Maintenance Employee

Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Ability to build ensure professional and informative interactions with all guests and staff members alike

• Precisely and effectively complete all allocated work orders every day or report inadequate orders to the Director for rescheduling

• Comply with Hotel processes to effectively perform all maintenance, installation, or repair as needed

• Experienced with Painting, Spackle, Light plumbing and electrical

• Ability to use ladders of different styles; complete work at elevated areas

• Complete tasks on/around rooftop areas, chillers, water towers, etc.

• Strong working knowledge of hand and power tools

• Working in tight spaces

• Ensure all hotel equipment is maintained and repaired as needed for full functionality

• Follow the most recent state and government legislative codes, laws, and prerequisites

• Identifying issues, creating or providing solutions, take actions to ensure that guest- related issues are resolved promptly once received, and provide the best possible outcome for guest satisfaction

• Ensure daily before shift ends to fill out engineering reports to record all that was completed on your shift or pass-on information for the next shift

• Ensuring all job requests from all areas of the hotel are responded to in a timely and effective manner.

• Collaborate with different departments like carpenter, electricians, overnight engineers, painter’s, outsourced contractors in finalizing, changing, altering, remodeling, fixing any area of the Hotel

• Follow all safety guidelines of a fire safety director in the case of an emergencies

• Ensure FSD logbooks are always up to date with current activities of the hotel

• In case of emergencies, communicate with the fire department and monitor fire command station

• Make announcements to the building in case of false alarms, tests or real emergencies as a FSD

• Ensure boiler cleaning logs are always up to date and cleaned as necessary according to boiler guidelines

• Precisely record equipment readings, meter readings and keep up exact logs in a clear and legible way

• Ensure that guest room preventative maintenance is done according to procedures set forth by the Chief engineer whether weekly, monthly, or quarterly

• Ensure guest room and public area filters are changed frequently as instructed by the Director

Job Requirements

• Previous hotel engineering experience preferred

• At least 2 years of Hotel Engineering experience, preferably in a New York City Hotel

• Strong working knowledge mechanical systems, painting/spackling light plumbing and light electrical

• Great communication skills, professional demeanor and appearance

• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, and concentrate on detail in a fast-paced work environment

• Must be able to follow basic safety procedures and precautions due to physical risks

• Demonstrates interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal

• Able to work in a team environment and welcome feedback and direction

• Capable of standing for prolonged periods of time

• Ability to frequently reach, bend, stoop, climb up and down stairs, walk, and carry multiple objects

• Flexible schedule to include day shift, night shift, weekends and holidays

Preferred Qualifications

• Local candidates only

• U.S. Citizenship/Work Authorization required

• 2-3 years of experience as an engineer working in the service industry

• FSD Certification a plus

• Verbal and Written communication skills

• Be able to speak, write and understand the primary language of the workplace

• Ability to lift, push or pull 50 pounds

• Proficiency in MS Office and possess basic computer skills

• Be able to work Flexible shift if needed

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