Chief Engineer - SpringHill Suites Times Square
3 days ago
New York
Job Description Chief Engineer Pay Rate: $90K-$110K/year Location: SpringHill Suites Manhattan TimesSquare 223 W 46th St.New York, NY 10036 SUMMARY: Responsible for the Maintenance Department Operations, ensuring company standards are adhered to. Duties are inclusive of preventative maintenance and reactive maintenance. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Provide the highest quality of service to the customer at all times, set example for all hotel associates., • Training, motivation development, and review of all engineering staff, keeping in step with our company’s objective of the professional development of our associates, and a positive work environment. It is important that the Chief Engineer understands all functions of his/her staff, and can complete those functions in the associate’s absence, • Ensure fulfillment of preventative maintenance program to specific brand standards., • Inspect guest rooms after Preventative Maintenance. Review any problems with the PM mechanic and recheck room/suite before releasing to Housekeeping/Front Office., • Maintain a current inventory of all supplies., • Maintain a work order assignment program for completed and pending work orders. Prioritize and complete work orders in a timely manner. Monitor all deficiencies., • Communicate to the requesting party upon completion when needed., • Maintain a Maintenance Work Order Log., • Repair HVAC as required; and clean HVAC coils semi-annually or as required., • Repair appliances as required., • Ensure implementation and compliance of brand standard key control policies and procedures are adhered to., • Check Smoke Alarms throughout hotels on a scheduled basis according to brand standards., • Ensure routine preventive maintenance on equipment is done. This is including, but not limited to laundry equipment, heating, and air condition units, ice machines, fire extinguishers, fire/smoke alarms, lawn sprinklers, fire equipment and plumbing. These are performed as required by the manufacturer and in accordance with the warranty specifications., • Maintain the hotel grounds; curb appeal, and building exteriors consistently., • Develop and maintain maintenance department programs to assure that the Quality Assurance Program for each brand criteria are met., • Develop department employee attitude of attentiveness and anticipation of guest and associate needs., • Coordinate with other departments to fulfill guest special requests., • Constant and effective communication required., • Assist the General Manager in resolving guest concerns., • Educate and lead all department personnel on emergency procedures, key control, safety, and life safety, • Establish department communication and information systems through all forms of communications, including logs, department meetings, coaching and counseling., • Communication changes in suite/room status with the Front Desk and Housekeeping. Answer guest questions regarding hotels and local area facilities and services., • Ensure that three quotes are received for any repairs that cannot be made property level. Ensure all standards are adhered to at all times., • Each associate will be required to follow the rules as found in the M&R Employee Handbook Perform other duties as assigned by management, of which employee is capable of performing