Hotel Maintenance

Kinseth Hospitality•Cedar Rapids, IA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Maintains and repairs physical structures of hotel buildings and maintains grounds by performing various duties. This role is crucial for ensuring the hotel's facilities are in good condition and that guests have a positive experience.

Requirements

Experience in maintenance and repair of physical structures and grounds.
Ability to clean internal areas of hotel buildings.
Proficiency in maintaining and repairing plumbing and electrical systems.
Skill in replacing worn or damaged parts in machines and equipment.
Knowledge of swimming pool maintenance, sanitation, and chemical usage.
Ability to perform landscaping tasks such as cutting grass, trimming weeds, and planting flowers.
Experience in repairing parking lots and sidewalks with asphalt, cold patching materials, and concrete.
Proficiency in operating snow removal equipment.
Skill in repairing, painting, or replacing building interior walls, trim, wood, brick, stone, and concrete.
Ability to assist other departments with moving furniture and storing supplies.
Excellent guest service skills, greeting guests warmly and addressing maintenance concerns promptly.
Strong collaboration skills with other departments.
Understanding of property security procedures.
Commitment to safe usage of materials, chemicals, and tools.
Participation in property safety and preventative maintenance programs.
Ability to assist with setting up, tearing down, and cleaning banquet and meeting rooms.
Willingness to run errands and drive as necessary.
Adherence to KHC policies and procedures, including dress code, safety, and performance standards.
Maintenance of a professional image.
Ability to report to work as scheduled.
Regularly required to stand; walk; and use hands to handle, grasp or type.
Frequently required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, bend or twist; talk or hear; and to push, pull or lift over 10 pounds.
Occasionally required to sit and smell.
Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Experience with off-hours emergency issues.

Responsibilities

Cleans internal areas of hotel buildings such as storage/boiler rooms, parking lots, public areas, banquet rooms and guest rooms including but not limited to: buffing, dusting, sweeping, mopping, washing windows, empties trash cans and consolidates trash for weekly pickup.
Maintains and repairs buildings' plumbing and electrical systems, including but not limited to: replacing worn or defective parts such as switches, fuses, faucets and valves.
Replaces worn or damaged parts such as hoses, wiring, and belts in machines and equipment such as vehicles, vacuum cleaners, and riding mower.
Monitors hotel swimming pools and makes adjustments so there is proper sanitation and chemical usage.
Cuts grass and trims weeds, constructs decorative flower garden borders, digs flower beds and plants flowers on property.
Repairs parking lot and sidewalks with asphalt, cold patching materials, and concrete.
Operates snow removal equipment to maintain parking lots and sidewalks to keep them clean and clear of obstacles.
Repairs, paints, or replaces building interior walls, trim, wood, brick, stone, and concrete.
Assists other departments with moving furniture and unloading and storing supplies.
Greets guests in a warm, friendly manner and corrects any maintenance concerns quickly and efficiently to ensure guest satisfaction.
Works closely with other departments to ensure prompt response to guest requests for services and repairs.
Assists in the security of the property including vehicles, tools, furniture, supplies, key cards and guests.
Uses all materials, chemicals and tools safely to avoid waste, unnecessary damage or accidents.
Participates in property safety and preventative maintenance programs to ensure a safe, hazard free working environment.
Assist with setting up, tearing down and cleaning banquet and meeting rooms as assigned.
Runs errands and drives as necessary to meet business needs.