress is served in the Lobby Lounge with stunning harbour views. The magnificent property completed a $60+ million restoration in 2017 that celebrated its proud history while moving the hotel into a new era of modern luxury and transforming the iconic property into a must-visit destination. In 2023, the property introduced a revamped Fairmont Gold Experience, including a major renovation to the Fairmont Gold floor. 88 Fairmont Gold rooms and a newly renovated lounge are ready to accommodate guests. Located on Vancouver Island, Canada's Castle on the Coast is the ideal starting point to explore British Columbia's stunning natural and expansive beauty. Historic Hotels Worldwide recognizes the property's prestigious grounds as the Top 25 Most Magnificent Gardens in the World.

Job Description

What is in it for you:

• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates at Accor properties worldwide
• Exclusive Employee and Friends & Family Discounts at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
• Exclusive access to the Pacific Northwest Food & Beverage Discount Program with 50% off at our dining destinations in Vancouver, Victoria, and Whistler
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
• Complimentary meal during your shift through our Colleague Dining Program
• Complimentary uniform laundering
• Access to our comprehensive benefits and wellness programs, including extended healthcare benefits and RMT, dental, vision, and complimentary counseling, wellness sessions, financial and family planning through GreenShield
• Access to our company-matched Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP)
• Opportunity to develop your talent through coaching and our Leadership Mentoring Programs
• Hourly pay rate from $26.86 to 30.70

What you will be doing:

• Consistently offer professional, friendly and engaging service

• Process all external and internal calls by redirecting or assisting the caller

• Take ownership of the caller’s request and ensure follow up according to hotel standards

• Have a sufficient working knowledge of all departments, in particular Housekeeping, Front Office and Engineering

• Maintain and monitor the “Royal Service” software system

• Serve as a liaison for Guests requiring information relating to all aspects of the hotel

• Handle and distribute faxes, voice messages and written messages for internal and external Guests

• Have full knowledge of the hotel’s emergency procedures

• Follow department policies, procedures and service standards as well as safety policies

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Your experience and skills include:

• Minimum 1 year recent experience (in the last 5 years) in a switchboard/front office in a similar size hotel with similar high standards of guest service, or a minimum 8 months recent experience (in the last 5 years) in an administrative position with similar high standards of guest service
• Impeccable grooming and presentation
• Fluency in English language skills, both verbal and written
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent telephone manners, telephone voice
• Strong typing and clerical skills, organized and detail oriented
• Knowledge of computerized Front Office systems required with emphasis in Micros-Fidelio based programs (Opera) and Windows, MS Office Suite an asset
• Technologically savvy an asset
• Strong knowledge of Victoria an asset
• Ability to handle many conflicting priorities at any given time and ability to work well under pressure
• Must be willing to work flexible shifts including night shifts
• A passion for guest service, with prior experience in customer service an asset
• A hospitality diploma is an asset
• Physical ability to perform the requirements of the job, including:
  • Sitting for extending periods of time
  • Performing repetitive work
  • Occasional lifting and carrying of heavy loads.

Additional Information

**Visa Requirements:**Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.

**Your team and working environment:**Welcome to Canada’s Castle on the Coast. The Empress Hotel sits proudly at the centre of culture and history in Victoria, British Columbia. This is the best of all worlds – where contrast meets distinction, opulence blends harmoniously with the understated and fabled history meshes with contemporary affairs. This award-winning Victoria hotel and National Historic Site is an alluring blend of classic and contemporary, vintage and cutting-edge: Where Modern meets Iconic. Come join our wonderful team of hospitality experts!

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

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