General Maintenance Technician

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Company description

An architectural surprise inspired by an Egyptian aesthetic, 5-star Raffles Dubai offers the luxury of city-centre space, impeccable service and sophisticated Asian style. A 15-minute drive from Dubai International Airport, it is ideally located in the business and shopping district, adjacent to Wafi Mall and close to the magnificent Khan Murjan souk and the convention centres.

The position

To maintain all mechanical/electrical/plumbing/hvac equipment in good working condition by carrying out necessary repairs and preventive maintenance.

Key roles & responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Reports to the duty engineer/shift leader regarding daily work progress and work order completion.
• Fault finding and troubleshooting of reported guest room complaints.
• Works closely with duty engineer/shift leader and peers to carry out preventive maintenance and annual maintenance program.
• Follows all safety rules and regulations in job, departmental procedures and instructions.
• Carries out all other tasks assigned by the supervisor/duty engineer.
• Follow up on the tasks assigned daily. Work on all trades as assigned by the supervisor.
• Follow up on the Dubai Municipality compliances.
• Maintain and update daily logs and task sheets.
• Take all the meter readings and update in the log back.

Other

These include but are not limited to the following:

• Able to read building services and electrical drawings.
• Able to fault find and repair electrical controls and systems.
• Good understanding of electrical installations and systems within modern buildings; TV, dimmers, BMS, LV controls etc.
• Good practical skills capable of the installation and maintenance of SWA, conduit, trunking FP 2000 etc. to a high standard.
• Familiar with planned preventive maintenance and safety programmes.
• Flexible and team player and able to work on own initiative with minimum supervision.
• Works closely with peers to assist in their job when requested by duty engineer/shift leader.
• To attend all departmental meetings and training classes.

• Good basic English.
• Experience and knowledge of modern hotel rooms facilities equipment and set-ups.

• Secondary school plus technical college or equal.
• Minimum 5 years electrical/hvac installation or maintenance experience preferably in industrial-commercial projects. Hotels and hospitals experience.

About the Company

A caring employer providing respect, training and career development for our employees. An attractive employer offering more than 100 professions across the 5 continents.

We are much more than a world leader. We are 250,000 hoteliers with the same shared passion for welcoming. We take care of millions of guests in our 4,300 addresses and on our digital platforms. As an operator and franchisor (HotelServices), owner and investor (HotelInvest), we invest all our energy into making "Feel Welcome" resonate as the finest hotel promise.

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