Engineer | Painter

Omni Hotels; Fort Lauderdale, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Omni Hotels in Fort Lauderdale seeks a skilled commercial painter to maintain guest rooms, public areas, and meeting spaces. You will perform painting, plastering, touch-ups, and preventive maintenance, ensuring a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for guests.

The role requires experience with different finishes and textures, ability to patch surfaces, and a willingness to work nights, weekends, and holidays. Join a team that values safety, professionalism, and guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a commercial painter required, hotel experience preferred.
• Must be able to brush, roll, spray, and work on different textures.
• Must be able to patch, float and repair damaged surfaces.
• Must be able to work with stains, lacquers, varnishes, epoxy and Bondo.
• Must be able to apply caulk.
• Must be willing to work based on business and occupancy levels.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime.
• Must be able to interact and communicate with the hotel guests.

Responsibilities

• Maintain all public areas, guest rooms, meeting rooms and corridors on an on-going basis including paint, wallpaper and plastering.
• Performs preventive maintenance of guest rooms.
• Maintain correct stock/inventory of paint supplies and communicate when replenishment is needed.
• Aid guests in locating other areas of the hotel (walk them to destination if possible).
• Have a thorough understanding offire alarm procedures and emergency evacuation.
• Respond to all requests from guests and associates.
• Assist engineers and mechanics as needed with repairs.
• Keep all work areas clean.
• Follow all company safety and security policies and procedures; report accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions; complete safety training and certifications.
• Ensure clean uniform and professional personal appearance; maintain confidentiality of proprietary information; protect company assets.
• Performs other duties as needed.

Skills

Painting

Texture work

Caulking

Guest communication

Flexible schedule

Tools

Paint tools

Job description

JOB PURPOSE:

To ensure a safe, efficient, well-maintained hotel environment while providing maintenance services to guests in a courteous, professional, and engaging manner.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Maintain all public areas, guest rooms, meeting rooms and corridors on an on-going basis including paint, wallpaper and plastering.

• Performs preventive maintenance of guest rooms

• Maintain correct stock/inventory of paint supplies and materials and communicate when replenishment is needed.

• Aid guests in locating other areas of the hotel (walk them to destination if possible).

• Have a thorough understanding offire alarm procedures and emergency evacuation.

• Respond to all requestsfrom guests and associates.

• Assist engineers and mechanics as needed with repairs.

• Keep all work areas clean.

• Follow all company safety and security policies and procedures; report accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions; complete safety training and certifications.

• Ensure clean uniform and professional personal appearance; maintain confidentiality of proprietary information; protect company assets.
• Performs other duties as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Previous experience as a commercial painter required, hotel experience preferred.

• Mustbe able to brush, roll, spray, and work on different textures.

• Mustbe able to patch, float and repair damaged surfaces.

• Must be able to work with stains, lacquers, varnishes, epoxy and Bondo.

• Mustbe able to apply caulk.

• Must be willing to work based on business and occupancy levels.

• Must be able to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime.

• Mustbe able to interact and communicate with the hotel guests.

• Move, bend, lift, carry, crawl, squat, push, pull, and place objects weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance. Stand, walk or sit for an extended period or for an entire work shift.

• Must work indoors and outdoors including during extreme weather conditions.

• May be asked to be part of “ride-out” crew during severe weather events.
• Must be able to work using ladders, scissors, and aerial lifts.

ENVIRONMENT&POSITION ANALYSIS:

• Move, bend, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance. Stand, walk or sit for an extended period or for an entire work shift. Requires repetitive motion, including utilizing telephone/computer for an extended period or for an entire shift.

TOOLS& EQUIPMENT:

• Painting/finishing tools and equipment, ladder,telephone, pen/pencil, photo-copying machineand push to talk radio