Maintenance Technician

Highgate Hotels•Bloomingdale, IL

9h•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Technician assists with the operation, maintenance, and repair of hotel equipment and facilities at Courtyard Bloomingdale. The role performs preventative maintenance and repairs across guest rooms, kitchens, laundry areas, HVAC systems, meeting rooms, and pool and hot tub areas. The technician also responds to alarms, determines their location and cause, assesses emergency status, and reports findings to the Front Desk. Other tasks may be assigned by a supervisor or manager. Highgate Hotels is a real estate investment and hospitality management company with more than $15 billion in assets under management and a portfolio of over 400 hotels. This position is located at Courtyard Bloomingdale in Bloomingdale, Illinois. The opening was posted October 16, 2026, and applications will be accepted until December 30, 2026.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Valid driver’s license for the applicable state required.
Acceptable Motor Vehicle Driving Record (MVR) required; property-specific.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a hotel or related field preferred.
Trade license preferred, such as plumbing, electrical, HVAC, or carpentry.

Responsibilities

Assist with the operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment.
Change light bulbs and perform preventative maintenance in guest rooms, including vinyl repair, paint touch-ups, minor furniture repair, tub caulking, and tile repairs.
Perform preventative maintenance on ice machines, refrigerators, kitchen equipment, laundry equipment, HVAC systems, guest rooms, meeting rooms, the swimming pool, and hot tub.
Perform plumbing and laundry equipment repairs, and preventative maintenance on exhaust fans and supply systems.
Monitor energy conservation.
Repair vacuum cleaners and other small equipment upon request.
Immediately follow up on alarms to determine their location and cause, assess emergency status, and report findings to the Front Desk.
Perform other tasks or jobs as assigned by a supervisor or manager.

Benefits

Travel discounts at Highgate hotels.
Competitive benefits, including three pricing tiers of medical coverage for eligible full-time associates.
Dental and vision benefits for eligible full-time associates.
Paid time off plans may be available to associates who qualify.
401(k) Retirement Plan available to qualifying full-time and part-time associates.
Life insurance.
Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
401(k) employer matching contributions.
Paid holidays.
Paid vacation.
Paid sick leave in accordance with applicable law.
Employee assistance program (EAP).
Educational opportunities and tuition reimbursement.
Paid jury duty, personal, medical, and military leave in accordance with applicable law.