Maintenance Technician - Hotel Indigo Spring, TX

Palette Hotels; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Training programs

Promotion opportunities

Job summary

Palette Hotels is seeking a Maintenance Technician for Hotel Indigo Spring, TX. The role involves repairing and maintaining facilities, including plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and painting, with occasional custodial duties.

The technician will follow the preventive maintenance program, coordinate with housekeeping and front office, and assist various trades to ensure safe, functional guest rooms and public areas. A GED or high school diploma and maintenance experience are required.

Qualifications

• GED or high school diploma required.
• Experience in maintenance engineering and basic carpentry.

Responsibilities

• Maintain timelines and work schedules per the preventive maintenance program.
• Check work orders and night reports for problems.
• Make rounds to identify issues and safety concerns in the hotel.
• Schedule work per preventive maintenance program in rooms, coordinating with the Executive Housekeeper and Front Office.
• Perform electrical work orders: replace switches, reset breakers, outlets, ballasts, solenoids, small motors; use multimeter and voltage tester.
• Perform plumbing work orders: unplug sinks/toilets, repair valves, replace washers and gaskets, work with various pipe types.
• Monitor and maintain laundry, kitchen, and guestroom equipment; change HVAC filters and belts; check for unusual noises.
• Test-run emergency generator weekly; perform general maintenance in guestrooms and public areas.
• Assist electricians, carpenters, plumbers and painters; support other engineering staff.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the work area; manage inventories, requisitions, and waste disposal.
• Ensure proper use, cleaning, maintenance, and storage of all tools; handle chemicals safely.
• Secure assigned keys and maintain tool security.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Carpentry

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Position: Maintenance Technician – Hotel Indigo Spring, TX

Job Description

The maintenance position repairs and maintains facility buildings and equipment. He/she repairs include building and room renovation, plumbing, painting, sheetrock work, electrical, and carpentry. This position also may require the completion of custodial work as necessary. To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Skills and Requisites

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED) or Work Equivalent
• Experience in Maintenance Engineering and basic carpentry.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Maintain timelines and work schedules in accordance with the preventive maintenance program.
• Check work orders and night reports for any problems.
• Make rounds checking these problem areas and note any information needed or safety concerns in the hotel.
• Schedule work in accordance with preventive maintenance program in rooms, coordinating with the Executive Housekeeper and Front Office.
• Perform electrical work orders: a) Replace light switches. b) Reset circuit breakers. c) Replace wall plug receptacles. d) Replace fluorescent light ballast. e) Replace the electrical solenoid valve. f) Replace small motors. g) Use test equipment; multimeter, voltage tester, amp probe.
• Perform plumbing work orders: a) Unplug sinks, toilets, garbage disposals and drain lines. b) Repair or replace valves, gate, globe, ball, solenoid valves. c) Replace washer, gaskets, vacuum breakers, toilet seals. d) Work with different types of pipe including conduit, copper, black, cast iron and pipe hangers.
• Perform Preventive Maintenance work orders: a) Monitor and maintain all laundry and dry cleaning equipment. b) Monitor and maintain all kitchen equipment. c) Maintain guestrooms using Rooms Preventive Maintenance Program Punch List. d) Change air-conditioning filters every month. e) Check HVAC equipment; change filters, belts, bearings and lubricate as necessary. Also check for unusual noise or vibration, adjusting as necessary. f) Change or repair locks as needed. g) Cut and mark keys for guestroom key inventory.
• Check and test-run emergency generator weekly.
• Perform general maintenance to guestrooms and public areas.
• Assist electrician, carpenter, plumber and painter in all phases of repair work.
• Assist other engineering personnel as instructed by supervisor in regards to routine and preventive maintenance.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the work area to include: a) inventories b) requisition (receipt and storage) c) trash removal and clean up.
• Maintain the proper use, cleaning, maintenance and storage of all tools. Handle chemicals for designated uses/surfaces.
• Ensure security of any assigned keys.

Benefits

We support our associates with highly competitive salaries, outstanding health benefits, extensive training and development programs, promotion within the organization, and a positive team-based culture where people make the difference.

EEO Statement

Palette Hotels is an equal opportunity employer with policies prohibiting unlawful discrimination on the basis of any protected classification under applicable local, state and/or federal laws, which can include race, color, creed, sex, national origin, age, veteran status or physical or mental disability unrelated to job requirements.

Palette Hotels policies also provide for a drug-free workplace, where the use, possession, or influence of illegal drugs or alcohol while on company time is generally prohibited. An employee's use (or abuse) of legally prescribed medication may also implicate company policy, where it impairs judgment or work performance or otherwise creates workplace safety risks.