Assistant chief Engineer

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Job Description For Assistant chief Engineer

NOVOTEL

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 fulfil 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.

Hospitalityis 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
• Monitor colleague's performance and do annual evaluations, suggest 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 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 program for the hotel is within government standard, codes and certifications of mechanical vital components adhere to the building
• Ensures that necessary equipment testing is done regularly (Generator, Fire pump, etc.)
• Perform inspections of guestrooms and public areas and liaise 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
• Perform supply and materials inventory and ordering
• Monitor colleagues' tasks, making sure that important daily walk thru is being done and raise of any mechanical concerns
• 24/7 on-call basis availability during an emergency situation
• Oversee the department in the absence of the Chief Engineer
• Follow codes, regulations, government agency, and Company directives related to operations and safety.
• Manage shift operations, assign work orders, and provide training to coworkers and subcontractors.
• Develop a preventive maintenance program for machinery and systems.
• Inspect systems to ensure operation within normal parameters.
• Maintain inventory of supplies and tools, ordering necessary materials to complete all tasks.
• Schedule preventive maintenance and downtime to cut business interruption and inconvenience.
• Perform repairs, emergency, and preventive maintenance, completing maintenance and repair records as required.
• Respond timely to emergency situations, requesting extra help as needed.
• Apply advanced knowledge to seek and develop new, better methods for accomplishing both individual and department objectives.
• Showcase expertise in own job discipline and in-depth knowledge of other job disciplines within the organization function.
• Coach others to develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in most or all areas within the function.
• Lead by example and model 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.
• Impact the achievement of customer, operational, project, or service objectives across multi-discipline teams.
• Contribute to new products, processes, standards, and/or operational plans in support of achieving functional goals.

• 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, & PowerPoint

• High degree of professionalism with sound human resources management and business acumen capabilities