Overnight General Maintenance Engineer

Fairmont Breakers is a beloved feature of the Long Beach skyline, a historic landmark with a character and soul of its own. Originally opened in the roaring twenties as a lavish hotel on the waterfront, Breakers was a sought-after destination for world-famous stars. Following an extensive renovation, Fairmont Breakers returns as Long Beach’s only luxury hotel, restoring one of California’s most storied properties to its original grandeur. It offers 185 boutique rooms and suites; a rooftop pool and terrace; an open-air rooftop lounge with views of the Pacific; a blissful two-story spa, wellness and fitness center; dining venues and bars including a live jazz club; and 10,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor function space. Whether exploring the comforts of elevated coastal Italian cuisine in Nettuno or dining among the stars with champagne and caviar in Sky Room, Fairmont Breakers aims to delight all of your senses with artful surroundings and innovative offerings from our culinary team.

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At Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, ensuring the safety and well-being of our Colleagues, guests and visitors is an integral part of our operations. As a General Maintenance Engineering, your attentiveness, efficiency and commitment will ensure the hotel remains a safe travel destination and an enjoyable workplace. The Overnight General Maintenance Engineer will perform a wide range of general maintenance tasks and repair functions within the approved guidelines and as directed.

Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following: 

• Consistently offer professional, friendly and engaging service
• Ensure the overall maintenance of the facility.
• Respond to daily guest room calls throughout the hotel in a timely manner for general maintenance issues including HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, internet and TV issues while providing high customer service attending to guest concerns.
• Maintain all brand and quality luxury service standards
• Act as a member of the Emergency Response Team, responding in cases of fire, accident, safety concerns and calls for medical assistance.
• Responsible for routine general maintenance and repair of minor problems throughout the hotel or as directed by immediate supervisor. 
• Perform tasks such as: light plumbing, electrical and guest door lock repair
• Maintain all actions in a Daily Activity Maintenance log
• Assist guests regarding hotel facilities in an informative and helpful way
• Follow department policies, procedures and service standards
• Conduct routine preventative maintenance on all equipment as assigned along with guest room preventative maintenance upkeep.
• Responsible for routine general maintenance and repair of HVAC/R field as directed by immediate supervisor.

• Maintain refrigeration & HVAC equipment for guest rooms, ballrooms, offices, etc.
• Able to use Building Management System application and schedule temperatures for events in a timely matter to meet comfort levels prior to events.
• Update records associated with refrigerant usage as required by EPA.

• Complete Work Orders, including electrical, mechanical, and guest door lock repair
• Perform light plumbing such as clearing drains, repairing sinks & assemblies.
• Document and maintain proper records.
• Maintain and repair various pieces of kitchen equipment. 
• Assist with pool equipment repair, filter cleaning, water testing and chemical balancing
• Paint and perform drywall repairs on property.
• Participate in the daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual preventative maintenance projects on hotel equipment, and guest rooms.
• Assist operating the fork lift when or if required
• Maintain, monitor and complete log sheets for all equipment in Central Plant, including boilers, chillers, and cooling towers.
• Repair, maintain, and dismantle structures as needed.
• Assist with projects with furniture, woodworking, doors, folding walls, ceilings, tile, sheetrock and hardware throughout the hotel.
• Move furniture, supplies, and equipment
• Familiarity of various tools to complete job and work safely.
• Maintain and repair doors, furniture, windows, hang artwork, headboards, mirrors, etc.
• Perform shop work to repair or build furniture and small structures.
• Flexibility to work overnight on weekdays, weekends, and holidays.
• Responsible for conducting all responsibilities in a professional and ethical manner.
• Maintain an adequate stock of parts and ensure cleanliness in assigned spaces.
• Ensure adherence to all OSHA and NEC codes and regulations, and internal safety policies and procedures.
• Adherence to Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and safety precautions.
• Correct and report any fire hazards or health and safety hazards
• Assisting other departments during the overnight shift
• Other duties as assigned 

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in a Maintenance role required
• Must have electrical, plumbing and basic maintenance skills
• Must be able to read, write, speak English fluently
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office applications required
• EPA certification preferred
• Certified Refrigeration & HVAC mechanic an asset
• Basic knowledge of drywall repair, painting of all types and ability to match texture
• Previous experience with chiller, boiler, water treatment, cooling tower experience preferred 
• Ability to work as part of a team and also with minimal supervision.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instruction, and procedure and technical manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or colleagues.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

What is in it for you:

• Wage: USD $29.00/hour (overnight rate)
• Discounted hotel rooms and food & beverage rates to employees at our sister properties around the globe.
• We provide learning programs through our Academies to promote growth and development so that you can perform at your full potential.
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21 and WATCH

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We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent. We commit to a future where diverse identities are celebrated, and equitable and inclusive practices are woven into the fabric of everything we do as an organization.