What’s the job?
Under the guidance of the DOE/CE/Duty Engineer (Common Area) or his delegate, the Senior Technician ensures that the hotel's equipment is operated in accordance with IHG standards to ensure maximum efficiency and guest satisfaction. He/she promotes IHG's working culture based on its five winning ways: Do the right thing, Show we care, Aim higher, Celebrate difference and Work better together.
Your day-to-day
- Perform all routine preventative maintenance and curative maintenance
- Order and monitor fuels, lubricants and repair parts
- Maintain clean and tidy plant rooms
- Maintain a level of broader knowledge which enables you to handle minor problems in all fields of the department
- Attend to all types of repair and maintenance work in the Hotel premises, including any new additions / extensions to the Hotel or any other properties maintained by the Hotel
- Assist with the implementation of the hotel’s preventative maintenance system and repair log system
- Participate in instructing colleagues on the proper operation, safety procedures and cleaning of all equipment
- Conduct and/or participate in staff meeting regarding proper operating and maintenance practices of equipment
- Inform superior of the status of repairs and pending costs and indicate when it would be reasonable to consider replacement
- Record daily service work, including maintaining individual replacement costs along with time/task labour hours cost
- Repair and maintain guest room & common area facilities, light facilities, furniture and equipment
- Prioritize work in line with guest requests and management
- Establish and maintain proper parts inventory levels
- Implement and carry out maintenance program in accordance with established timeframes
- Carry out and document regular inspections of plant and equipment in computerized system
- Ensure that appropriate files are maintained and resources kept for future reference
- Complete daily reports outlining work undertaken for the day
- Explore and incorporate environmentally friendly initiatives
- Efficient and effective use of recycling methods
- Demonstrate Awareness of OH&S policies and procedures and ensure all procedures are conducted safely and within OH&S guidelines
- Be aware of duty of care and adhere to occupational, health and safety legislation, policies and procedures
- Be familiar with property safety, first aid and fire and emergency procedures and operate equipment safely and sensibly
- Initiate action to correct a hazardous situation and notify supervisors of potential dangers
- Log security incidents and accidents in accordance with hotel requirements
What we need from you
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from the team.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to write correspondence. Read and understand visual aid.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple instructions.
- Great communication skills
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Motivator & Self Starter
- Team Player
- Commitment to Professional Values & Ethics
- People Oriented
