General Maintenance

Location

Old Orchard Beach, ME | United States

Job description

Company Intro

Are you a skilled maintenance professional with a strong work ethic and extensive hands-on experience? Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team at Lafayette Hotels? If you answered yes, we want to hear from you! 

Lafayette Hotels, a renowned family-owned and operated company with over 30 hotels and restaurants throughout Maine and New Hampshire, is seeking an honest and hardworking Maintenance Person to join our team. With properties in stunning locations such as Maine's Acadia National Park, the Southern Maine Beaches, and New Hampshire's White Mountains, Lafayette Hotels offers a perfect blend of work and adventure. 

Job Summary

The Maintenance team is responsible for hotel guestroom preventative maintenance as well as repairs and maintenance of the hotel facility. The best candidate for the job will be an active individual who is ready to be on their feet and on the go regularly for a full 8-hour shift. Every day is different in the hospitality world, and Maintenance team members needs to be flexible with their plans and daily priorities.

Daily Duties

• Perform various maintenance tasks including carpentry, painting and equipment repair
• Maintain swimming pools, grounds and general property clean up
• Ensure the hotel facilities are in top working condition at all times with daily, weekly and monthly preventative maintenance checks and procedures
• Respond to general maintenance requests in guest rooms, common areas and employee areas
• Work with and support other hotel departments moving supplies and receiving deliveries to keep operations running smoothly
• Maintain safety/security practices and have thorough knowledge of emergency procedures
• Snow removal
• Off season project work
• Other duties assigned by management

Requirements & Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail
• Flexibility - everyday is different
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and take direction
• Willingness to go above and beyond to ensure hotel's success
• Extensive hands-on maintenance experience
• Knowledge/experience with any of the following: electrical, plumbing, construction/carpentry, & HVAC
• Ability to push or pull 60 pounds and lift and/or carry 50 pounds
• Ability to stand for 8 hours, bend, stretch, and reach
• Weekend availability, when we are busiest, is generally required in the hospitality industry

Lafayette Hotels is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

The Edgewater in Old Orchard Beach, Maine sits on the sparkling Atlantic in the center of seven miles of gently sloping sand beach.

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