Chief Engineer

Tandem Hospitality Group, LLC; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tandem Hospitality Group, LLC in New Orleans seeks a Chief Engineer to oversee maintenance of all hotel and restaurant equipment and systems, under the General Manager.

You will manage day-to-day operations, perform repairs, coordinate with vendors, and ensure safety and reliability of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing infrastructure.

Qualifications

• College degree or trade school required; five years of related hotel operations experience.
• Computer skills required; experience with Hotel information systems preferred.
• Construction experience recommended; not required.
• Regularly stand, walk, and lift up to 50+ pounds; able to work near moving mechanical parts and in varied conditions.

Responsibilities

• Operates, repairs, and maintains all equipment, including pumps, motors, boilers, chillers, etc.
• Operates, repairs, and maintains all electrical and refrigeration systems and equipment.
• Paints surfaces and equipment; conducts minor wall covering repairs and furniture touch-ups.
• Maintains all hotel lighting and related equipment systems.
• Repairs and maintains plumbing and related equipment and systems.
• Repairs and maintains hotel appliances and the physical plant.
• Maintains guest room furnishings and equipment.
• Replaces light bulbs, fixtures, televisions, and radios.
• Maintains lock and key system.
• Performs minor construction work.
• Inspects and repairs kitchen and restaurant equipment and furnishings.

Skills

Computer skills

Hotel operations knowledge

Education

College degree or trade school

Tools

Hotel information systems

Job description

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.

Source: Tandem Hospitality Group