Painter/ Maintenance Engineer

IHG Hotels & Resorts; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 49,165 - 70,024; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform provided

Room discounts

Training opportunities

Job summary

IHG Hotels & Resorts in Los Angeles is looking for a Painter/Maintenance Engineer who will be responsible for keeping the hotel in excellent condition. You will manage painting and repairs in guest rooms and public areas to ensure a safe environment for guests.

Applicants should have at least one year of maintenance experience and a high school diploma or equivalent vocational training. Great communication skills and physical fitness are essential for this role as it involves lifting and bending.

Qualifications

• At least one year of maintenance or repair work experience.
• Knowledge of basic plumbing, electrics, and maintenance procedures.
• CPO certification preferred if hotel has a pool.

Responsibilities

• Apply finishes to walls, ceilings, and furniture.
• Perform preventative maintenance and respond to guest requests.
• Maintain hotel safety standards and cleanliness.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Basic plumbing and electrical knowledge

Microsoft Office familiarity

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or vocational training

Tools

Painting tools

Basic building management programs

Job description

Painter/ Maintenance Job Description

Department: Maintenance & Repair

Typically Reports to: Chief Engineer

FLSA: Non- Exempt

Job band: 9

Keeping our hotel running smoothly is vital to our guest's experience – as Painter/Maintenance Engineer you’ll keep everything looking sharp and running like clockwork. From simple repairs to forward-thinking for the next day. With naturally high standards to support our own, you’ll approach every task with devotion and pride.

The Painter/ Maintenance Engineer is responsible for painting, plastering, and wallpapering guest rooms and public areas to ensure a safe, efficient, well‑maintained hotel environment. Other duties include hotel preventative maintenance and guest calls.

Your day to day

• Apply paint, stain and other finishes to property walls, ceilings, and furniture using brushes, spray guns, or rollers.
• Apply primers or sealers to prepare new surfaces for finish coats.
• Maintains (paint, wallpaper, plaster, etc.) all public areas and guest rooms on an on‑going basis.
• Keep the hotel decor in good condition.
• Remove old finishes by stripping, sanding, wire brushing, burning, or using water and/or abrasive blasting.
• Cover surfaces with appropriate material for protection during painting and post appropriate paint signs.
• Stores paint, tools and equipment in appropriate areas.
• Respond and complete guest requests in a timely and professional manner.
• Complete daily maintenance and repair logs.
• Complete all assigned preventative maintenance assignments.
• Repair or replace items around the hotel and refurbish items in guest rooms.
• Organize supplies and make sure equipment is ready for the next day.
• Adhere to hotel safety standards and live up to high safety standards – follow guidelines and tell your supervisor about any incidents, dangerous conditions or unsafe equipment.
• Take responsibility for the safety and cleanliness of areas inside and outside the hotel, like the car park and pool.
• Always keep an eye out for improvements – follow the preventative maintenance calendar and keep everything working and efficient at all times.
• Be a friendly face and helping hand to our guests.
• Keep your supervisor or duty manager in the loop and tell them about any low running supplies.
• Look smart and approachable in your uniform.
• Be ready to take on extra duties as and when the team needs you.
• Other duties as requested and assigned by management.

What we need from you

• Experience – you’ll have at least one year of maintenance or repair work under your belt.
• A high school diploma or related vocational training.
• You’ll be familiar with Microsoft Office, a building management program and/or any other reporting tools.
• On top of building equipment and hand tools, you’ll have a working knowledge of basic plumbing, electrics and preventative maintenance procedures.
• CPO certification – if the hotel has a pool, a Certified Pool Operator license would be ideal.
• Fitness – you’ll be on your feet most of the day, and will need to bend and kneel a lot. Carrying, lifting, pushing and/or pulling up to 150 lbs.
• Frequently bending, stooping, kneeling, climbing, and crawling.
• Great communication skills, you’ll be warm, welcoming and easy to speak to.
• Frequently handling objects and equipment to maintain the facility.
• The hospitality business functions seven days a week, twenty‑four hours a day. The work schedule is based on the demands of the business you must be available days, nights, overnights, weekends, and/or holiday availability as required.
• Speaking, reading and writing in English in order to document or record all tasks completed, to order supplies, to receive their instructions for the day and/or to read equipment repair manuals.
• In addition, this is a hospitality business, and a hospitable service atmosphere must be projected at all times.
• All duties and requirements are essential job functions.
• This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to perform any other job‑related duties assigned by their supervisor.

Pay Rate: $43.26/hour

What We Offer

We’ll reward all your hard work with a great salary and benefits – including a uniform, great room discount and superb training.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. This employer follows the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and California Fair Chance Act. All qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, will be considered.

The statements in this job description are intended to represent the key duties and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be ALL responsibilities or qualifications of the job. This position is classified as non‑exempt (per the Fair Labor Standards Act) and is subject to overtime in accordance with Federal and State Regulations.

Important information

• The salary range listed is the lowest to highest pay scale we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue‑based metrics, and business or organizational needs.
• No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until it is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or other form of compensation allocable to a particular employee remain in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
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