Engineer

Maintenance Mechanic Engineer

Department: Engineering

Reports To: Director of Engineering

Qualification Requirements:

• Reading, writing and oral proficiency in the English language.
• Four (4) years technical training and field experience as a mechanic.
• Some background with laundry, HVAC and Kitchen Equipment.

Job Functions:

• The ability to follow proper payroll and uniform procedures.
• The ability to provide service and repairs as outlined in the Technical Skills List, depending on grade level, for electrical, plumbing, steam, gas, fire & safety, HVAC, refrigeration, interior, paint and decorating problems.
• The ability to lubricate machinery on a regular basis.
• The ability to provide machinist work to all equipment such as replacing and repairing bearings, gears, belts, shafts, control mechanism, etc.
• The ability to always conduct oneself in a professional manner reflects the high standards of The Pierre, a Taj Hotel.
• The ability to ensure a clean, neat and organized work area.
• The ability to maintain a good working relationship with other employees.
• The ability to handle and report any accident immediately, no matter how minor.
• The ability to respond properly in any hotel emergency or safety situation.
• The ability to perform other tasks or projects assigned by hotel management and staff.
• The ability to maintain and re-lamp all lamps in the hotel, including socket repair and replacement.
• The ability to install electrical wiring for renovations, electrical outlet additions, motors and associated equipment.
• The ability to provide preventive maintenance of all electrical equipment and updating of appropriate logs.
• The ability to clean all stations in Engineering and maintain a neat and organized department.
• The ability to adjust and clean televisions.
• The ability to respond to all guest complaints regarding the maintenance of their room or public areas in a timely manner.
• The ability to perform preventive maintenance in guest rooms and public areas.
• The ability to assist on all plumbing stoppages in the building.
• The ability to repair an assortment of items brought to the shop by other departments.
• The ability to clean grease traps, filters and drains as necessary.
• The ability to assemble desks, shelving, cabinets, etc. assigned.
• The ability to assist engineers on major shutdowns for repairs.
• The ability to assist guests with special requests such as opening luggage when keys are lost.
• The ability to maintain logs for all work performed while on duty.
• The ability to install or relocate any addition or existing equipment when necessary.
• The ability to treat urinals with de-liming solution.
• The ability to take meter readings, record temperatures and pressures in heating and cooling plant.
• The ability to check all mechanical rooms.
• The ability to clean gas burners and charcoal burners.
• The ability to clean fixtures and shades.
• The ability to unplug toilets and change out valves and valve seats.
• The ability to respond to work orders or room inspection reports submitted by Department Heads.
• The ability to respond to all emergency conditions such as fires, power failures, etc.
• The ability to maintain a good working relationship with other employees, providing instruction and encouragement as needed.
• The ability to ensure a clean, neat and organized work area.
• The ability to handle and report any accident immediately, no matter how minor.
• The ability to respond properly in any hotel emergency or safety situation.
• The ability to perform other tasks or projects assigned by hotel management and staff.

Physical, Cognitive, Social and Environmental Requirements:

Note: All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Physical Demands Analysis:

• Engineers must have excellent flexibility for moving in and out of all positions:
• sitting
• standing, walking
• squatting
• stair climbing is absolutely essential
• ladder climbing is absolutely essential
• leaning on ladder while overhead reaching
• kneeling, half-kneeling, hands/knees
• side sitting, long-sitting
• belly crawling, crawling through holes and small openings
• crawling over and under pipes
• supine
• overhead, forward, and lateral reach
• midline crossing
• hook grip, spherical grip, and prehension
• lifting floor to overhead
• carrying
• pushing/pulling

Forces:

• Tool belts: 15 lbs.
• Bags of rock salt: 50 lbs.
• Televisions: 45 lbs.
• Chemical drums: 100 lbs.
• Motors: 5 lbs. to 120 lbs.
• Lint bag: 15 lbs.
• 1/2 lb. to 30 lb. force required to turn various types of valves in the boiler room
• Other items unweighted:
• - ladders
• - tools
• - pipe
• Repetitions:
• Tool belts are worn for a full shift.
• 50 lb. bags of rock salt are carried by one person upstairs 5 x shift every day for a week at a time. Total: 98 bags per month
• Televisions are lifted to carts on an as needed basis
• Chemical drums are lifted from ground to cart to ground about 1 x month
• Lint bag is lifted out of tub of water from squat position 1 x day and replaced with clean bag
• Stair climbing: 20-30 steps between flights. Stair climbing takes place several times an hour and is unavoidable
• Standing and walking is essential all day

Environment:

• Must be able to tolerate vibration of hand tools
• Must be able to tolerate inclement, cold, and very warm environmental temperatures
• Must be able to withstand 30 m.p.h. winds while working in air ducts
• Must handle chlorine, acids, and caustics (protective gear is provided)
• Must have excellent balance for ladder climbing, standing on round structures such as the boiler (when adjusting overhead valves)
• Must be able to tolerate noisy machinery, air compressors, motors, very frequently
• Sensory:
• Sight, hearing, balance needed to analyze problems, make repairs, safety purposes
• Good sensation is also needed as engineers often work