Painter/ Maintenance Engineer

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. By keeping on top of these tasks,
you’ll keep our hotels looking great and working
well. 
•    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 (7) 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.