Engineering Manager

Loews Hotels & Co. • Full-time • New Orleans, LA, US • 4m ago

Tennessee Williams famously captured the charm and romance of our city in his plays and stories, and it's all on show here at Loews New Orleans Hotel. Located in the Warehouse District, discover comfort and luxe experiences all within the heart of the Big Easy. Welcome to New Orleans' Cultural Crossroad.

This position supports the Director of Engineering in maintaining the property assets to the highest level by providing direction and supervision to the staff, monitoring various aspects of the day to day operations, preparing reports related to department operations, assisting in staffing, training, and evaluating performance.

Job Specific:

Works with Security Department with regard to all repairs and maintenance of electronic/hard key locking systems to insure secure nature of all materials, supplies and information
Performs periodic inspections of all property assets to ensure maintenance to standard
Assists Director of Engineering in interviewing, training, coaching, counseling, and disciplining departmental personnel according to Loews standards
Follows New Hire Training and ongoing Star Service Competency program in accordance with hotel policy
Assists Director of Engineering in the preparation of all departmental budgets, forecasts and schedules
Establishes and ensures adherence to all department and Loews Hotels guidelines, policies and procedures
Reviews/Maintains daily payroll report/records maintaining labor cost within established budgetary guidelines
Assists Director of Engineering in the evaluation of individual employee performance, determines areas in need of improvement or requirements for advancement, establishes goals, objectives and training needs required to achieve same
Maintains open communications with all hotel departments to ensure smooth operations and guest satisfaction
Other duties as assigned
Establishes daily work assignments, and directs flow of same to completion
Reviews all completed work orders, and inspects completed work as needed to ensure accuracy and quality
Assists all department heads in handling any unusual maintenance related guest complaints
Ensures completion to standard of all required preventive maintenance operations
Assists engineers in diagnosis of problems related to equipment malfunction
Coordinate all training programs for department personnel
Provides supervision/support to all Engineering department staff on a daily basis
Ensures maintenance shop adherence to cleanliness and safety standards
Maintains storeroom and maintenance shop inventories
Attends all required hotel meetings to keep abreast of in-house activities/promotions and events; maintain communications with other departments within the hotel
Assist Director or Engineering in monitoring energy consumption, maintaining equipment and supply inventories
Assists Dispatcher in communicating Maintenance Request needs to engineers as needed
Assists Director of Engineering in the preparation of ADA compliance checklist
Administers; key control system, tool control procedures

Qualifications:

Two or more years’ experience as an Engineering Supervisor in a Hospitality environment
Working knowledge of Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, Refrigeration and Life Safety operating systems
Ability to read and interpret architectural/ blue-line drawings
Knowledge of OSHA regulations, equipment operation and maintenance, record-keeping systems
Effective management, leadership, organizational and communication skills
Knowledge of computer based management systems
Ability to work flexible schedule to include weekends and holidays