Hotel Maintenance Engineer: Hands-On Troubleshooter

Embassy Suites Nashville at Vanderbilt Hilton; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Embassy Suites Nashville at Vanderbilt Hilton is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Engineer who takes pride in keeping the hotel looking great and operating at its best. You will work on guest rooms, public areas, and back-of-house spaces with leadership and other departments to ensure safety, functionality, and guest readiness.

You will inspect spaces, respond to requests, perform repairs across plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry, and more, and help with preventive maintenance and documenting

Qualifications

• Basic experience with maintenance, construction, facilities, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, or related trades.
• Basic mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with basic hand and power tools.
• Basic knowledge of plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry, painting, and general repairs.
• Ability to follow safety procedures and properly use PPE.
• Basic communication and math skills.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Inspect guest rooms, public areas, and back-of-house spaces for maintenance needs.
• Respond quickly to maintenance requests and guest concerns.
• Perform basic repairs involving plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry, painting, drywall, furniture, and general building maintenance.
• Repair or replace items such as light bulbs, lamps, switches, outlets, faucets, toilets, hardware, filters, fixtures, caulking, and grout.
• Assist with preventive maintenance throughout the hotel.
• Help identify problems before they become larger or more expensive repairs.
• Complete maintenance work orders accurately and document repairs performed.
• Communicate rooms or equipment requiring additional repair to hotel leadership.
• Assist with placing rooms out of order when necessary and help return rooms to service as quickly as possible.
• Maintain tools, equipment, maintenance areas, and supply inventories.
• Keep engineering and storage areas clean, organized, and safe.
• Assist other hotel departments when operational needs require it.
• Participate in special projects and property improvement initiatives.

Skills

Mechanical ability

Troubleshooting

Hand tools

Communication

Teamwork

Dependability

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Basic hand tools

Job description

Embassy Suites Nashville at Vanderbilt Hilton is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Engineer who takes pride in keeping the hotel looking great and operating at its best. You will work on guest rooms, public areas, and back-of-house spaces with leadership and other departments to ensure safety, functionality, and guest readiness.

You will inspect spaces, respond to requests, perform repairs across plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry, and more, and help with preventive maintenance and documenting