Summary
Rotana Hotels is seeking a Telephone Operator for its Abu Dhabi operation, with the role designated for Emirati talent. The operator handles guest calls, transfers calls, takes messages and manages wake-up calls in line with hotel standards. The role also involves responding politely to guest queries, coordinating with hotel departments and maintaining knowledge of hotel and local services. A hospitality diploma or degree and similar experience are preferred; strong English communication, computer literacy and Opera experience are valued.
The posting
As published on rotana.com. Pulled from the employer's site and shown as they wrote it.
Job Description
We are currently looking for dynamic, and self motivated Front Office professionals who want to move their careers forward.
As a Telephone Operator you are responsible to handle every phone call with importance to provide professional and customer focused response to our guests, ensuring their stay will become a memorable experience, whereby your role will include key responsibilities such as:
• Receive each guest call in a professional and friendly manner
• Maintain effective communication with all related department to ensure smooth service delivery
• Handle every query in a polite and courteous manner and exceed guest expectations
• Ensure guests are greeted by name upon calling as per the Rotana Standard
• Maintain an up to date knowledge of the hotel and local services
• Maintain an awareness of guest profile through the Opera guest profile system
• Complete management’s long distance call vouchers and record them on the traffic sheet
• Maintain the guest wake up call sheet and deliver calls accordingly on time and to the established standard
• Ensure the proper operation of the switchboard, resulting in fast and efficient transferring of internal and external calls
• Take messages for guests and management as per the required standard
Skills
Education, Qualifications & Experiences
You should ideally have a diploma / degree in the hospitality field with similar previous work experiences. Excellent written and verbal English communication skills along with strong voice modulation abilities are essentials. Computer literate and previous experiences with Opera are an advantage.
Knowledge & Competencies
The ideal candidate will be customer driven and an extremely proactive and ‘switched on’ personality with an outgoing and approachable character. You will work well under pressure in a fast paced environment and be a great team player, who thrives in working with a multi-cultural team and guests alike, while possessing following additional competencies:
Understanding the Job
Taking Responsibility
Recognizing Differences
Customer Focus
Customer Focus
Adaptability
Teamwork