JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE
Company Description
Join us at Accor, where life pulses with passion!
As a pioneer in the art of responsible hospitality, the Accor Group gathers more than 45 brands, 5,600 hotels, 10,000 restaurants, and lifestyle destinations in 110 countries. While each brand has its own personality, where you will be able to truly find yourself, they all share a common ambition: to keep innovating and challenging the status quo.
By joining us, you will become a Heartist, because hospitality is, first and foremost, a work of heart.
You will join a caring environment and a team where you can be all you are. You will be in a supportive place to grow, to fulfill yourself, to discover other professions and to pursue career opportunities, in your hotel or in other hospitality environments, in your country or anywhere in the world!
You will enjoy exclusive benefits, specific to the sector and beyond, as well as strong recognition for your daily commitment.
Everything you will do with us, regardless of your profession, will offer a deep sense of meaning, to create lasting, memorable and impactful experiences for your customers, for your colleagues and for the planet.
Hospitality is a work of heart. Join us and become a Heartist.
Job Description
Assistant Chief Engineer
Reporting to the Chief Engineer, this supervisory position is responsible for the ongoing maintenance, projects, repair, and preventative maintenance of the hotel with a focus on improving efficiency, profitability, and service levels.
- Provides supervision, administration and development to the Maintenance team
- Develops and implements administrative standards, procedures, and guidelines to ensure consistency, safety, and prompt service to internal and external guests
- Monitors colleagues' performance and conducts annual evaluations, suggesting training available for their development
- Distributes daily workload and projects in accordance with qualifications of staff and urgency of job
- Makes recommendations to the Chief Engineer concerning the condition of equipment and potential problems
- Consistently monitors and educates all contractors on site related to hotel policies, safety standards, and guest services
- Ensures by spot checks that the preventative maintenance program is followed as it is implemented
- Places orders for routine maintenance items
- Assists in the repair and maintenance of premises and equipment
- Ensures all life safety programs for the hotel are within government standards, codes and certifications of mechanical vital components adhere to the building
- Ensures that necessary equipment testing is done regularly (Generator, Fire pump, etc.)
- Performs inspections of guestrooms and public areas and liaises with various departments for preventive maintenance scheduling and repair
- Be a member of the Health and Safety program of the hotel and make sure rules, regulations, and policies are being followed by colleagues
- Performs supply and materials inventory and ordering
- Monitors colleagues' tasks, ensuring that important daily walkthroughs are being done and raises any mechanical concerns
- 24/7 on-call basis availability during an emergency situation
- Oversees the department in the absence of the Chief Engineer
- Follows codes, regulations, government agency, and company directives related to operations and safety
- Manages shift operations, assigns work orders, and provides training to coworkers and subcontractors
- Develops a preventive maintenance program for machinery and systems
- Inspects systems to ensure operation within normal parameters
- Maintains inventory of supplies and tools, ordering necessary materials to complete all tasks
- Schedules preventive maintenance and downtime to cut business interruption and inconvenience
- Performs repairs, emergency, and preventive maintenance, completing maintenance and repair records as required
- Responds timely to emergency situations, requesting extra help as needed
- Applies advanced knowledge to seek and develop new, better methods for accomplishing both individual and department objectives
- Showcases expertise in own job discipline and in-depth knowledge of other job disciplines within the organization function
- Coaches others to develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in most or all areas within the function
- Leads by example and models behaviors that are consistent with values. Anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels and of divergent interest, to adopt a different point of view
- Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project, or service objectives across multi-discipline teams
- Contributes to new products, processes, standards, and/or operational plans in support of achieving functional goals
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in a similar capacity
- Excellent reading, writing and oral proficiency in English language
- Ability to speak other languages and basic understanding of local languages will be an advantage
- Good working knowledge of MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- High degree of professionalism with sound human resources management and business acumen capabilities
Additional Information
Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide.
Learning programs through our Academies.
Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
ABOUT THE COMPANY
A caring employer providing respect, training and career development for our employees. An attractive employer offering more than 100 professions across the 5 continents.
We are much more than a world leader. We are 250,000 hoteliers with the same shared passion for welcoming. We take care of millions of guests in our 4,300 addresses and on our digital platforms. As an operator and franchisor (HotelServices), owner and investor (HotelInvest), we invest all our energy into making "Feel Welcome" resonate as the finest hotel promise.
From luxury to economy and in every corner of the globe, AccorHotels' more than 20 brands meet all the needs of business and leisure travelers seeking comfort, attention and high-quality services.
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