Hospitality Services, Valemount

Description

Position Title: Hospitality Services, CMH Valemount

Company Name: CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures

Reports To: Lodge Manager

Location of Work: Valemount, BC

Employee Type: Full-time, seasonal from late-November to late-April

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Number of Positions:

Date of Last Review: July 22nd, 2022

Desired Start Date: mid-November

Company Overview

With 50+ years of experience, CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures has evolved into the world’s largest Heli-Skiing and Heli-Hiking company, operating 12 lodges in the winter and 3 in the summer throughout British Columbia, Canada. The business’s central office is in Banff, Alberta, Canada.

CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures is privileged to operate in the traditional territories of the Ktunaxa, Secwépemc, Syilx, and Stoney Nakoda Nations.

The CMH Mission is to guide our staff and guests through life changing mountain experiences.

Our Vision is to be recognized as the world leader of guided mountain experiences – by our guests, our employees, our partners, and our communities.

Our Principles:

• Safety as a cornerstone.

• Share our passion – every day.

• Always act with integrity.

• We work as a team.

• Aim for

• Balance our social, fiscal, and environmental responsibilities.

Position Overview

At CMH Valemount, it is all in the details. We pride ourselves on providing a welcoming, high-end personalized experience that our guests look forward to every year. Hospitality Services staff take a proactive approach to providing a high-quality guest experience and have a meticulous and committed work ethic. Their passion lies in hospitality and positively impacting the guest experience by demonstrating proven customer service skills.

Hospitality Services staff care for guest rooms by making beds, cleaning washrooms, vacuuming, and accommodating any special requests related to room presentation. This team is also responsible for overall lodge cleanliness in common areas and weekly deep-cleaning duties. The Hospitality Services position supports the dinner service by hosting a table of guests each evening, serving food, and assisting with the clean-up process in the kitchen.

This is a seasonal job opportunity. The CMH winter season runs from late-November to late-April.

Daily rate of pay is based on a 10-hour day, worked as a split shift.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Daily care of guest rooms which includes making beds, cleaning washrooms, vacuuming, and accommodating any special requests related to room presentation.

• Support the culinary program with serving, clearing, and cleaning.

• Execute the cleaning of all common areas of the lodge and look after guest laundry.

• Provide a professional, highly organized, and detailed hospitality experience.

• Attend all staff and department meetings, as required.

• Demonstrate tidy grooming and professional appearance.

• Support the ski program by assisting with radio duty and rescue response.

• Follow OH&S, food safe, and WHMIS best-practices.

Minimum Qualifications

• Post-Secondary education in hospitality field, preferred.

• Food Safe Certificate and Serve-it-right Certificate required

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a high-end, fast-paced hospitality environment.

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Qualities

• Demonstrates integrity, discretion, and problem solving.

• Has clear attention-to-detail with a strong work ethic.

• Willingness to work long days and flexible to assist in other roles at the lodge, as needed.

• Able to communicate in an effective and timely manner, and openly receive and act on feedback.

• Able to work as a cohesive, high-functioning team to achieve goals.

• A passion for customer service excellence and providing a high-end guest experience.

• Take pride in hard work, strive for excellence, and anticipate guest needs.

• Proven ability to maintain professional working relationships with peers.

• Able to prioritize tasks in a complex and fast-paced environment with changing priorities.

• Trustworthy and self-directed in completing the core functions of the role.

• Sees tasks through to completion including follow-up on any identified issues.

• Support guests in the field program, as needed.

Working Conditions

This type of hospitality work is challenging and demanding. Successful staff are intrinsically motivated by a passion for hospitality and creating memorable experiences with our guests.

• This job is in a remote area of British Columbia. Employees are required to find their own way to and from the lodge or helicopter staging area for work shifts.

• Able to lift, carry, or otherwise move and position up to 20 pounds on an occasional basis.

• Manual dexterity to operate job-specific equipment on a constant basis.

• Able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays based on the needs of the business.

• CMH is committed to developing a rich culture, a diverse workforce, and a healthy work environment in which every employee is treated fairly and respected. Each employee will contribute to the company's success while also having the opportunity to achieve their full potential as individuals.

• Staff housing is on-site and will be available for seasonal employees.

Other Duties as Assigned

This position description is an overview of the scope of responsibilities for the role described above. With the evolution of CMH, the responsibilities of this position may change, as may the details that are associated with many of the tasks. During these times of change, this position requires the flexibility and willingness to accept new responsibilities and potentially transfer others.

Compensation

A competitive daily rate will be provided, along with 4% vacation pay and potential opportunities to heli-ski, as available. Further details will be discussed in a personal interview.

Benefits and Perks:

• Medical and dental benefit eligibility after 160 days worked.

• Food and accommodation provided while on work shifts.

CMH is an equal opportunity employer