Chief Engineer

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Job Description

Under the direction of the General Manager, the Chief Engineer is responsible for maintaining all equipment, systems and building components in the hotel and restaurant, including, but not limited to, mechanical and electrical systems, pumps, HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, locks, furniture, paint, wall coverings, tile and other equipment. Additional responsibilities include management and decision-making authority for day-to-day operations.

Job Responsibilities

• Operates, repairs, and maintains all equipment, including, but not limited to all pumps, motors, boilers, chillers, etc.
• Operates, repairs, and maintains all electrical systems, refrigeration systems and equipment.
• Paints all surface & equipment, makes minor wall covering repairs and minor furniture touch-up.
• Operates, repairs, and maintains all hotel lighting and related equipment systems.
• Operates, repairs, and maintains all plumbing and related equipment and systems.
• Repairs and maintains all hotel appliances and equipment and physical plant.
• Repairs and maintains all guest room furnishings, equipment, and physical plant.
• Replaces light bulbs, fixtures, televisions, and radios.
• Repairs and maintains lock and key system.
• Performs minor construction work.
• Performs necessary inspections and repairs (as required & designated) to kitchen and restaurant equipment and furnishings.
  
  

Job Qualifications

• College degree or trade school and five years of related experience in hotel operations
• Computer skills required - experience with Hotel information systems preferred
• Construction experience recommended; however, not required
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 15-25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25-50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
  
  

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and sometimes in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and is required to operate hand tools.

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