General Maintenance Engineer

Why Hilton Sandestin Beach?

At Hilton Sandestin Beach, we believe that exceptional service begins with an exceptional team.
To deliver the best experiences for our guests, we seek out talented individuals who share our passion and vision.
Our team members are the driving force behind everything we do, and their dedication is what allows us to create memorable moments for every guest.
By joining Hilton Sandestin Beach, you become part of a community of leaders focused on your personal growth and long-term success.

What We Offer:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Free daily meal service (lunch or dinner)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

About the Role:

To maintain the guestrooms, public space, and back of the house areas in good repair by performing various tasks related to a variety of trades including but not limited to carpentry, plumbing, electrical, air conditioning, painting, wall covering, and masonry to ensure an attractive and well-maintained hotel.

Essential Functions:

• Inspects and repairs guestrooms, public space, and back of the house areas.
  
• Ability to repair, touch up, or replace light bulbs, lamps, switches, outlets, faucets, toilets, hardware, filters, paint, furniture, wall covering, caulking, grouting or other miscellaneous repairs.
  
• Details record keeping in English is required for logs and inspection sheets.

Supportive Functions:

In addition to performance of the essential functions, this position may be required to perform a combination of the following supportive functions, at the discretion of the manager based on the particular requirements of the hotel.

• Maintains inventory of supplies needed to perform job function.
• Reports major repairs and items which cannot be repaired to the dispatcher for further action and if necessary, place a room out of order.
• Due to the nature of the business, the individual may be required to do other duties and special projects as assigned by the supervisor, such as making props or cleaning of the workshop.

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

• Knowledge of all maintenance trades, including basic electrical, plumbing, mechanical and carpentry.
• Ability to visually inspect and detect items needing repair.
• Requires a considerable knowledge of a wide variety of maintenance trades.
• Basic mechanical aptitude for operation and repair of hotel equipment.
• Skill in the use of related tools (including both hand and electric tools).
• Basic English language communication and mathematical skills in order to communicate with co-workers, fully comprehend job assignments, and perform accurate simple arithmetic functions.
• Ability to use basic hand and power tools to perform tasks requiring bending, stooping, and kneeling.
• Ability to push and pull objects or materials weighing up to 100 lbs.
• Ability to climb stairs and ladders, working at heights up to approximately 30 feet, for extended periods of time, with the ability to reach, often times overhead.
• Ability to grasp, lift or carry items weighing up to 50 lbs., occasionally waist high.
• Ability to deal with a number of problems requiring initiative and good judgment.
• Ability to move and work throughout the hotel for the duration of the shift.

Qualifications:

Education:

Any combination of education, training or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
High school diploma preferred.

Experience:

Basic experience in maintenance trades, including electrical, plumbing, mechanical and carpentry.

Licenses and Certificates:

No licenses required.

More about the Company:

Due to the seasonal and business nature of the hospitality industry, employees may be required to work varying schedules and hours to reflect the staffing needs of the hotel.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job.
While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other tasks be performed when circumstance changes in the hotel (i.e.: emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, or technological developments.)

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.