Director of Housekeeping Jobs
Director of Housekeeping jobs are open across hotels, resorts, healthcare facilities, and senior living communities, at levels from assistant director to executive director, with specializations in operations management, staff training, and quality assurance programs. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Job Number26146959
Job CategoryHousekeeping & Laundry
Location100 Steve Yzerman Drive, Detroit MI 48226, United States
ScheduleFull Time
Located Remotely?N
Position Type Management
Pay Range: $73,000-$89,000 annually
Bonus Eligible: Y
JOB SUMMARY
Assists in managing housekeeping functions and staff on a daily basis to ensure property guest rooms, public space and employee areas are clean and well maintained. Directs and works with team to successfully execute all housekeeping operations. Position focuses on ensuring guest and employee satisfaction and achieving the operating budget. Responsible for inspecting areas of responsibilities and following up with a plan for improving results.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education and Experience
- High school diploma or GED; 2 years experience in housekeeping or related professional area.
OR
- 2-year degree from an accredited university in Hotel and Restaurant Management, Hospitality, Business Administration, or related major; no work experience required.
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
Managing Housekeeping Operations and Budgets
- Reviews staffing levels to ensure the guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.
- Obtains list of rooms to be cleaned immediately and list of prospective check-outs or discharges to prepare work assignments.
- Inventories stock to ensure adequate supplies.
- Supervises an effective inspection program for all guestrooms and public space.
- Understands the impact of department’s operations on the overall property financial goals and objectives and manages to achieve or exceed budgeted goals.
- Ensures all employees have proper supplies, equipment and uniforms.
- Communicates areas that need attention to staff and follows up to ensure understanding.
- Supervises daily housekeeping shift operations and ensures compliance with all housekeeping policies, standards and procedures.
- Participates in departmental meetings and continually communicates a clear and consistent message regarding the departmental goals to produce desired results.
Conducting Human Resources Activities
- Uses all available on the job training tools to train new room attendants and provide follow-up training as necessary.
- Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same with them.
- Schedule employees to business demands and for tracks employee time and attendance.
- Ensures employees understand expectations and parameters.
- Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently, disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to policy.
- Observes service behaviors of employees and provides feedback to individuals.
- Ensures employee recognition is taking place on all shifts.
- Solicits employee feedback, utilizes an “open door” policy, and reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns.
- Participates in employee progressive discipline procedures.
- Review employee satsifaction results.
- Participates in interviewing and hiring of team members with the appropriate skills.
Ensuring Exceptional Customer Service
- Sets a positive example for guest relations.
- Participates in the development and implementation of corrective action plans to improve guest satisfaction.
- Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.
- Emphasizes guest satisfaction during all departmental meetings and focuses on continuous improvement.
- Responds to and handles guest problems and complaints.
- Strives to improve service performance.
Marriott Hotels strive to elevate the art of hospitality, innovating at every opportunity while keeping the comfort of the oh-so-familiar all around the globe. As a host with Marriott Hotels, you will help keep the promise of “Wonderful Hospitality. Always.” by delivering thoughtful, heartfelt, forward-thinking service that upholds and builds upon this living legacy. With the name that’s synonymous with hospitality the world over, we are proud to welcome you to explore a career with Marriott Hotels. In joining Marriott Hotels, you join a portfolio of brands with Marriott International. Be where you can do your best work, begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global team, and become the best version of you.
Job Number26146959
Job CategoryHousekeeping & Laundry
Location100 Steve Yzerman Drive, Detroit MI 48226, United States
ScheduleFull Time
Located Remotely?N
Position Type Management
Pay Range: $73,000-$89,000 annually
Bonus Eligible: Y
JOB SUMMARY
Assists in managing housekeeping functions and staff on a daily basis to ensure property guest rooms, public space and employee areas are clean and well maintained. Directs and works with team to successfully execute all housekeeping operations. Position focuses on ensuring guest and employee satisfaction and achieving the operating budget. Responsible for inspecting areas of responsibilities and following up with a plan for improving results.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education and Experience
- High school diploma or GED; 2 years experience in housekeeping or related professional area.
OR
- 2-year degree from an accredited university in Hotel and Restaurant Management, Hospitality, Business Administration, or related major; no work experience required.
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
Managing Housekeeping Operations and Budgets
- Reviews staffing levels to ensure the guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.
- Obtains list of rooms to be cleaned immediately and list of prospective check-outs or discharges to prepare work assignments.
- Inventories stock to ensure adequate supplies.
- Supervises an effective inspection program for all guestrooms and public space.
- Understands the impact of department’s operations on the overall property financial goals and objectives and manages to achieve or exceed budgeted goals.
- Ensures all employees have proper supplies, equipment and uniforms.
- Communicates areas that need attention to staff and follows up to ensure understanding.
- Supervises daily housekeeping shift operations and ensures compliance with all housekeeping policies, standards and procedures.
- Participates in departmental meetings and continually communicates a clear and consistent message regarding the departmental goals to produce desired results.
Conducting Human Resources Activities
- Uses all available on the job training tools to train new room attendants and provide follow-up training as necessary.
- Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same with them.
- Schedule employees to business demands and for tracks employee time and attendance.
- Ensures employees understand expectations and parameters.
- Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently, disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to policy.
- Observes service behaviors of employees and provides feedback to individuals.
- Ensures employee recognition is taking place on all shifts.
- Solicits employee feedback, utilizes an “open door” policy, and reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns.
- Participates in employee progressive discipline procedures.
- Review employee satsifaction results.
- Participates in interviewing and hiring of team members with the appropriate skills.
Ensuring Exceptional Customer Service
- Sets a positive example for guest relations.
- Participates in the development and implementation of corrective action plans to improve guest satisfaction.
- Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.
- Emphasizes guest satisfaction during all departmental meetings and focuses on continuous improvement.
- Responds to and handles guest problems and complaints.
- Strives to improve service performance.
Marriott Hotels strive to elevate the art of hospitality, innovating at every opportunity while keeping the comfort of the oh-so-familiar all around the globe. As a host with Marriott Hotels, you will help keep the promise of “Wonderful Hospitality. Always.” by delivering thoughtful, heartfelt, forward-thinking service that upholds and builds upon this living legacy. With the name that’s synonymous with hospitality the world over, we are proud to welcome you to explore a career with Marriott Hotels. In joining Marriott Hotels, you join a portfolio of brands with Marriott International. Be where you can do your best work, begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global team, and become the best version of you.
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Who's Hiring
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in director of housekeeping jobs.
- Five or more years of progressive housekeeping management experience in a hotel or hospitality setting
- Proven ability to hire, train, schedule, and supervise large hourly housekeeping teams
- Experience developing and managing departmental budgets and controlling labor costs
- Familiarity with property management systems and housekeeping software platforms
- Strong knowledge of safety, sanitation, and OSHA compliance standards for hospitality environments
- High school diploma required, with a hospitality management degree or equivalent certification preferred
Tips for Your Director of Housekeeping Job Search
Quantify your housekeeping operation metrics
Your resume should show the size of the operation you managed: number of rooms, staff headcount, and budgets you controlled. Hiring managers for director of housekeeping roles want to see scale, not just duties, so lead every bullet with measurable outcomes.
Highlight your inspection and quality systems
Many job listings for director of housekeeping roles specifically ask about inspection processes and quality control programs. Call out any standardized protocols you built or maintained, including how you tracked room scores, corrective actions, and guest satisfaction outcomes.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists director of housekeeping openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by property type and size
A director of housekeeping role at a 400-room full-service hotel demands a different background than one at a boutique property or long-term care facility. Read each posting for property type, room count, and union environment before applying so your cover letter speaks directly to their operation.
Prepare for scenario-based interview questions
Interviewers for director of housekeeping positions typically present operational scenarios: a linen shortage, a staff call-out before peak check-in, or a guest complaint pattern. Rehearse specific examples from your experience that show how you diagnosed and resolved each type of problem.
Negotiate total compensation including scheduling and benefits
Base salary is only one piece of an offer for a director of housekeeping role. Clarify expectations around on-call coverage, weekend rotation, and whether housing or uniforms are provided, since these vary widely across hotel brands and healthcare employers and affect the real value of the offer.
Director of Housekeeping Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most director of housekeepings?
The most active employers for director of housekeepings right now are HHS, Marriott International, and HEI Hotels & Resorts, and the most openings are in Florida, New York, and California, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand tends to be highest at full-service hotels, resort properties, and large senior living operators.
How many director of housekeeping jobs are remote?
About 0% of director of housekeeping openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting that most roles require on-site oversight of physical operations. The sub-areas most likely to offer any remote flexibility are corporate housekeeping training roles, regional operations managers, and quality assurance auditors who travel between properties rather than managing a single site.
How do you become a director of housekeeping?
Most directors of housekeeping start in entry-level room attendant or housekeeping supervisor roles and move up through assistant director positions over several years. Building experience with scheduling, budgeting, and training large teams is essential. Earning a hospitality management credential and gaining exposure to different property types, such as full-service hotels and senior living communities, strengthens your candidacy significantly.
Can you get hired as a director of housekeeping with little experience?
Getting hired directly into a director of housekeeping role with no management background is unlikely, but smaller independent hotels and assisted living communities sometimes promote strong supervisors who demonstrate leadership potential. Focusing on roles titled assistant director of housekeeping or housekeeping manager first, then building a record of running inspections, managing schedules, and controlling budgets, creates a realistic path to director-level hiring.
What does the director of housekeeping interview process look like?
The interview process for a director of housekeeping role typically includes an initial phone or video screen with HR, followed by an in-person interview with the general manager or director of operations. Many properties add a walk-through of the housekeeping department so you can demonstrate how you assess a room or identify workflow inefficiencies. Final-round interviews often involve department heads or ownership, particularly at independent properties.
Where can I find and apply to director of housekeeping jobs?
You can find and apply to director of housekeeping jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from hotels, resorts, healthcare facilities, and senior living communities across the United States. Find roles that match your background and experience, then apply directly to each listing from the job page.
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