Carpentry Supervisor - Hotel Maintenance
Accor Group
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Job summary
Accor Grand Mercure Dubai City is actively seeking a Carpentry Supervisor - Hotel Maintenance to lead daily carpentry repairs, oversee preventive maintenance, and guide a team across guest rooms and public areas in a five‑star hotel in Dubai, UAE. The role focuses on safety, quality, and timely guest‑facing service, ensuring high standards of wood finishes and furniture maintenance.
The ideal candidate brings at least two years in hotel engineering carpentry, strong supervisory skills, and a
Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years in hotel maintenance or engineering carpentry.
- Experience supervising carpentry repairs and preventive maintenance.
- Ability to estimate materials and manage work orders.
- Strong attention to safety and guest comfort.
- Excellent communication with other departments.
Responsibilities
- Supervise carpentry maintenance and repair work across guest rooms, restaurants, meeting spaces, offices, back-of-house areas, and public facilities.
- Follow hotel policies, engineering procedures, safety requirements, and standards during every assignment.
- Inspect doors, locks, closers, safety chains, seals, stoppers, peepholes, frames, and related fittings.
- Repair damaged or defective door components to maintain security, appearance, and reliable operation.
- Maintain tables, chairs, storage cabinets, counters, wardrobes, shelving, partitions, and other hotel furniture.
- Adjust, repair, assemble, and refit furniture when movement, wear, or damage affects usability.
- Complete scheduled preventive maintenance involving carpentry, wooden surfaces, polishing, and building fixtures.
- Restore wooden finishes through sanding, staining, polishing, sealing, and minor surface repair.
- Review daily maintenance requests and arrange work according to urgency, guest impact, and available resources.
- Provide hands‑on technical support to ensure tasks are completed efficiently and correctly.
- Assist with masonry, painting, minor civil work, and other engineering duties when required.
- Respond promptly to guest and departmental repair requests and resolve issues within timelines.
- Coordinate with housekeeping, front office, food and beverage, security, and other departments before entering occupied areas.
- Report defects or conditions that could affect safety, guest satisfaction, or operations.
- Estimate timber, hardware, fittings, polish, adhesives, tools, and other materials required for planned work.
- Inform the Engineering Supervisor about material requirements for major repairs, renovations, or projects.
- Maintain carpentry tools, machinery, ladders, and equipment in safe condition.
- Keep workshop and work areas organized and hazard-free.
- Complete daily assignments, field inspections, work schedules, and preventive maintenance records.
- Monitor repair quality and verify that work meets standards.
- Reduce repeated maintenance by identifying root causes and durable solutions.
- Guide and motivate team members with coaching on workmanship and safe methods.
- Ensure employees receive safety instruction before using tools and equipment.
- Follow fire, life safety, environmental, and health requirements.
- Support safety and accessibility of firefighting equipment near work areas.
- Coordinate with other trades for electrical, plumbing, painting, masonry, or mechanical repairs.
- Stay informed about improved carpentry techniques and materials.
- Perform additional engineering tasks as needed.
Skills
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Job description
Role: Carpentry Supervisor - Hotel Maintenance
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Hospitality
Function: Carpentry-Framing
Experience: Minimum 2 years
Job Type: Full-time
Carpentry Supervisor - Hotel Maintenance in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a skilled Hospitality opportunity focused on maintaining guest rooms, public areas, furniture, doors, fittings, and wooden finishes within a five-star hotel. Accor is hiring an experienced carpentry professional who can supervise daily repair activities, support preventive maintenance, guide team members, and help preserve safe, attractive, and fully functional hotel facilities.
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Hospitality
Function: Carpentry-Framing
Salary: 4500-7000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
The Carpentry Supervisor will support the Engineering Department by coordinating carpentry repairs, preventive maintenance, furniture restoration, and related building work across the hotel. The role helps protect guest comfort, property appearance, operational continuity, and safety by ensuring defects are corrected promptly and workmanship meets established hotel standards. Close coordination with engineering colleagues and other departments is essential to complete repairs with minimal disruption to guests and daily operations.
- Supervise carpentry maintenance and repair work across guest rooms, restaurants, meeting spaces, offices, back-of-house areas, and public facilities.
- Follow hotel policies, engineering procedures, safety requirements, and operational standards during every assignment.
- Inspect doors, locks, closers, safety chains, seals, stoppers, peepholes, frames, and related fittings.
- Repair damaged or defective door components to maintain security, appearance, and reliable operation.
- Maintain tables, chairs, storage cabinets, counters, wardrobes, shelving, partitions, and other hotel furniture.
- Adjust, repair, assemble, and refit furniture when movement, wear, or damage affects usability.
- Complete scheduled preventive maintenance involving carpentry, wooden surfaces, polishing, and building fixtures.
- Restore wooden finishes through sanding, staining, polishing, sealing, and minor surface repair.
- Review daily maintenance requests and arrange work according to urgency, guest impact, and available resources.
- Provide hands‑on technical support to ensure assigned tasks are completed efficiently and correctly.
- Assist with masonry, painting, minor civil work, and other engineering duties when operational support is required.
- Respond promptly to guest and departmental repair requests and resolve issues within practical timelines.
- Coordinate with housekeeping, front office, food and beverage, security, and other departments before entering occupied or operational areas.
- Report defects or conditions that could affect safety, guest satisfaction, property appearance, or hotel operations.
- Estimate timber, hardware, fittings, polish, adhesives, tools, and other materials required for planned work.
- Inform the Engineering Supervisor about material requirements for major repairs, renovations, or special projects.
- Maintain carpentry tools, machinery, ladders, and equipment in clean, safe, and serviceable condition.
- Keep the carpentry workshop and assigned work areas organized and free from avoidable hazards.
- Complete daily assignments, field inspections, work schedules, and preventive maintenance records.
- Monitor repair quality and verify that completed work meets the required functional and visual standards.
- Reduce repeated maintenance complaints by identifying root causes and applying durable repair solutions.
- Guide and motivate team members while providing practical coaching on workmanship and safe working methods.
- Ensure employees receive appropriate safety instruction before using tools, machines, chemicals, or access equipment.
- Follow fire, life safety, environmental, and occupational health requirements throughout the hotel.
- Check that safety measures remain in place during maintenance work and report missing or defective protection.
- Support the care and accessibility of firefighting equipment located near engineering work areas.
- Coordinate with other engineering trades when repairs involve electrical, plumbing, painting, masonry, or mechanical systems.
- Stay informed about improved carpentry techniques, tools, materials, safety equipment, and maintenance practices.
- Perform additional engineering assignments requested by supervisors according to operational priorities.
The successful candidate should have at least two years of progressive experience in a hotel engineering or maintenance environment together with more than two years of practical building carpentry experience. Applicants must be confident repairing doors, locks, furniture, cabinets, wooden fixtures, decorative surfaces, and general hotel fittings. Experience with preventive maintenance, wooden polishing, furniture adjustment, and guest room repairs is important. The role requires someone who can organize daily work, supervise team activity, estimate materials, and complete repairs without compromising guest comfort or hotel presentation. Strong attention to detail, practical problem‑solving, safe tool handling, and the ability to cooperate with several hotel departments are essential. The preferred candidate will also communicate clearly with supervisors, colleagues, and internal service users.
- Hotel carpentry
- Building carpentry
- Furniture repair
- Door repair
- Door lock maintenance
- Door closer adjustment
- Cabinet repair
- Table and chair maintenance
- Wooden fixture repair
- Furniture assembly
- Surface preparation
- Wood polishing
- Sanding and refinishing
- Preventive maintenance
- Guest room maintenance
- Public area repairs
- Workshop supervision
- Carpentry tools
- Power tool safety
- Material estimation
- Maintenance scheduling
- Work order management
- Quality inspection
- Team supervision
- Staff coaching
- Engineering coordination
- Hotel safety procedures
- Fire safety awareness
- Workplace housekeeping
- Minor masonry support
- Painting assistance
- Customer service
- Defect reporting
- Maintenance documentation
This position offers the opportunity to work within a five-star Hospitality environment where technical quality directly influences guest comfort and hotel reputation. The role provides varied daily assignments across rooms, dining venues, meeting facilities, public areas, and operational spaces. Experienced carpentry professionals can strengthen their supervisory, preventive maintenance, and hotel engineering capabilities while working within an established international hospitality group. Consistent performance may support progression into senior engineering, maintenance supervision, facilities coordination, or broader hotel technical management roles.
Accor is an international hospitality group operating hotels and resorts across a wide range of brands and destinations. Grand Mercure Dubai City is a five-star property with 361 rooms, dining venues, meeting facilities, and guest services shaped by local culture and modern hospitality standards. The hotel supports professional development, teamwork, service quality, and an inclusive workplace for its employees.
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