Maintenance Engineer / Manager at Travellers Beach Hotel and Club
Travellers Beach Hotel and Club located in Mombasa seek to recruit highly motivated individuals to fill the position below
Reports To: General Manager
Summary of Position:
The Maintenance Engineer will be responsible primarily for general maintenance and repairs in guest rooms, meeting rooms, restaurant and common areas.
Guest rooms and public area entry-level preventative maintenance are included.
The Maintenance Engineer will also perform some repairs on mechanical, electrical, plumbing, kitchen, and laundry equipment.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Responsible for engineering and maintenance operations of the hotel, hotel property, restaurant and grounds.
- Responds to engineering and maintenance concerns.
- Performs and/or monitors maintenance and preventative maintenance projects.
- Responds to all building related safety concerns.
- Maintains departmental compliance with hotel maintenance procedures.
- Supports hotel departmental maintenance programs and executes daily, weekly and monthly checklists.
- Assists in the supervision of temporary maintenance associates.
- Assist management in specifying proper supplies and equipment for operations.
- Deals with guest related concerns.
- Maintain the guest rooms, public space, and back of the hotel areas in good repair by performing various tasks related to a variety of trades including carpentry, plumbing, electrical, air conditioning, painting, wall covering and tiling to ensure an attractive and well-maintained hotel.
- Must possess knowledgeable of basic hand/power tool operation.
- Clean and maintain pool and spa area.
Qualifications:
- A College Degree or Diploma in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
- Previous construction or hotel maintenance department supervisory or management experience
- At least 2 Years experience in a similar capacity.
- Should have basic understanding of HVAC, electrical, plumbing and carpentry concepts.
- Be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 5 hours).
- Must be available to respond to emergencies when not physically at the job site.
- Ability to satisfactorily communicate in English with management, co-workers and Customers.
- Ability to perform assigned duties with attention to detail, speed, accuracy, follow through, courtesy, cooperativeness and work with a minimum of supervision.
- Ability to satisfactorily communicate in English with guests, co-workers and management to their understanding.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Honesty and Integrity
Interested candidates are requested to submit their CV’S to hr@travellershtl.com, indicating the job title applied for by 15th August, 2013
