Engineer | CARE Painter

Omni Fort Lauderdale Hotel

The Omni Ft. Lauderdale Hotel is a 29-story hotel, located at 1950 Eisenhower Blvd, and connected directly to the Broward County Convention. The property offers 801 guest rooms and suites, multiple restaurants, a vibrant rooftop bar, a sprawling pool, spa, and fitness center. The hotel has over 120,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, including a grand ballroom, junior ballroom, 25 breakout rooms and pre-function meeting space with waterfront views.

JOB PURPOSE: To ensure a safe, efficient, well-maintained hotel environment while providing

maintenance services to guests in a courteous, professional, and engaging manner.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Maintain all public areas, guest rooms, meeting rooms and corridors on an on-going basis including paint, wallpaper and plastering.

• Performs preventive maintenance of guest rooms, following preventive maintenance guidelines for Omni CARE program.

• Maintain correct stock/inventory of paint supplies and materials and communicate when replenishment is needed.

• Aid guests in locating other areas of the hotel (walk them to destination if possible).

• Have a thorough understanding of Omni's fire alarm procedures and emergency evacuation.

• Must be familiar with Omni's systems and procedures.

• Respond to all requests from guests and associates.

• Assist engineers and mechanics as needed with repairs.

• Keep all work areas clean.

• Follow all company safety and security policies and procedures; report accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions; complete safety training and certifications.

• Ensure clean uniform and professional personal appearance; maintain confidentiality of proprietary information; protect company assets.

• Performs other duties as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Previous experience as a commercial painter required, hotel experience preferred.

• Must be able to brush, roll, spray, and work on different textures.

• Must be able to patch, float and repair damaged surfaces.

• Must be able to work with stains, lacquers, varnishes, epoxy and Bondo.

• Must be able to apply caulk.

• Must be willing to work based on business and occupancy levels.

• Must be able to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime.

• Must be able to interact and communicate with the hotel guests.

• Move, bend, lift, carry, crawl, squat, push, pull, and place objects weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance. Stand, walk or sit for an extended period or for an entire work shift.

• Must work indoors and outdoors including during extreme weather conditions.

• May be asked to be part of "ride-out" crew during severe weather events.

• Must be able to work using ladders, scissors, and aerial lifts.

ENVIRONMENT & POSITION ANALYSIS:

• Move, bend, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance. Stand, walk or sit for an extended period or for an entire work shift. Requires repetitive motion, including utilizing telephone/computer for an extended period or for an entire shift.

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT:

• Painting/finishing tools and equipment, ladder, telephone, pen/pencil, photo-copying machine and push to talk radio

Omni Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran employer. The EEO is the Law poster is available using the following link:

EEOC is the Law Poster.

Omni Hotels & Resorts does not discriminate on the basis of any protected category with respect to the payment of wages.

If you are interested in applying for employment with Omni Hotels & Resorts and need special assistance to apply for a posted position, please send an email to: applicationassistance@omnihotels.com.