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Housekeeping - Head Housekeeper
Head Housekeeper – London Orpington (Premier Inn Hotel)
Come and take the next step in your managerial career by leading our Housekeeping team, ensuring even greater, cleaner and cozier stays for Premier Inn guests in London Orpington.
📌 Key Details
- Location: Premier Inn London Orpington 83 The Walnuts, Orpington, London, BR6 0TW
- Wage: Up to £13.86 per hour (35 hours per week)
- Contract: Permanent position – no zero-hour contracts
Why This Role?
Whether you're stepping into leadership or latched onto supporting it along your way, managing a team ensures you’ll build critical management skills in team leadership, process improvement as well as room standards. Standards are high in hospitality, in particular our five pillars of service; Delightful, Trusted, Nurturing, Energetic, Achieving are the bedrock of how we deliver hospitality at Premier Inn.
What You’ll Do
- Lead a housekeeping team across our Premier Inn London Orpington, ensuring:
- Rooms and public areas conform to Premier Inn’s high-quality standards
- Efficient, consistent service delivery
- Mentorship and training to develop team talent
- Responsible for Beds – Operations, F&B liaison (clearly communicated here) and supplies assets
- Deploying your management skills alongside practical knowledge towards maintaining and consistently improving guest experience.
- Support and guide trainees and junior staff to nurture our team.
- Ensure adherence to legal & safety regulations, including health & hygiene, couldn’t be more important.
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We’re Looking For Someone Who:
✔ Has a sound track record managing teams (team leadership essential). ✔Possesses strong hygiene understanding. ✔ Cleaning knowledge is a must & paves way to manage all cleaning tasks. ✔ Can do mentorship and hands-on coaching well. ✔ Displays accountability & pride in work. ✔ Has energy, resilience and stamina to handle the dynamic demands behind-the-scenes.


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Their Benefits Pledge
Every team member at Premier Inn Whitbread enjoys:
- 💼 Career Growth: From your first day, unlock mentorship and continuous training, clear management development route towards leadership
- 🎁 Hospitality Benefits:
- Whitbread Benefits Card: 60% off Premier Inn rooms
- 25% off meals at Whitbread Restaurants
- Discounts on travel, cinema, supermarkets and more
- 💸 Saving & Pension:
- Company Pension
- Save As You Earn scheme
- ☕ Free Breakfast: Enjoy a complimentary Premier Inn breakfast for 2 when you start #DeliciouslyGood
Join The Premier Inn Team It’s more than just meeting guest needs—it’s about following what guests love about Premier Inn: they love comfort, cleanliness and warmth.
Start Date: Immediate
Interested? Complete your application here: Perfect fit? Managerial ambition & guest-first values matter!
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