Hotel Facilities & Maintenance Technician

University of Southern California; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Employee discounts

Job summary

USC Hotel is seeking a General Maintenance Worker to monitor facilities and perform repairs across guest rooms and common areas. You will work with management and vendors, and train other staff while delivering excellent customer service to students, faculty, and guests.

Candidates should have specialized technical training and 6–12 months of experience, English proficiency, and knowledge of electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and HVAC basics.

Qualifications

• Education: specialized or technical training.
• Experience: 6–12 months.
• Proficient in English communication.
• Knowledge of thermodynamic laws, refrigerator cycles, electricity principles, test/detection instruments, hand/power tools, AC/DC currents, wood finishing, wiring, painting, construction, and plumbing.
• Presents oneself professionally, in line with higher education environment.
• Demonstrates commitment to USC's Unifying Values.

Responsibilities

• Provides customer service to students, faculty, staff and external customers.
• Provides on-going preventative maintenance for appliances including air conditioners, heaters, refrigerators, stoves, ovens and dishwashers.
• Troubleshoots and repairs or replaces appliance parts and perform repairs on commercial kitchen equipment, e.g., walk-in coolers, freezers, ice machines, dish machine conveyor belts, slicers, dishwashers, electric ranges, etc., as needed.
• Maintains appliance part inventory.
• Builds interior walls, fabricates cabinets, drawers and screens, assembles furniture. Repairs or replaces closet doors, drawers, non-fire rated doors, door locks, closers and hinges, tiles, bathroom fixtures, etc. Performs preventive maintenance.
• Installs safety restraints on cabinets and furniture. Patches and stretches carpet, replaces broken windows and ceiling tiles, performs caulking.
• Repairs or replaces light bulbs, ballasts, switches, plugs, light fixtures, etc. Maintains room wiring systems and emergency exit signs, adjusts timers, tests and replaces smoke detectors and emergency lights. Secures electrical wires. Repairs vacuum cleaners as needed.
• Prepares walls for painting, patches holes, replaces dry wall, paints. Stains and refinishes wood work, such as wall paneling and furniture, etc. Assists in roof repairs, repairs or replaces tiles, performs caulking.
• Repairs or replaces various plumbing fixtures and hardware, e.g., faucets, shower fixtures, water fountains, garbage disposals, sinks and toilets.
• Unclogs sluggish or stopped drains, including main drains. Performs minor repairs on water heaters.
• Performs light welding, light vehicle maintenance. Performs utility work, e.g., installing or removing posts and signs, patching street holes with asphalt, repairing gates, etc.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested. The University reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

Skills

Excellent English communication

Hand and power tools proficiency

Electrical knowledge

Plumbing knowledge

Carpentry & finishing

Customer service oriented

Education

Technical training

Job description

USC Hotel is seeking a General Maintenance Worker to monitor facilities and perform repairs across guest rooms and common areas. You will work with management and vendors, and train other staff while delivering excellent customer service to students, faculty, and guests.

Candidates should have specialized technical training and 6–12 months of experience, English proficiency, and knowledge of electrical, plumbing, carpentry, and HVAC basics.