Maintenance Technician

Salamander Hotels & Resorts - Charleston, SC

Full-time

Charleston, SC

Accommodation

About the position

The Maintenance Engineer is responsible for maintaining and repairing all building equipment and systems, ensuring that guest rooms and facilities are kept in optimal condition through preventive maintenance and inspections. This role involves a variety of tasks related to electrical, plumbing, refrigeration, and other systems, while contributing to a positive work environment under the supervision of the Director of Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Provide guest service in a positive and helpful manner.
• Perform routine maintenance in guest rooms such as changing filters and light bulbs, installing radios and televisions, replacing telephones, and repairing furniture and walls.
• Make major repairs to gas appliances, ice machines, walk-in coolers and freezers, air handling equipment, and kitchen equipment.
• Prioritize work orders and complete them in a thorough and timely manner.
• Maintain fire systems, replace smoke detectors, and put out fires.
• Keep Director of Engineering and Engineering Supervisor informed on all problems or unusual matters of significance.
• Repair equipment for employee use such as vacuum cleaners, carts, cleaning equipment, and other tools.
• Construct and make repairs to structural parts of hotel property such as soldering copper, installing locks, repairing plumbing fixtures, and installing switches, outlets, and wiring.
• Make keys and nametags.
• Maintain all aspects of plumbing system to include the repair of leaks and unclogging drains.
• Troubleshoot and repair pumps and motors.
• Conduct required rounds, read meters and gauges, and perform preventive maintenance to extend life of hotel assets.
• Research information on unfamiliar equipment before attempting repairs.
• Requisition parts and supplies using correct procedures.
• Assist guest and employee comfort levels by adjusting temperatures.
• Clean and care for work area, tools, and equipment as well as picking up and removing trash throughout the entire facility and grounds.
• Assist Painter and Landscaping department as directed.

Requirements

• Associate degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; and one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, operating and maintenance instructions, safety rules, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to safely use hand and power tools.
• Ability to use communication equipment such as pagers, radios, and phones; and communicate effectively through written routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume; and apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.