Guest Services Manager

OWA Current Openings
  • Foley, Alabama
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
    • Lead, coach, and develop Guest Services supervisors and ambassadors
    • Foster a culture centered on hospitality, accountability, and teamwork
    • Ensure exceptional guest satisfaction by proactively resolving concerns and empowering team members to make service recovery decisions
    • Monitor guest feedback and identify opportunities for continuous improvement
    • Oversee admissions, ticketing, season passes, cash handling, cabana rentals, locker rentals, and front gate operations
    • Develop operational guidelines for Guest Services
    • Manage staffing schedules to align with business demands while controlling labor costs
    • Maintain compliance with company policies, safety standards, and operational procedures
    • Partner with Operations, Aquatics, Food & Beverage, Retail, and Security to deliver seamless guest experience
    • Analyze operational metrics and prepare reports related to guest satisfaction, labor, revenue, and productivity
    • Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and departmental planning
    • Support special events, group sales, and VIP experiences
    • Achieve business goals and objectives set forth by the General Manager and Property Manager
    • Develop and manage annual operating budgets for the Guest Services department
    • Promote a healthy, safe, and hazard-free work environment
    • Interview and hire prospective team members
    • Create and execute training, coaching and team development programs, including administering corrective actions when needed
    • Anticipate the guest’s needs and service requirements and work with team to incorporate into operational plans
    • Resolve guest concerns in person, over the phone, and through written correspondence
    • Initiate and manage ticket creation process through third-party point-of-sale and e-commerce vendors
    • Manage, monitor, track, and report ticket sales and park attendance, including over/shorts resolution, wristband inventory, and hourly/daily attendance reporting
    • Manage the waterpark cabana rental program, including monthly reporting to vendors for revenue split on cabana sales
    • Manage the locker rental program for the theme park and waterpark
    • Manage internal complimentary ticket and season pass requests, including monitoring for unusual activity
    • Manage the Give Kids the World Passport charity program
    • Participate in the Manager-On-Duty (MOD) program for Tropic Falls
    • Performs other duties as assigned
    QUALIFICATIONS:
    • Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop large teams
    • Excellent communication, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills
    • Experience with POS and ticketing systems (Accesso: Siriusware/ Passport software experience preferred)
    • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
    • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, guest-focused environment
    • High School diploma or GED
    • Minimum five (5) years’ work experience in a guest services environment is preferred
    • Verifiable supervisory experience of ten (10) or more employees for a minimum of two (2) years is preferred
    • Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or similar
    • Must possess a valid state driver’s license
    • Able to lift twenty (20) pounds unattended and forty (40) pounds with assistance
    • Willing and able to work odd or irregular hours including nights, weekends, and holidays
    • Able to work in sunny, hot, humid, cold, and rainy conditions
    • Strong communication skills with ability to motivate a team, deliver quality results, and maintain a positive attitude
    • Ability to adequately and successfully perform all duties and responsibilities of this position
    Interested applicants can apply directly to www.visitowa.com/employment.
    To maintain document integrity and ensure optimal system processing, please submit your resume and supporting files in PDF format.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationFoley, Alabama
    Websitehttps://visitowa.com

    Skills

    • Amusement Parksunmatched
    • Budget Managementunmatched
    • Budgetingunmatched
    • Coachingunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Conflict Resolutionunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Corporate Policiesunmatched
    • Corrective Actionunmatched
    • Cost Controlunmatched
    • Detail Orientedunmatched
    • Driver's Licenseunmatched
    • Food and Beverage Industryunmatched
    • Forecastingunmatched
    • High School Diplomaunmatched
    • Hospitality and Tourismunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Maintain Complianceunmatched
    • Metricsunmatched
    • Microsoft Excelunmatched
    • Microsoft Outlookunmatched
    • Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
    • Microsoft Wordunmatched
    • Operational Auditunmatched
    • Operations Guidelinesunmatched
    • Operations Planningunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • People Managementunmatched
    • Point of Sale (POS) Systemsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Process Managementunmatched
    • Property Managementunmatched
    • Rentalsunmatched
    • Reporting Skillsunmatched
    • Retailunmatched
    • Revenue/Sales Reportingunmatched
    • Safety Processunmatched
    • Safety Standardsunmatched
    • Salesunmatched
    • Schedule Developmentunmatched
    • Team Buildingunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • eCommerce Salesunmatched

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