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Your Team and Working Environment

Since 1915, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald has effortlessly delivered timeless luxury in the heart of Edmonton. Nestled above the river valley, the hotel’s charm and elegance have earned it recognition as one of the city’s most sought-after locations, as well as the prestigious MICHELIN Key 2025 and Condé Nast Traveler 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards. World-class service awaits our guest’s every need. Our dedicated team is delighted to assist with a variety of personalized services to ensure guest comfort and convenience are our top priorities. Edmonton's castle offers award-winning, locally-inspired dining, a multi-level health club facility, unforgettable meetings and events, and fairy-tale weddings. At Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, our team takes pride in creating memorable experiences for every occasion. With over a century of hospitality excellence and deep community connections, we continue to uphold the high standards of service that have defined the hotel for generations.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

Job Description

Valet/Bell Person (Part Time)
From a warm welcome to a fond farewell, as a Bell Person, you will take care of the guests as soon as they step foot onto your driveway, ensuring a lasting impression for our guests’ stay.

What you will be doing:

Reporting to the Director of Front Office, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Noticeably positioned at entrances to provide parking assistance upon arrival and departure of guest vehicles
• Greet all guests arriving by vehicle, and promote valet parking as the only hotel-related parking option or clearly direct guests to appropriate public parking service if they prefer
• To ensure customer satisfaction by offering the highest caliber of service to the hotel guest on arrival and departure and throughout the length of the guest's stay
• Greet all guests and co-workers with a smile and an appropriate hospitality greeting
• Ensure all vehicle keys are clearly identified and stored in a locked location
• Provide the guest with detailed parking fees and a clear explanation of valet benefits
• Ensure all entrance areas are free and clear from congestion for arrivals and departures of vehicles by ensuring all cars are parked in an expedient manner

• Complete thorough walk around of guest vehicles prior to entering the garage and highlight any damage on the corresponding valet parking ticket
• When requested or anticipated, will provide guests with information and answers to questions about Hotel facilities, meeting functions, dining facilities, local transportation alternatives and tourist attractions
• Provide the removal of items from stored vehicles if required, and other miscellaneous services requested by the guest or supervisor in a timely manner
• Assists in fire alarms by fulfilling duties as outlined in the hotel fire response manual
• Assist in ensuring guest and co-worker safety and security by reporting any suspicious or unusual behavior or occurrence to the appropriate supervisor on duty and informing security
• Strict adherence to Fairmont Service Standard Expectations as it relates to valet parking
• In the course of normal duties; observe, report or take immediate corrective action on deficiencies, malfunctions, and untidiness
• Able to operate all types of vehicles (manual and regular transmission)

Physical Aspects of Position (include but are not limited to):

• Constant standing and walking throughout shift
• Frequent lifting and carrying up to 30 lbs
• Occasional kneeling, pushing, pulling, lifting
• Occasional ascending or descending ladders, stairs, and ramps

Qualifications

Your experience and skills include:

• Available to work weekends, evenings and shift work
• Recent in good standing driver’s abstract is needed
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Team oriented
• Customer service focused
• Professional manner and outgoing personality
• Valid Driver’s License with no infractions
• Good command of the English language
• Able to operate standard transmission vehicles

Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining work authorization documents

Additional Information

What’s in it for you:

• Comprehensive benefits package (Medical, Vision & Dental) including extended benefits like; Mental Health (up to $5,000/year),for full time permanent status employees
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan with employer matching up to 5% of annual earnings for full time permanent status employees
• Employee travel program with discounts on room rates as well as on food & beverage at Fairmont & Accor properties world-wide
• Comprehensive wellness platform (Greenshield) for employee mental health and wellbeing support
• Learning programs through our Academies designed to sharpen your skills
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities
• Career development opportunities with national and international promotion opportunities. The sky is your limit

Hourly Range: $18.42 - $19.42 CAD Gross per hour

We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.
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