Hotel Maintenance Director - Onix Hospitality

Offering over 20 years of experience, Onix Hospitality currently owns and manages eight award-winning, top-performing hotels in the Mid-Atlantic region and Florida, operating over 1,000 hotel rooms across its growing portfolio and serving more than half million customers annually. We are currently looking for a Hotel Maintenance Director to join our team!

Onix Hospitality rewards it’s employees for their hard work and dedication to providing the best service possible, with a wide-range of benefits and perks to show we care.

Responsibilities and Duties:

The Hotel Maintenance Director is responsible for the overall maintenance, operation, and functionality of the hotel's physical plant and engineering systems. This includes overseeing the maintenance staff, managing projects, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, and implementing preventative maintenance programs.

• Responsible for interviewing, training, supervising, counseling, scheduling, and evaluating staff.
• In addition to the duties below, the Chief Engineer will assume the Manager on Duty role in the event of lesser superior management presence.
• Directly responsible for the maintenance and operation of all the equipment on the property site and the building structure itself. This includes refrigeration and air conditioning, the fire alarm system, boilers, primary and secondary power systems, and emergency generators.
• Responsible for the aesthetics of the exterior and interior of the building, continuously evaluates remodeling projects. Scheduling labor and material for remodeling and refurbishing projects.
• Strong understanding of the building and equipment including external utilities such as water, power, gas, sewer, and also internal utilities, power systems and fire protection.
• Periodically train new and current employees while having the ability to coach and give constructive feedback.
• Implements policies and procedures to ensure energy conservation throughout the hotel.
• Conducts department meetings/training on a regular basis in conjunction with Onix Hospitality's standards and Brand standards including maintenance techniques and safe use of cleaning products.
• Responsible to ensure that Onix Hospitality’s standards and Brand standards are met in all physical areas of the hotel including outside the building.
• Responsible for monitoring compliance with state building codes and regulations, OSHA safety codes and adherence to Fire Department standards of safety and evacuation procedures.
• Cooperates with all Department Heads, sets up departmental meetings, supervisory meetings and internal departmental meetings.
• Monitors any new construction. Interacts as necessary with designers, architects, contractors, and public utilities, the Fire Department, Health Department, insurance agencies, and OSHA. Works with Department Heads in preparing budgets. Prepares new work orders for construction projects, as well as monitoring requisitioned supplies and equipment for the Maintenance and Engineering Departments.
• Coordinates hotel emergency procedures, in conjunction with General Manager. Develop an effective emergency plan for hotel. Conduct drills with staff. Train staff on the operation of emergency systems and equipment. Train all MOD's on emergency procedures, equipment, water and electrical shutoff etc. Schedule regular inspection and maintenance of all emergency equipment (kitchen hood extinguisher, fire extinguisher, alarm systems etc.).
• Confers closely with the General Manager and takes every opportunity to become familiar with all aspects of the hotel to assist guests wherever required.
• Keeps General Manager promptly informed of all problems or unusual matters of significance.
• This is a hands-on position requiring working shifts - and availability to work weekends, holidays and flexibility when called in for emergencies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field (preferred).
• Proven experience in hotel maintenance or a similar role.
• Strong leadership and managerial skills.
• Knowledge of building systems, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and fire protection systems.
• Familiarity with relevant codes, regulations, and safety standards.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to push, pull, move, lift, and/or carry minimum of 50lbs. a minimum of 5 ft. in distance.
• Requires reaching overhead, climbing, crouching, and twisting.
• Must be reliable and willing to work long hours, holidays, and weekends.
• Must be able to speak and write the English language in an understandable manner.

BENEFITS AND PERKS WE OFFER

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits for You & Your Family
• 401k Retirement With Company Match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Short-term Disability and Maternity Leave Options, Personal and Family Medical Leave
• Company provided Life Insurance and Long Term Disability Coverage

Employee Perks Program

• Tickets At Work for Discounted Entertainment Tickets!
• Tuition Reimbursement
• In Facility Training/In Service Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Free Will/Estate Preparation Services
• Optional Legal & Identity Protection Services
• Verizon Wireless Discount