Retail Team Lead MT/SL
- Employer
- Merlin Entertainments
- Location
- Orlando, Florida
- Salary
- 12.00 per hour
- Posted
- Feb 01, 2016
- Closes
- Mar 24, 2016
- Industry
- Entertainment / Leisure, Hospitality
- Category
- Customer Service, Entry Level, Operations
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
The Orlando Eye is a 400ft observation wheel, providing unrivalled breath-taking views of Central Florida in all directions within fully enclosed, air-conditioned glass capsules.
SEA LIFE is the world’s largest aquarium brand with more than 40 attractions across the world. Each attraction opens a window into the magical world beneath our seas.
Madame Tussauds is the ultimate celebrity interactive experience, where you can get up and personal with A-list celebrities, sporting legends, political heavyweights and historical icons.
Welcoming more than 40 million guests a year, our attractions are the embodiment of everything our business stands for, and talented and motivated people are what really bring our attractions to life. We are recruiting Attractions Hosts for all three attractions, across a range of departments.
Requirements/Qualifications: The Person
The successful candidate will be self-motivated with excellent communication, negotiation, planning and organizational skills with an outgoing and professional personality. You will value fun, be innovative, and enjoy working with our guests. You will be confident in your ability to assist in creating an exceptional experience for our guests on a daily basis. As a team player you’ll need to be flexible to working hours, have the ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and act with flair and initiative.
In return, you can expect a great benefits package including the Merlin Magic Pass, Recognition Awards and continued growth of joining an exciting, global organization. As a team player, you will be able to work flexible hours including evenings, holidays and weekends.
Responsibilities: The Role
As a Team Leader you will manage the frontline teams in their daily operational tasks. You will take ownership over the delivery of world class guest service at all times, as well as ensuring departmental goals and standards are exceeded. You will look at ways to improve the operation to increase guest satisfaction and you will ensure that Health and Safety is always prioritized. We are looking for Team Leaders in our Admissions, Retail, Guest Experience, Events, Rides, VIP and Street Sales teams who value fun, love working with people, and are innovative.
Duties will include:
- To promote and deliver high quality guest experience throughout the attractions, exceeding service standards at all times.
- To lead and motivate a team on a daily basis, ensuring strong communication, team work and efficiency against business Key Performance Indicators.
- To react and report any incident that occurs and ensure the safety of our guests and team members remains the number one priority.
- To maximize revenue opportunities and encourage team members to exceed commercial targets.
- To ensure teams comply with the site cash handling procedures and institute appropriate loss prevention measures.
- To manage frontline teams through sickness and absence, as well as providing rewards and recognition for excellent performance, whilst providing appropriate measures, such as coaching team members where needed.
- To assist in managing team schedules and ensuring labor budgets are not exceeded. To take opportunities to make every dollar count, by maintaining team numbers at the most efficient level.
- To coach team members, providing them with opportunity for growth and development and assisting with providing the attractions with a defined succession plan.
The Person
The successful candidate will be self-motivated with excellent communication, negotiation, planning and organizational skills with an outgoing and professional manner. You will value fun, be innovative, and enjoy working with the guests. You will be confident in your ability to manage a team during busy operational periods. You will be able to lead, coach and motivate a team as well as possessing competent literacy and numeracy skills. As a team player you’ll need to be flexible to working hours, have the ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and act with flair and initiative.
In return, you can expect a great benefits package including Health Care, 401k, Merlin Magic Passes, Recognition Awards and continued growth of joining an exciting, global organization.
As a team player, you will be able to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.