Maintenance

Best Western Downers Grove; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Best Western Downers Grove in Downers Grove, IL seeks a Hotel Maintenance Technician to assist the Chief Engineer in maintaining a zero-defect environment for guests and to inspect, maintain, and repair mechanical and electrical equipment.

Duties include room and building repairs (ceiling tiles, filters, bulbs, vinyl, painting), toilets, sinks, and exterior areas, while ensuring safety standards. Flexible schedule with nights, weekends and holidays; HVAC certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Troubleshooting ability with basic painting, HVAC and carpentry skills.
• HVAC certification preferred.
• Basic electrical and plumbing knowledge expected.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe, attractive hotel environment per standards.
• Perform room/building repairs: ceiling tiles, filters, light bulbs, vinyl, painting.
• Repair toilets, sinks, laundry facilities, kitchen and other property.
• Maintain exterior areas: grounds, pool, and exercise room cleanliness.
• Ensure adherence to safety and regulatory standards.
• Respond to house calls promptly and escalate when needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Painting

HVAC

Carpentry

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

HVAC certification preferred

Job description

Job Summary

Assist the Chief Engineer in maintaining a zero-defect environment for guests. Inspects, maintains, and repairs all mechanical, electrical, and other equipment used by guests or affecting the quality of their experience while visiting the property.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Create a safe, attractive, and functioning environment for guests and associates by ensuring the hotel is maintained in accordance with safety standards.
• Complete hotel room and building repairs such as replacing ceiling tiles, filters, light bulbs, patching vinyl, and painting.
• Perform repairs on toilets, sinks, laundry facilities, kitchen, and other hotel property.
• Maintain safety and cleanliness of the exterior of the hotel, grounds, pool, and exercise room.
• Ensure the hotel adheres to all regulatory and safety standards.
• Respond to house calls immediately.
• Escalate requests that cannot be fixed immediately.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfy each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education/Experience

High school diploma or equivalent. Minimum of two years of hotel or apartment experience. Knowledge of basic electrical and plumbing maintenance. Experience with general maintenance tools.

Troubleshooting ability with skills in painting, HVAC, and carpentry.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instruction furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Other

Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends and holidays. HVAC certification preferred.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee may be exposed to extreme temperatures and toxic cleaning chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to push, pull, bend, stoop, and reach upward. The employee is required to use close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.