Utility Engineer

Job Summary

The Utility Engineer is responsible for maintaining guestrooms, public space and the back of the house to ensure an attractive and well-maintained hotel. These duties include but are not limited to carpentry, plumbing, electrical, air conditioning, painting, wall covering and masonry to ensure safety standards are met. 

Essential Functions:

% Time Spent

• Inspection and maintenance:
  1. Inspects guestrooms, public spaces and back of house areas and makes repairs as necessary.
  2. Visually inspects and detects items needing repair.
  3. Repairs, touches up or replaces light bulbs, lamps, switches, outlets, plumbing fixtures, hardware.
  4. Maintains inventory of supplies.
  5. Reports major deficiencies and items which cannot be readily repaired to direct supervisor. 
  6. Assists Housekeeping team in deep cleaning program

50%

• Preventative maintenance and care:
  1. Performs preventative maintenance of guestrooms, public spaces and back of house areas.
  2. Cleans, paints, caulks and grouts as needed

50%

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures uniform and personal appearance are clean and professional.
• Attempts to communicate with guest in guest’s native language, if applicable.
• Reports maintenance deficiencies, safety hazards, accidents, or injuries.
• Follows Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements, and reports any defective, damaged or lost PPE including equipment that does not fit properly to management.
• Follows all safety procedures and able to recognize and act in emergency situations. 

Education and Experience:

• High School Degree or equivalent preferred.
• Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from trade school, that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities for the position.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Possesses considerable experience and knowledge of a wide variety of maintenance trades in order to visually inspect and repair items or equipment, including but not limited to electrical, plumbing, carpentry and mechanics.
• Basic mechanical aptitude for operation and repair of hotel equipment.
• Experience in using basic hand and power tools.
• Possesses the ability to climb ladders up to 30 feet high and reach in all directions.
• Ability to read, write and listen and communicate effectively in English. 

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • o   Constant standing and walking.
  • Constant near vision and far vision.
  • Constant hearing, talking, smelling, pushing and pulling. 
  • Frequent reaching and grasping with hands and arms.
  • Frequent stooping, bending, crouching, climbing stairs.
  • o   Occasional sitting.
  • o   Occasional lifting and carrying 50 pounds.