General Maintenance Engineer

At Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, ensuring the safety and well-being of our Colleagues, guests and visitors is an integral part of our operations. As a General Maintenance Engineering, your attentiveness, efficiency and commitment will ensure the hotel remains a safe travel destination and an enjoyable workplace. The Overnight General Maintenance Engineer will perform a wide range of general maintenance tasks and repair functions within the approved guidelines and as directed.

Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Consistently offer professional, friendly and engaging service
• Ensure the overall maintenance of the facility.
• Respond to daily guest room calls throughout the hotel in a timely manner for general maintenance issues including HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, internet and TV issues while providing high customer service attending to guest concerns.
• Maintain all brand and quality luxury service standards
• Act as a member of the Emergency Response Team, responding in cases of fire, accident, safety concerns and calls for medical assistance.
• Responsible for routine general maintenance and repair of minor problems throughout the hotel or as directed by immediate supervisor.
• Perform tasks such as: light plumbing, electrical and guest door lock repair
• Maintain all actions in a Daily Activity Maintenance log
• Assist guests regarding hotel facilities in an informative and helpful way
• Follow department policies, procedures and service standards
• Conduct routine preventative maintenance on all equipment as assigned along with guest room preventative maintenance upkeep.
• Responsible for routine general maintenance and repair of HVAC/R field as directed by immediate supervisor.
• Maintain refrigeration & HVAC equipment for guest rooms, ballrooms, offices, etc.
• Able to use Building Management System application and schedule temperatures for events in a timely matter to meet comfort levels prior to events.
• Update records associated with refrigerant usage as required by EPA.
• Complete Work Orders, including electrical, mechanical, and guest door lock repair
• Perform light plumbing such as clearing drains, repairing sinks & assemblies.
• Document and maintain proper records.
• Maintain and repair various pieces of kitchen equipment.
• Assist with pool equipment repair, filter cleaning, water testing and chemical balancing
• Paint and perform drywall repairs on property.
• Participate in the daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual preventative maintenance projects on hotel equipment, and guest rooms.
• Assist operating the fork lift when or if required
• Maintain, monitor and complete log sheets for all equipment in Central Plant, including boilers, chillers, and cooling towers.
• Repair, maintain, and dismantle structures as needed.
• Assist with projects with furniture, woodworking, doors, folding walls, ceilings, tile, sheetrock and hardware throughout the hotel.
• Move furniture, supplies, and equipment
• Familiarity of various tools to complete job and work safely.
• Maintain and repair doors, furniture, windows, hang artwork, headboards, mirrors, etc.
• Perform shop work to repair or build furniture and small structures.
• Flexibility to work different shifts including morning, evenings, overnight, weekends, and holidays.
• Responsible for conducting all responsibilities in a professional and ethical manner.
• Maintain an adequate stock of parts and ensure cleanliness in assigned spaces.
• Ensure adherence to all OSHA and NEC codes and regulations, and internal safety policies and procedures.
• Adherence to Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and safety precautions.
• Correct and report any fire hazards or health and safety hazards
• Assistaing other departments during the overnight shift
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in a Maintenance role required
• Must have electrical, plumbing and basic maintenance skills
• Must be able to read, write, speak English fluently
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office applications required
• EPA certification preferred
• Certified Refrigeration & HVAC mechanic an asset
• Basic knowledge of drywall repair, painting of all types and ability to match texture
• Previous experience with chiller, boiler, water treatment, cooling tower experience preferred
• Ability to work as part of a team and also with minimal supervision.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instruction, and procedure and technical manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or colleagues.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Additional information

What is in it for you:

• Wage: USD $29.00/hour (overnight rate)
• Discounted hotel rooms and food & beverage rates to employees at our sister properties around the globe.
• We provide learning programs through our Academies to promote growth and development so that you can perform at your full potential.
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21 and WATCH

Accor is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE/M/F/V/D.

We provide an environment of trust, respect, and integrity. A home away from home. Where diversity and inclusion are celebrated. Privacy and personal information are protected. Through Accor’s Employee Value Proposition, we ensure fair treatment and a workplace free from discrimination & harassment.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent. We commit to a future where diverse identities are celebrated, and equitable and inclusive practices are woven into the fabric of everything we do as an organization.