Engineer II

Role details

Maintenance and repairs

• Respond to guest repair requests and resolve maintenance issues with little or no supervision.
• Perform preventive maintenance; inspect, clean, and lubricate tools, equipment, and machines.
• Diagnose and repair hotel equipment, plumbing, electrical components, guest-room items, and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
• Complete television programming, painting, minor wall and woodwork repairs, and replacement of bulbs and air-conditioning filters.
• Identify equipment valves and building disconnects; maintain inventory and request parts and supplies.

Safety, systems and service

• Use Lockout/Tagout before maintenance and engineering software for preventive maintenance, energy management, and related systems.
• Communicate shift activities and issues, take on-call engineer readings and rounds, and help train and guide other engineers.
• Follow safety and quality procedures, report hazards and incidents, protect property and confidential information, and maintain professional appearance.
• Welcome guests, anticipate service needs, support colleagues, and communicate clearly and professionally.
• Handle physical work including lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing stairs or ladders, and bending or reaching.

Maintenance capabilities

• Demonstrate ability in one of the listed maintenance categories, above-average skill in two or more, and basic skill in the others.
• Categories include air conditioning and refrigeration, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, pneumatic and electronic controls, carpentry and finishing, kitchen equipment, vehicles, energy conservation, and general building maintenance.
• Demonstrate safe use of hand and power tools and practical ability to repair or replace copper or PVC pipes, including soldering.

Required qualifications

• Valid driver’s license and universal CFC certification are required.
• Must meet applicable state and federal certification or licensing requirements.
• Demonstrate average ability to diagnose hotel mechanical, electrical, and plumbing system faults.

Desirable qualifications

• Secondary school diploma, GED, or vocational or technical training is preferred.
• General maintenance, surface preparation, and painting experience is desirable.
• At least two years of hotel engineering or maintenance experience is desirable; supervisory experience is not required.

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