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POSITION TITLE: BUILDING MAINTENANCE

REPORTS TO: MAINTENANCE MANAGER

POSITION OVERVIEW:

You will report directly to the Maintenance Manager for the day-to-day operations and any other maintenance-related issues. Your main responsibility will be to perform a variety of routine to semi-skilled construction, maintenance, and repair duties to maintain the Delta by Marriott Kingston Waterfront Hotel’s facilities, grounds, and specific equipment. You will ensure that all maintenance-related issues are handled, daily, with guest problems taking priority. 

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

• Performs and assists in preventative maintenance to the hotel’s facilities, grounds, and specific equipment

• Troubleshoot any plumbing problems and determine the best means of fixing it

• Remove, replace, and repair plumbing fixtures, faucets, valves, and washers as necessary.

• Maintenance of HVAC units, ensuring equipment runs properly, replace/clean filters and belts as necessary

• Perform a variety of minor electrical duties including installation and repairs to electrical outlets, switches, receptacles, and light bulb changes

• Perform a wide variety of general building maintenance and repair duties; maintenance and repairs to doors and door closures, patches and repairs to ceilings and walls, cleaning of parking lot and restaurant windows, plastering, repair/replace of drywall, apply caulking and grout where needed (bathtubs, toilets, etc.)

• Assembly and repairs to furniture, install shelving, bulletin boards, and install floor and ceiling tiles

• Patch and prepare surfaces for painting, painting various surfaces including walls, cabinets, doors, parking lot stripes

• Assist in unloading of furniture, supplies, etc.

• Monitor chemical pool readings for pool and spa and add appropriate chemicals when required

• Vacuum bottom of pool as needed and clean filter baskets daily

• Check Brominators and Acid Barrel in the 5th floor mechanical room and add chemicals when required

• Assist in vehicle parking in parking lot when hotel is full and functions going on.  This is usually directed by the Front Desk.

• Assist outside contractors as needed in emergency situations

• Keep work area and storage areas clean and orderly.  Keep tools clean, appropriately stored and in safe and proper working condition.

• Report unusual situations to management

• Inspect first aid kits on a monthly basis and replenish as needed

• Maintaining the cleanliness of the parking lot – hosing, slush removal, cleaning windows

• Keep main driveway and exit clear of snow and salt when necessary

• Maintenance of walkway - graffiti, painting, lighting

QUALIFICATIONS & JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

• Completion of secondary school diploma or equivalent

• Post-secondary education such as courses, licenses and/or certifications in related field preferred

• Minimum 1-year experience in building maintenance

• Must have basic knowledge of plumbing, electrical, painting, masonry, carpentry

• Previous building maintenance experience an asset

• Must have knowledge to operate both hand and power hand tools in a safe manner

• Must exercise independent judgment and show initiative with little or no supervision

• Must be a team player and willing to learn

• Must be physically able to lift heavy objects

• Must possess the ability to communicate effectively within a diverse team environment

• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a multicultural environment with co-workers, managers, and guests

• Must be flexible to workdays, evenings, weekends, and holidays

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Communication: Provides and encourages the expression of diverse ideas and opinions, actively listens to others, works to resolve differences and maintain work relationships.

• Teamwork: Actively participates in the work of the team by taking on different roles and responsibilities; encouraging efforts and contributions of others. Ensures that the tasks are completed through fair and reasonable sharing of responsibilities and opportunities for participation.

• Adaptability: Having flexibility in handling change, being able to juggle multiple demands, and adapting to new situations with new ideas and innovative approaches

• Customer Service Focused: Establishes and maintains relationships with guests by listening and gaining their trust and is dedicated to exceeding customers’ expectations and requirements.

• Self-Management: Ability to regulate and control their emotions, thoughts, and behaviours, and having the ability to set goals independently and the initiative to achieve them.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Regularly required to use hands to operate objects and tools, regularly requires to reach with hands and arms

• Frequently required to stand, talk, hear, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl

• Frequently required to work at different heights using a ladder

• Regularly lift up to 50 lbs and occasionally over 50 lbs with assistance

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Majority of work is performed indoors however occasionally exposed to extreme outdoor weather conditions.

• May be exposed to working on slippery surface, care must be taken to avoid falls.

• Frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, fumes, and risk of electric shock

• Occasionally working around moving machinery

• Noise level in the work environment is moderate

TO APPLY:

Please send your resume to:
Alison Raposo | Human Resources Coordinator
araposo@diamondhotels.ca