Hotel Maintenance Technician — Ensure Safe, Functional Rooms

Mkmhotels; Richland (WA); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Mkmhotels is seeking a Hotel Maintenance Team Member to help maintain the hotel infrastructure and guest areas. The successful candidate will be organized, proactive, and committed to safety and guest satisfaction.

Experience in hotel maintenance and familiarity with electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems are a plus. Responsibilities include inspecting facilities, performing routine maintenance, coordinating repairs with minimal guest disruption, and ensuring compliance with safety codes.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in hotel maintenance experience.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Proactive problem-solving approach.
• Knowledge of health and safety standards.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Knowledge of electricity, plumbing, AC/heating, and general carpentry.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular inspections to ensure safety standards and brand standards.
• Arrange for routine maintenance in rooms, lobbies, and facilities.
• Organize and manage repair projects with minimal disruption to guests.
• Respond promptly to emergencies such as power outages.
• Maintain familiarity with plumbing, electrical, and sewer systems.
• Maintain pool, hot tub, sauna, and fitness center.
• Interact effectively with guests, management, and other departments.
• Develops and executes preventative maintenance schedules.
• Diagnoses and fixes HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, electrical, and kitchen equipment issues.

Skills

Hotel maintenance experience

Organizational skills

Time management

Problem solving

Health and safety knowledge

Electrical knowledge

Plumbing knowledge

HVAC knowledge

Job description

Description

Job Title: Hotel Maintenance

Job Description:

We are seeking dedicated Hotel Maintenance Team Members to join our team and help maintain the infrastructure of our hotel. The ideal candidate will be organized, proactive, and committed to ensuring a safe and functional environment for both guests and employees. Experience in the hotel industry is a plus, along with familiarity with electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems.

Key Responsibilities:

- Conduct regular inspections of the hotel to ensure compliance with safety standards, and brand standards.

- Arrange for routine maintenance in hotel rooms, lobbies, and facilities

- Organize and manage repair projects with minimal disruption to guests

- Respond promptly to emergency issues, such as power outages

- Maintain familiarity with plumbing, electrical, and sewer systems

-Maintain Pool, Hot Tub, Sauna, and Fitness Center

-Maintain properties grounds including lawn care

-Painting and repairs

-Preventative Maintenance: Develops and executes schedules for maintaining all guest rooms, public spaces, and equipment to prevent breakdowns.

-Repairs & Troubleshooting: Diagnoses and fixes issues with HVAC units, refrigeration, plumbing, electrical, kitchen equipment, and structural components.

- Team Leadership: Manages the engineering staff, including hiring, training, and scheduling.

- Safety & Compliance: Ensures the property meets local, state, and federal codes, including life safety systems (fire alarms, sprinklers).

-Budgeting & Cost Control: Monitors and manages the Repair and Maintenance budget, including inventory control for tools and spare parts.

-Vendor Management: Coordinates with external contractors for projects, renovations, or specialized repairs.

Required Skills:

- Experience: Usually requires 2+ years in hotel maintenance, with prior experience preferred.

- Strong organizational and time management skills

- Proactive approach to problem-solving

- Knowledge of health and safety standards

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team

- Strong knowledge of electricity, plumbing, AC/heating, and general carpentry

-Interacts effectively with hotel guests, management, and other departments.

We welcome applicants who are committed to providing a safe and enjoyable experience for our guests.

Requirements

Abilities Required

• Self-starting personality. Maintain a professional appearance and manner at all times. Can communicate well with guests. Must be willing to work as part of team and help co- workers with their job duties and be a team player. Climbing, reading, standing, walking and routinely lifting. Must be able to receive instructions and communicate progress of work assignments.
• Must be able to work on their feet for 8-10 hours per day
• Must be able to use ladders frequently as well as going up and down stairs, bending, squatting, lifting, pulling/pushing
• Must move furniture as needed, must be able to use cleaning and painting products and electric hand tools

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift
• Weekends shift