Location

Shoreham Hotel

Nestled in the Woodley Park neighborhood of Washington, DC, the Omni Shoreham Hotel is a true urban oasis within the Capitol City. Associates pride themselves as being a part of a historic landmark serving as host to numerous presidents, dignitaries, political events and inaugural balls.

Associates can enjoy and be rewarded by several career development opportunities and the environment to grow one’s career into various areas of the hotel including leadership roles. The Omni Shoreham Hotel associates consistently rank their place of employment as one of the Best Places to Work by the Washington Business Journal and scored the hotel with the highest ever results on the Associate Engagement Survey in 2012.

Associates at the Omni Shoreham Hotel are proud of being a true part of an extended family and many have spent their entire careers within the hotel, some with over 4 decades of service! We celebrate these milestones and as well as many other successes on a monthly basis during our all associate rallies, “Hibiscus Huddles, “in honor of our company logo.

Job Description

POSITION PURPOSETo answer all Guest calls for engineering dept., ensure safe, efficient, well-maintained hotel environment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSMaintain all guest rooms and public area, must be available to work all shifts, answering to all guest calls related to engineering, Keeping up with hotel’s décor in good condition. Candidates should have the ability to use all hand/power tools in a safe manner, basic Electric and Plumbing skills are required, also drywall, Vingcard locks, guest-room safe repair. Ability to lift 50 pounds and push/pull 250 lbs., help with delivery. Ability to be on your feet for extended periods of time, the ability to climb stairs and ladders to change light bulbs, curtain track, ceiling tiles. Shovel snow. Candidates must have good customer service skills, must have strong oral, communication and interpersonal skills and possess some computer knowledge.

Responsibilities

Other:Regular attendance in conformance with the standards, which may be established from time to time, is essential to the successful performance of this position. Employees with irregular attendance will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

Due to the cyclical nature of the hospitality industry, employees may be required to work varying schedules to reflect the business needs of the hotel. In addition, attendance at all scheduled training sessions and meetings is required.

Upon employment, all employees are required to fully comply with Omni rules and regulations for the safe and effective operation of the hotel’s facilities. Employees who violate hotel rules and regulations will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

Hotel Specific Essential Functions:

• Have thorough understanding of Engineering preventative maintenance program. • Understand Omni work ticket reporting and completion procedures. • Maintain logs of daily work performed with precise indications of areas entered and/or worked.

Tools and Equipment:

• All Power/hand tools, soft soldering.

Working Environment:

• Interior of hotel, in all areas of the hotel. Exposure to hot and cold temperatures.

• Exterior of hotel with exposure to weather conditions.

• Exposure to various hazardous chemicals.

SUPPORTIVE FUNCTIONS: Help with special events and delivery.

Qualifications

SPECIFIC JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Must be able to speak, read, write and understand the primary language(s) used in the workplace.

• Must be able to read and write to facilitate the communication process.

• Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Must possess basic computational ability.

Physical Demands Based on position

• Must be able to exert well-paced ability to reach other departments of the hotel on a timely basis.

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.

• Must be able to lift items weighing in excess of 50 lbs. routinely.

• Must be able to push and pull carts and equipment weighing up to 250 lbs.

• Must be able to bend, stoop, squat and stretch to daily task.• Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity.

• Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, supervisors and subordinates.

• Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.

• Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment.

Based on PositionQUALIFICATION STANDARDS

Education High school or equivalent education required.

Experience Previous experience is desirable in hotel setting prefer.

Licenses or Certificates Must be job related

GroomingAll employees must maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance per Omni standards.