Hotel Maintenance Technician (Polisher)

About the role

Le Meridien in Dubai is looking for a Polisher to handle guest repair requests and general maintenance across the property. The role covers responding to guests' maintenance needs, performing preventive maintenance on tools and equipment, and carrying out basic repairs and painting.

Key responsibilities

• Respond to and resolve guest repair requests and communicate with guests and customers about maintenance issues.
• Perform preventive maintenance on tools, kitchen and mechanical room equipment, including cleaning and lubrication, and visually inspect tools, equipment and machines.
• Carry equipment such as tools and radios, and identify, locate and operate shut-off valves and utility shut-offs.
• Maintain maintenance inventory, requisition parts and supplies, and share daily activities and problems with other shifts.
• Perform surface preparation, painting, minor drywall and wood trim repair, and replace light bulbs and A/C filters, then clean up the work area.
• Test, troubleshoot and repair equipment, plumbing (plunge toilets, unclog drains), electrical components, lamps, extension cords, vacuum cleaners, internet devices, and switch and outlet replacements.
• Program TVs, do general housekeeping and engineering-related inventory, and use the Lockout/Tagout system before maintenance work.
• Repair interior and exterior landscaping and sprinklers, and enter air handler schedules and make temperature changes on a computer.
• Welcome guests, assist people with disabilities, follow safety and security policies, and keep company information confidential.

Required profile

• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• Some experience in general maintenance, exterior and interior surface preparation and painting.
• Driver's license.
• No supervisory experience required.
• Experience in hotel engineering or maintenance is a plus.

Required skills

• Basic knowledge or ability to learn air conditioning and refrigeration, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, pneumatic/electronic systems, carpentry and finish skills, kitchen equipment, vehicles, energy conservation and building systems.
• Basic computer skills, including inputting air handler schedules and changing temperatures.