Maintenance Technician I Full Time 3rd Shift

Q - Center•St. Charles, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Engineer, Level 1, is responsible for ensuring that the property is maintained in the best possible condition at all times with the least amount of inconvenience to guests and associates. The Engineer Level 1 will participate in supporting the basic maintenance and repairs of mechanical/electrical/plumbing systems, building equipment and property structures. The schedule for this position is 11pm-7:30am Tuesday-Saturday. The starting rate for this position is $22/hour + $2/hour shift differential.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent and/or experience in a hotel or a related field required.
Valid Driver’s License.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of progressive experience in a hotel or related field preferred.
Trade school and/or College course work in related field helpful.
Flexible shifts and long hours occasionally required.
Comfort level with operating and working from a lift up to 20 feet high.
Possess a basic general mechanical aptitude, comfort level and desire for working hands-on on a variety of small and medium sized equipment and building systems.
Have basic knowledge of HVAC closed loop distribution system layout for each individual building section; supplies, returns, cold/hot.
Basic understanding of water softener equipment and operation.
Basic reading of blue prints.
Have a comfort level in working alone, with others, and on group projects with teams.
Familiarity of all building systems with awareness of differences for each portion of the facility.
Proficient in the use of rodding equipment, power hand tools and floor mounted tools.
Basic functional knowledge to perform simple operation or simple repair under the direction of a supervisor on the following building/mechanical/ facilitie equipment : A/C package units, air dryers, duct dampers, air compressors, various sizes/styles/makes/ages of air handlers, face and bypass louvers, cooling towers, condensing high efficiency boilers, glycol closed loop piping. HVAC closed loop distribution and circulating pumps, control valves, variable frequency drives, HVAC closed loop piping systems, rooftop exhaust fans, return fans, stair pressurization fans, HVAC fan coil units and univents, VAV Boxes, kitchen and serving line exhaust hood cleaning systems and air cleaning systems, natural gas and diesel generators, closed loop heat exchanger, scissor lift working platform, exterior trailer scissor lift, building steam humidifiers, pressure regulators, building sump pumps, sewage pumps, grease pumps, irrigation pumps, Welcome Center water feature pumps, water softener brine tanks/salt pits/pumps, domestic hot water heaters, hot water storage tanks, booster heaters, hot water distribution pumps, domestic water control valves, hands free sink/toilet/urinal units, all domestic plumbing supplies/faucet/showers and drains, electrical panels 110-120, custodial riding vacuum and extractor, floor scrubbers, walk behind vacuums, Host extractor, office work station furniture, suspended ceiling grids and tiles, door locks/hardware/closers, basic kitchen/serving line and catering equipment -- various sizes of ice machines, ice flakers, garbage disposals, grease traps, ovens, grills, ranges, steam wells, steam kettles, mobile warmers, air screen display coolers, reach in coolers/freezers, walk-in coolers/freezers.

Responsibilities

Participate in supporting the basic maintenance and repairs of mechanical/electrical/plumbing systems, building equipment and property structures.
Monitor all department functions, keeping supervisor or Engineering management fully informed of all problems or matters requiring their immediate attention.
Read equipment gauges and evaluate results to assess equipment performance.
Make basic repairs to fan coil system: change filters, clean coils, replace motors, etc.
Perform routine run testing of all generators.
Utilize Building Automation System (BAS) to transition boilers/chillers/cooling towers between heating and cooling.
Replace light switches, receptacles, light bulbs and fixtures.
Ceiling tile repair and replacement.
Perform furniture repair and office furniture/workstation installation.
Perform basic plumbing repairs (i.e. hands free sinks/toilets, clogged drains, copper pipe, change washers, change handles, drain fittings, rodding, etc).
Cutting, joining and soldering up to ¾” copper pipe and fixtures.
Cutting, joining and gluing up to 2” PVC pipe and fixtures.
Trace all types of water lines and perform isolation shut offs.
Make basic repairs on kitchen equipment.
Maintain repair and preventative maintenance automated and manual records.
Become proficient in the use of electronic devices (TMA/CMMS) for recording work activity, receiving work orders and preventative maintenance requests.
Basic repair of guest room electronic locks systems.
Complete assigned work orders for general repair within assigned time frame in order to achieve operational efficiency of the property, its safety and its equipment.
Immediately and courteously respond to guests needs in order to repair and resolve room maintenance requests and problems as they arise.
Perform all other maintenance and facility care tasks as requested to assist Q Center as a whole.
Request necessary parts with accurate detailed information.
Participate in inventory maintenance and periodic counting.
Diagnose and repair small cleaning equipment.
Ability to access, evaluate and repair roof exhaust fans.
Able to repair a mechanical window.
Perform simple operation or simple repair under the direction of a supervisor on various building/mechanical/facilitie equipment including: A/C package units, air dryers, duct dampers, air compressors, various sizes/styles/makes/ages of air handlers, face and bypass louvers, cooling towers, condensing high efficiency boilers, glycol closed loop piping, HVAC closed loop distribution and circulating pumps, control valves, variable frequency drives, HVAC closed loop piping systems, rooftop exhaust fans, return fans, stair pressurization fans, HVAC fan coil units and univents, VAV Boxes, kitchen and serving line exhaust hood cleaning systems and air cleaning systems, natural gas and diesel generators, closed loop heat exchanger, scissor lift working platform, exterior trailer scissor lift, building steam humidifiers, pressure regulators, building sump pumps, sewage pumps, grease pumps, irrigation pumps, Welcome Center water feature pumps, water softener brine tanks/salt pits/pumps, domestic hot water heaters, hot water storage tanks, booster heaters, hot water distribution pumps, domestic water control valves, hands free sink/toilet/urinal units, all domestic plumbing supplies/faucet/showers and drains, electrical panels 110-120, custodial riding vacuum and extractor, floor scrubbers, walk behind vacuums, Host extractor, office work station furniture, suspended ceiling grids and tiles, door locks/hardware/closers, basic kitchen/serving line and catering equipment -- various sizes of ice machines, ice flakers, garbage disposals, grease traps, ovens, grills, ranges, steam wells, steam kettles, mobile warmers, air screen display coolers, reach in coolers/freezers, walk-in coolers/freezers.