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Form of workJob Title: Apprentice Engineer (Local 339)
Status: Non-Exempt
Job Summary:
Participates and implements maintenance programs aimed at maintaining a zero-defect environment for guests. Inspects, maintains, and repairs all mechanical, electrical, and other equipment used by the guests or affecting the quality of their experience while visiting the property.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Create a safe, attractive and functioning environment for guests and associates by ensuring the hotel is maintained in accordance with safety standards
- Complete hotel room and building repairs such as replacing ceiling tiles, filters, light bulbs, patching vinyl, and painting; performs repairs on toilets, sinks, laundry facilities, kitchen and other hotel property
- Participate in plans for completing routine and preventative maintenance and renovations to ensure that building systems operate efficiently; coordinates work with hotel department managers
- Maintain safety and cleanliness of the exterior of the hotel, grounds, pool and exercise room
- Record type and cost of maintenance or repair work and adhere to budget standards set for the hotel per Chief Engineer
- Ensure hotel adheres to all regulatory and safety standards by meeting with government and insurance inspectors and taking corrective action as needed
- Keep all mechanical and electrical up to date
- Respond to house calls immediately
- Escalate requests that cannot be fixed immediately
- Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Education/Experience
High school diploma or equivalent. Minimum of three years of hotel or apartment experience. Knowledge of basic electrical and plumbing maintenance. Experience with general maintenance tools. troubleshooting ability with skills in painting, HVAC, and carpentry. HVAC certification preferred.
Language Skills
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instruction furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Other
Must enroll in Local 399 within thirty days of hire.
