Chief Engineer

Hospitality America; Rogers (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wage

Bonus

Training and growth opportunities

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid holidays and vacation time

401k Retirement Plan

Job summary

Hotel Avail, A Tapestry Collection by Hilton Rogers is seeking a Chief Engineer to lead a small facilities team and actively troubleshoot, repair, and maintain hotel systems. You will prioritize work orders, monitor operations, and engage with inspectors and guests to ensure flawless service.

The role requires hands-on maintenance experience, a valid driver’s license, and strong communication skills. Competitive pay, training, and growth opportunities are offered in a dynamic hotel environment.

Qualifications

• 3 years in a maintenance role with troubleshooting and repair of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems preferred.
• Valid Driver's License.
• Ability to encourage co-workers to perform their best work in a positive and respectful manner.
• Basic competence in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Self-directed and able to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing malfunctioning electrical/mechanical systems and equipment.
• Reviewing maintenance problems, complaints, and work orders to prioritize and schedule work assignments.
• Monitoring and inspecting assigned work.
• Inspecting property to identify potential and current needs.
• Planning and executing on-going appropriate maintenance programs.
• Servicing the hotel's pool, including adjusting chemicals and cleaning filters.
• Estimating department expenditures for budget purposes and assisting with the capital budget process.
• Soliciting bids from contractors, evaluating their proposals, and ensuring work is completed to specifications.
• Recruit, mentor, train, and support facilities staff.
• Coordinating with local health, safety, fire and building inspectors to ensure compliance with all applicable codes and regulations.
• Performing preventive maintenance assignments on a scheduled basis.
• Maintaining the building exterior if not serviced by a contractor (e.g., snow removal, lawn care, painting).
• Listening and responding to guests' requests or complaints.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Maintenance planning

Budgeting

Team mentoring

Customer service

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Hotel Avail, A Tapestry Collection by Hilton Rogers is seeking a skilled, highly motivated Chief Engineer. As a key member of our team, you will play a critical role in ensuring our hotel and equipment run smoothly. You'll have the opportunity to lead a small facilities team while still being able to roll your sleeves up and utilize your abilities to fix a problem on your own.

ABOUT US: At Hospitality America, winner of Top Workplaces USA, we provide hospitality management services across all aspects of hotel management and operations through a principled approach that is guided by our values. What we call P.E.A.C.H.

• PASSIONATE – Passionate with the spirit to serve.
• EXCELLENCE – Committed to excellence that inspires results.
• ADAPTABLE – Adjust, adapt, and overcome.
• COMMUNITY – Creators of a collaborative community invested in growth.
• HUMBLE – Humble, trustworthy, and transparent.

They guide how we work, who we work with, and how we achieve success for our partners and our internal community. Our people are the core to our success; therefore, we invest in employee training and development to ensure our communities and team members can thrive.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing malfunctioning electrical/mechanical systems and equipment.
• Reviewing maintenance problems, complaints, and work orders to prioritize and schedule work assignments.
• Monitoring and inspecting assigned work.
• Inspecting property to identify potential and current needs.
• Planning and executing on-going appropriate maintenance programs.
• Servicing the hotel's pool, including adjusting chemicals and cleaning filters.
• Estimating department expenditures for budget purposes and assisting with the capital budget process.
• Soliciting bids from contractors, evaluating their proposals, and ensuring work is completed to specifications.
• Recruit, mentor, train, and support facilities staff.
• Coordinating with local health, safety, fire and building inspectors to ensure compliance with all applicable codes and regulations.
• Performing preventive maintenance assignments on a scheduled basis.
• Maintaining the building exterior if not serviced by a contractor (e.g., snow removal, lawn care, painting).
• Listening and responding to guests' requests or complaints.

Education And Experience

• 3 years in a maintenance role, that required the troubleshooting and repairing of various systems and equipment such as HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems preferred.
• Valid Driver's License
• Ability to encourage co-workers to perform their best work in a positive and respectful manner.
• Basic competence in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Self-directed and ability to work independently.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Must be able to stand for prolonged periods of time.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to navigate various departments of the organization's physical premises.

TRAVEL:

Less than 5%

WHY Hotel Avail, A Tapestry Collection By Hilton Rogers

• Competitive Wage and Bonus: We believe in recognizing and rewarding our team members for their hard work.
• Exciting and Fun Work Environment: Nobody wants to work in a dull and boring environment, join a team that believes you should enjoy coming to work every day!
• Top Notch Training and Growth Opportunities: We will make sure you have what you need to excel in your career!
• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• Paid holidays and vacation time.
• 401k Retirement Plan.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EEO STATEMENT:

Hospitality America, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee filling this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by management. Management has the right to add to, revise, or delete information in this job description. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform this position's essential functions.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship.