House Engineer/General Maintenance Person

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Salary Description: Competetive Salary Offered

Job Description For House Engineer/General Maintenance Person

Fairmont Dallas

House Engineer/General Maintenance Person (Full-Time)
The house engineer is responsible for the repair, maintenance, and upkeep of the installations at the hotel, including immediate guest room deficiencies, as well as participating in a preventive maintenance program of all-building equipment, guestrooms, meeting rooms, ballrooms in all areas of the hotel.

What is in it for you:

• Paid time off
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401K
• Complimentary Shift Meal
• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide for you and your family
• Learning programs through our Academies designed to sharpen your skills
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21
• Career development opportunities with national and international promotion opportunities

What you will be doing:

• Flexibility in work shifts may include mornings, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays
• Maintain complete knowledge of correct maintenance and use of equipment
• Become familiar with and understand all the systems (i.e. electrical distribution and lighting, swimming pool, TV antenna, fire/life safety and emergency generator, central plant, kitchen, HVAC and refrigeration, etc.) associated with the hotel operations
• Anticipate guests' needs, respond promptly to room deficiency calls, and acknowledge all guests, however busy and whatever time of day
• Maintain positive guest relations at all times
• Resolve guest complaints, ensuring guest satisfaction
• Monitor and maintain cleanliness, sanitation and organization of assigned work areas
• Receive daily work assignments from Chief Engineer/Supervisor and review priorities and special projects
• Organize materials, tools and equipment to perform daily assignments
• Participate in the preventive maintenance program while maintaining time lines and work schedule
• Check work orders and Engineering department service request log for maintenance deficiency calls or for any problems. Make rounds checking these problem areas; note any touch-up needs or/and safety concerns in the hotel

• Maintain par stock levels of supplies and communicate requisition needs
• Strip and refinish guestroom furniture

• Complete and of shift paperwork with any follow-up actions
• Perform duties in accordance with hotel standards, and in compliance with the city/state/federal inspection codes
• Carry out any other tasks assigned

Your experience and skills include:

• Previous experience in general maintenance
• Ability to communicate in English, both verbal and non-verbal
• Knowledge of tools and equipment respective to job functions
• Ability to interpret manufacturer's literature for installation, preparation, use and upkeep of various materials and products used throughout the property
• Knowledge of proper chemical handling and disposal
• High School diploma or equivalent vocational training certificate
• Knowledge of proper cleaning techniques, requirements and use of equipment/machinery
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; a team player
• Complete basic arithmetic
• Ability to consistently stand and walk throughout shift

Physical Abilities:

• Exert physical effort in transporting miscellaneous items (50-150 pounds) throughout all areas of the hotel.
• Endure various physical movements throughout the work areas.
• Reach 1-2 feet
• Constant walking, standing, kneeling, bending, pushing, and pulling

Visa Requirements: Must be legally eligible to work in the United States. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining work authorization documents.

Your team and working environment:

Fairmont Dallas, located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, offers 545 elegant guestrooms and suites, with over 73,000 square feet of banqueting and meeting space. For over 50 years, Fairmont Dallas has been the setting for countless civic, social cultural, convention and corporate events, but more importantly the setting for thousands of memories.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent

Why work for Accor?
We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor's limitless possibilities.
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