General Maintenance Engineer

AccorHotel • Long Beach, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Fairmont Breakers is seeking a General Maintenance Engineer to ensure the overall maintenance of the facility. This role involves responding to guest room calls for various maintenance issues, maintaining brand standards, and acting as a member of the Emergency Response Team. The engineer will perform routine general maintenance and repairs, including light plumbing, electrical work, and guest door lock repair. They will also be responsible for preventative maintenance on equipment and guest rooms, as well as maintaining refrigeration and HVAC equipment. The position requires the ability to use the Building Management System, update refrigerant usage records, and complete work orders. Additional duties include maintaining and repairing kitchen equipment, assisting with pool maintenance, painting, drywall repairs, operating a forklift if needed, and maintaining logs for Central Plant equipment. The role also involves assisting with various repair projects, moving furniture and supplies, and ensuring safe tool usage. Flexibility in shifts, including mornings, evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays, is required. The engineer must conduct all responsibilities professionally and ethically, maintain an adequate stock of parts, ensure cleanliness, and adhere to all safety regulations and codes.

Requirements

• 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
• 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.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• 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

Responsibilities

• 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
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Hourly rate: USD $30.00 per hour
• Discounted hotel rooms and food & beverage rates to employees at our sister properties around the globe.
• Learning programs through our Academies to promote growth and development
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED