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LaQuinta Inn & Suites Atlanta Airport North is seeking a dedicated and customer-oriented individual to join our team as a full-time Hotel Shuttle Driver. As a crucial part of our guest experience team, the successful candidate will play a vital role in ensuring our guests' transportation needs are met with professionalism and efficiency. Company benefits include health, vision, dental, PTO, 401k, employee discounts, and much more.

Essential Job Functions

• Warmly welcome guests, creating a positive first impression of hotel.
• Promote hotel facilities and provide accurate information on hotel facilities, local attractions/events, transportation arrangement and directions around the community.
• Maintain effective communication amongst the Bell Staff and with all hotel departments. Stay aware of issues relating to Bell Staff and general hotel operations. Attend meetings as scheduled. Be responsive to instructions and suggestions and work to resolve problems. Adhere to arrangements made and instructions relating to special guest needs, large group arrivals, VIP and special requests, special transportation needs, etc.
• Load and unload guest luggage and other belongings from a variety of vehicles, escort guests to and from guest rooms, transport luggage/belongings to and from guest rooms, bell closet and other hotel areas, navigate bell carts carefully through public areas, in and out of elevators and in corridors, demonstrate features of guest room and promote hotel facilities, deliver guest faxes, amenities, etc.
• Transport guests to and from designated and approved locations using official hotel vehicles (cars or vans). Operate hotel vehicles in a safe manner and in accordance with established laws. Perform assigned duties associated with guest transportation (ex. maintain logs, show videos, etc.). Read, track, and comply with guest transportation schedules established on a daily basis.
• Properly maintain and clean hotel vehicles.
• Must be able to drive a manual and automatic transmission vehicle.
• Comprehend and abide by all traffic regulations while transporting customers to and from the airport terminal or other designated site.
• Remain calm and alert especially during emergencies or heavy hotel activity and handle complications from driving in the local community.
• Listen, understand, and respond immediately to customer and associate inquiries and requests for assistance. Greet customers with a friendly and sincere welcome.
• Lift luggage, packages and boxes from cars, buses, vans, and carts, placing items on the ground, onto baggage carts, conveyors, or other vehicles.
• Clearly communicate the features and services of the hotel facilities.
• Maintain an alert and attentive demeanor.
• Maintain cleanliness of the hotel vehicles by cleaning and washing it when appropriate.
• Take vehicles for periodic servicing and fueling as required.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing English sufficient to ascertain and document appropriate pick up and drop off points, etc.
• Ability to effectively deal with internal and external customers, some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact, and diplomacy to defuse anger.
• Ability to read English language to ascertain information from luggage tags, claim checks and to identify specific airline/customer pickup and drop off points and street signs.
• Complete a pre-driving checklist for vehicles on a daily basis insuring that the following are in proper working order: lights, brakes and electric doors on vans and trucks, oil and tire pressure, transmission fluid, radiator fluid and gas at proper levels.

Experience/Education

High school diploma or general education degree or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.

Auro Hotels is an Equal Employment Opportunity and E-Verify Employer. All applicants are subject to background and substance abuse screening prior to any offer of employment.

Behaviors

Considered a thought leader on a subject

Capable of making others think deeply on a subject

Works well as a member of a group

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivations

Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Inspired to perform without outside help

Inspired to perform well by an ability to drive new ventures within the business

Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.