General Maintenance - Full-time

We have an immediate opening for a General Maintenance.

Must be able to work various shifts per week.

GENERAL PURPOSE
Carry a portable radio, staying in constant communication with the central base station, respond to all engineering service calls, giving priority to guest requests, and maintain hotel equipment in an efficient, safe, accident-free manner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Respond to and handle guest requests in a courteous, efficient, safe manner.
• Perform preventive maintenance and necessary repairs and all hotel equipment, including kitchen, laundry, boiler, plumbing, pool, HVAC, electrical and guest rooms.
• Monitor and maintain all engineering functions when full engineering staff is not available (i.e. weekends and evenings).
• Respond to all emergency situations including fire alarms, bomb threats, disasters and power failures; notify the appropriate authorities.
• Make rounds of the hotel property to ensure everything is in working order.
• Clean and maintain all equipment and work areas.
• Complete maintenance requests, take equipment and meter readings and maintain log to notify the next shift.
• Document all parts used and parts needed to be purchased.
• Handle elevator breakdowns.
• Report any unsafe conditions to the Director of Engineering.

OTHER DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist with maintenance of parking lot and snow removal as needed.
• Make keys as requested.
• Limited local travel required upon request.
• Hours: Scheduled days and times may vary based on need.
• Assist with any calls to help with other departments when instructed to do so.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge:

• Ability to maintain and repair HVAC, electrical, plumbing equipment and perform carpentry, repair work, construction and renovation work.
• May require ability to drive company vehicle and snow removal equipment.

Skills:

• Excellent hearing required to hear portable radio, fire alarms, machinery, guests.
• Excellent vision required to inspect, maintain equipment.
• Excellent speech communication skills required to respond on portable radio to base station, guests.
• Moderate comprehension and literacy required to maintain logs and records.

Abilities:

• Lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying required frequently to respond to requests for service and repairs anywhere in hotel or in parking lot.
• Frequent bending and kneeling required to perform inspections and repairs.
• 100% mobility required - must respond quickly to emergency.
• No continuous standing required.
• Climbing stairs approximately 90 steps or more 20% 8 hours.
• Climbing ladders approximately 8 feet or more10% 8 hours.
• Driving - sometimes necessary to drive company vehicle/snow plow approximately 10% of time, unless snow emergency, then 100% of time.

Education/Formal Training:

• High school diploma or equivalent trade school, special courses in building maintenance and construction.

Experience: Two years prior experience in building maintenance and construction.

Material/Equipment Used: Use of electric tools, hand tools.

Chemicals/Agents used: Frequency depends upon job assignment: Painting would use chemicals 90% of time, electric job may not require any.

Environment: May possibly work inside 90% of 8 hours; outside 10% of 8 hours. Varies with job duties of the day. Abnormal temperatures - 5 to 95 degrees.

Employees are held accountable for all duties of job