Housekeeping Supervisor (Boutique Hotel)

You'll turn rooms around at a city business hotel in Stellenbosch so every guest walks into a room that feels new. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

The site is in Stellenbosch; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Load, wash, dry and press linen in the hotel laundry
• Strip and make beds to the hotel's standard, hospital corners included
• Vacuum, dust and check the minibar in each room
• Clean bathrooms, replace towels and restock guest toiletries
• Keep your trolley stocked and neat before each shift

• Available on weekends, holidays and in peak season
• Physically able to push trolleys and turn mattresses
• Quick and thorough, with a target of about 14 to 16 rooms a shift
• Honest, since you work in guests' rooms alone

• Experience with industrial laundry machines
• Previous hotel or guesthouse housekeeping experience
• Speaking a foreign language for tourist guests

• Staff accommodation at remote lodges
• Share of the service charge or guest tips
• Meals on duty from the staff kitchen
• Uniform supplied and laundered

• If you worked in a star-graded hotel, say which grading. It tells them the standard you already know.
• Write how many rooms you usually cleaned per shift. Head housekeepers care about pace as much as quality.