HVAC Technician

About the resort

Fairmont The Palm is a luxury, world-class resort located on the iconic Palm Jumeirah Island in Dubai. The hotel features 391 guest rooms and suites with dedicated Fairmont Gold rooms and lounge. A total of 11 food and beverage outlets on property offer international dining options including Michelin Guide recommended 2022 and 2023 Little Miss India, Frevo - Brazilian Churrasco experience, Seagrill Bistro, Ba Restaurant and Lounge, Blowfish, Flow Kitchen, The Cigar Room, Vuvuzela and others. Fairmont The Palm also features an expansive pool and beach area with a health club, Serenity Spa Dubai - The Art of Well Being and the Fairmont Falcons Kids' Club.

Job description

• Consistently offers professional, engaging and friendly service.
• Maintain buildings, performing minor and routine painting, plumbing, electrical wiring and other related maintenance activities.
• Inspect facilities and equipment for conformance with operational standards.
• Review job order to determine work priorities.
• Schedule repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools and equipment to ensure continuous operations and guest and owner satisfaction.
• Complete preventative maintenance program items in coordination with plan.
• Perform pool and spa maintenance.
• Follow department policies, procedures and service standards.
• Follow all safety procedures.
• Ensure master card, key, mobile, vacuum machine and ladder sign in and out.
• Guest room preventative maintenance program (PPM) and the daily PPM rooms to check and carry out the job.
• Attend guest room and apartment requests.
• Attend RSM requests.
• Make sure plant room readings are taken as per the timing.
• Check the PPM checklist and carry out the PPM as per schedule.
• PPM for fan coil units (FCU), exhaust fans (EXF), pumps, electrical distribution boards (DB), dimmer panels, fly killer, kitchen PPM.
• Attend apartment requests.
• Use personal protective equipment (PPE) while doing the PPM.
• Respond immediately to any emergency requests for fire alarm, water flooding, gas alarm, etc.
• Report any hazard during work.
• Report any abuse of equipment or energy.
• Plant room regular visits to maintain cleanliness and tidiness.
• Sump pump cleaning and PPM.
• Chiller yard rounds and inspection.
• Booster heater and pumps monthly PPM.
• Pressure reducing valve (PRV) PPM and monthly checks.
• Ice machine filter replacement monthly.
• Generator PPM.
• Monthly meter reading.
• Energy conservation monitoring.
• Daily pending works to be followed up without fail.
• Ensure sidekick PPM completed as per the schedule plan.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Previous experience is an asset.
• Highly responsible and reliable.
• Previous experience with painting, plumbing, electrical wiring and other related experience is an asset.
• Previous experience with pool and spa maintenance is an asset.
• Ability to work cohesively with fellow team members as part of a team with minimal supervision.
• Enthusiastic and dependable.
• Active listening skills.
• A self-starter, takes initiative, can make decisions in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Constant standing and walking throughout shift.
• Proficient in the English language (verbal and written); a second language is an asset.
• Customer service skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Must be flexible in terms of working hours.