Chief Engineer

This position primary function is to support the Complex Director of Engineering in maintaining all guestrooms and guest floors. This is done to the four-diamond level by providing direction and supervision to the staff. Manage all aspects of the day-to-day operations, preparing guestroom maintenance and inspection reports related to VIP, espresso, assisting in staffing, training, evaluating performance.

Job Specific

• Establishes daily work assignments, and directs flow of same to completion
• Reviews all completed work orders, and inspects completed work as needed to ensure accuracy and quality
• Assists all department heads in handling any unusual maintenance related guest complaints
• Ensures completion to standard of all required preventive maintenance operations
• Assists engineers in diagnosis of problems related to equipment malfunction
• Coordinate training programs for painters and espresso engineers
• Ensures maintenance shop adherence to cleanliness and safety standards
• Maintains guestroom parts storeroom and maintenance shop inventories
• Attends all required hotel meetings to keep abreast of in-house activities/promotions and events; maintain communications with other departments within the hotel
• Assists supervisors in communicating Maintenance Request needs to engineers as needed
• Assists Director of Engineering in the compliance to the ADA in all guest rooms
• Assists supervisor in communicating Maintenance Request needs to engineers as needed Administers; key control system, tool control procedures, credit card control
• Works with Security Department with regard to all repairs and maintenance of electronic/hard key locking systems to insure secure nature of all materials, supplies and information
• Performs periodic inspections of all guestrooms to ensure maintenance to standard
• Trains, appraises, coaches, counsels and disciplines departmental personnel according to Loews standards
• Follows New Hire Training and ongoing Star Service Competency program in accordance with hotel policy
• Decisiveness
• Agility in multitasking
• Ability to make decisions on imperfect information
• Other duties as assigned

General

• Promotes applies teamwork skill at all times
• Notifies appropriate individual promptly and fully of problems and/or unusual matters of significance
• Is polite, friendly, and helpful to guests, management and fellow employees
• Attends appropriate hotel meetings and training sessions
• Complies with required safety regulations and procedures
• Complies with hotel and department standards, policies and rules
• Recycles whenever possible
• Remains current with hotel information and changes
• Complies with hotel uniform and grooming standards
• Maintains cleanliness and excellent condition of equipment and work area
• Executes emergency procedures in accordance with hotel standards
• Decisiveness
• Agility in multitasking
• Ability to make decisions on imperfect information

Qualifications

• Three to five years as an engineering supervisor a Hospitality environment preferred
• Working knowledge of Electrical, Plumbing, HV AC, Refrigeration and Life Safety operating systems
• Ability to read and interpret architectural! blue-line drawings
• Knowledge of OSHA regulations, equipment operation and maintenance, record-keeping systems
• Effective management, leadership, organizational and communication skills
• Knowledge of computer based management systems such as: Windows office, Espresso
• Ability to work flexible schedule to include weekends and holidays