Summary
This position is located at our Monteleone Parking Garage.
The Garage Hiker is responsible for providing a positive first and lasting
impression to guests when they arrive and leave the hotel.
Essential Functions
To perform the Garage Hiker position successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to
perform the essential functions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The essential duties and responsibilities of the Garage Hiker position are as
follow:
• Provide claim check and instruct guests on how to reclaim vehicle
• Park guest vehicles in specified areas in a safe and efficient manner
• Retrieve customer vehicles from specified areas in a safe and efficient manner
• Provide travel directions and information on property events and promotions
• Fill out all parking tickets that include make of car, location of car, name
of registered guest and marks the ticket for pre-existing damage
• Initial parking tickets
• Ensure all cars are parked and brought down completely safe
• Obey all traffic laws on and off property
• Promote the courteous treatment of customers when resolving guest service
issues
• Provide timely and knowledgeable service and then some to each and every
guest; always find solutions to guests’ problems
• Greet arriving and departing guests; open passenger door(s) and offer
assistance, if appropriate
• Other duties as assigned
Requirements
Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and
abilities required for an individual to successfully perform the duties and
responsibility of Garage Hiker position:
• Strong customer service and leadership skills
• Ability to push, pull, lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds
• Ability to comply with all hotel’s policies and procedures
• Ability to speak clearly, write legibly, perform basic calculations and work
well with other associates
• Ability to work evening shifts including weekends and holidays
• Willingness and ability to work outside in adverse weather conditions
including hot, cold, rainy or other weather conditions
• A valid stated issued driver license and no driving violations within the last
two (2) years
Language Ability
The individual selected for the Garage Hiker position must demonstrate the
ability to understand the English language to:
• Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos
• Write simple correspondence
• Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to
customers, clients and other associates of the hotel
Math Ability
The individual selected for the Garage Hiker position must demonstrate the
ability to:
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole
numbers, common fractions and decimals
• Compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
Reasoning Ability
The individual selected for the Garage Hiker position must demonstrate the
ability to:
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written
or oral instructions
• Deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized
situations.
Certificates and Licenses
The individual selected for the Garage Hiker position must possess a valid state
issued driver’s license and have not been issued any driving violations within
the last two (2) years.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those
an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of the Garage
Hiker position:
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
• Must be able to work outside in diverse weather conditions
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met
by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of the Garage
Hiker position:
• The individual must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds and
occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
• While performing the duties of this position, the individual is regularly
required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands
and arms and talk or hear
• The individual is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
Position Status and Availability
The individual selected for this position must be available to work a full-time,
evening (PM) shift, Monday - Sunday including holidays.
Education and Experience
The individual selected for the Garage Hiker position must possess:
• A valid high school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• At least one (1) year of customer service experience
Prior valet and/or driving experience and hospitality experience are highly
preferred.