Lead Engineer

A historic landmark dating back to 1908, The Barnes Union Square Hotel is a guest's urban retreat paired with refined elegance. Located by San Francisco's Union Square, right across from the famous Powell Street Cable Car, you will easily get to work via BART and witness the Bay's daily hustle and bustle.
Job Overview: To maintain all building and equipment throughout the hotel.
The ideal candidate will have open availability, being able to work AM and PM shifts when hotel occupancy and needs dictate it.
Compensation: $27.00-$30.00/Hour
Responsibilities and Duties:
• Performs general repairs and services in all maintenance related disciplines, including but
not limited; carpentry, mechanics, plumbing, minor electrical, finish work, etc.
• Prioritize work orders through urgent requests and established hotel area down times in order
to minimize inconveniencing guests.
• Effectively interact with department managers is required.
• Respond to guest room calls as required.
• Complete any and all assigned preventative maintenance procedures.
• Adhere to hotel safety standards.
• Perform other duties and handle projects as assigned by Manager.
• Assist other departmental craft workers as required.
• Perform all duties required as Fire Alarm Response Team.
• Participate in OSHA/Safety programs within the hotel through awareness in everyday job
functions and participate on the Hotel's Emergency Evacuation Team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Specific Job Knowledge and Skills:
The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and
demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable
accommodation, using some other combination of knowledge, skills, and abilities:
• Must be able to work well with all members of the Engineering Department and all other
members of the Hotel Staff.
• Must promote a cordial and caring attitude toward all other department heads.
• Highly motivated self-starter.
• Experience in all phases of mechanical/electrical systems.
• Blueprint reading.
• Ability to communicate with hotel guests.
Other Expectations:
• Regular attendance in conformance with the standards, which may be established from time to time,
is essential to the successful performance of this position.
• Due to the cyclical nature of the hospitality industry, associates may be required to work varying
schedules to reflect the business needs of the hotel. This includes nights, weekends and/or holidays.
• All employees must maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance (specific standards
available).
• Employee is always required to take on the responsibility and wear appropriate Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE) as determined by position and duties.
• Complies with health and safety rules, regulations and procedures to maintain a safe environment.
Physical Demands:
• Most work tasks are performed indoors. Temperature is moderate and controlled by hotel
environmental systems; however, must be able to work in extreme temperatures like freezers (-10F)
and kitchens (+110F), possibly for one hour or more.
• Must be able to stand and exert well-paced mobility for up to 4 hours in length.
• Must be able to exert well-paced ability in limited space and to reach other locations of the hotel on a
timely basis.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, squat and stretch to fulfill cleaning and repair/maintenance tasks.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs. On a regular and continuing basis.
• Must have the ability to bend, squat, and frequently lift 50 lbs. and occasionally lift up to 100 lbs.
• The worker is subject to hazards including a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving
mechanical parts, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or
exposure to chemicals.
• The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions, one or more of the following conditions that affect the
respiratory system or the skin: fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases or poor ventilation.
• The worker is subject to oils; there is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.
• Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening
and hearing ability and visual acuity.
• Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, supervisors and
other employees.
• Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near and color vision
and depth perception.
• Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment.
• Must have finger dexterity to be able to operate office equipment such as computers, printers, 10-key
adding machine, electric typewriter, multi-line touch tone phone, filing cabinets, FAX machines,
photocopiers, dolly and other office equipment as needed.
Qualifications:
• High school or equivalent education required.
• Must have minimum of one year hands-on experience working on minor electrical, painting,
plumbing and a/c repairs.
• Ability to obtain and/or maintain any government required licenses, certificates or permits.
• All employees must maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance per Spire Hospitality
standards.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
*Spire Hospitality participates in E-Verify*
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)