Substitute Maintenance Mechanic

About the role

A General Maintenance Engineer will be responsible primarily for general maintenance and repairs in guest rooms, meeting space, and front of the house areas. Guest room and public area entry-level preventative maintenance are included. The role also involves performing repairs on mechanical, electrical, kitchen, and laundry equipment, requiring skills and experience in these areas, as well as good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Repairing and maintaining all equipment and facilities by applying building trade skills to assigned duties on a regular basis.
• Requisitions all replacement parts for repairs.
• Picks up work orders from dispatcher, completes jobs, and records actions taken.
• Answers phones, pagers, and two-way radios.
• Completes standard engineering forms.

Plumbing

• Adjusts and repairs toilets, sinks, tubs, leaks, etc.
• Opens clogged drains.
• Installs piping hookup to various plumbing fixtures.
• Maintains (assembles, disassembles, and cleans) fire protection piping system, sprinkler heads, pumps, valves, steam traps, bolt flanges, gaskets, pump-packing, etc.
• Removes and installs plumbing fixtures.

Electrical

• Repairs and replaces electrical household appliances (lamps, TVs, hair dryers, etc.).
• Replaces light bulbs (high reach).
• Replaces and repairs lights, receptacles, switches, and wiring of such devices.
• Troubleshoots, corrects, and repairs interruptions in electrical service.
• Provides special electrical service for special functions (displays, shows, etc.).
• Repairs and replaces electrical controls to all electromechanical devices.
• Identifies and labels all power distribution points when necessary.
• Troubleshoots and repairs commercial kitchen equipment.
• Troubleshoots and traces problems in audio and electronic equipment.

Soldering

• Solders (silver, brazing) pipes, parts, equipment, appliances, etc.

Painting, Plastering, Wallpaper, Tiling

• Removes, preps, primes, wallpapers surfaces, and installs wall coverings.
• Plasters, spackles, and tapes walls and ceilings.
• Paints rooms, hallways, floors, ceilings, doors, pipes, and equipment.
• Removes tiles, wallboards, baseboards, marble, etc.
• Refinishes furniture.
• Mixes colors for painting.

Locksmithing

• Installs, repairs, adjusts locks, strikes, door checks, etc.
• Opens jammed locks, deposit boxes, doors, luggage, etc.
• Makes keys.
• Installs, maintains, and repairs alarms.

Carpentry

• Installs hinges, hooks, pictures, doors, and other general accessories.
• Installs and stretches carpets.
• Makes and installs shelving, wall guards.
• Refinishes and repairs furniture.
• Makes benches, platforms, cabinets, frames, tables, etc.

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years experience in all phases of the Building Trades, including plumbing, electrical, painting, plastering/wallpaper/tiling, locksmithing, carpentry, and air-conditioning.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in Commercial Building Maintenance, Carpentry, Electrical, and Plumbing skills.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull in excess of 50 lbs.
• Ability to walk for long periods of time.

Qualifications

• High school graduate (desirable).

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of plumbing, electrical, painting, plastering/wallpaper/tiling, locksmithing, carpentry, and air-conditioning.

Pay

$33.2175 – $44.2903 per hour