(NAVY GATEWAY INNS & SUITES) REGIONAL MAINTENANCE MECHANIC

Regional Maintenance Mechanic

Performs various maintenance tasks involving construction and alteration repairs of NEXCOM Hospitality Group NHG buildings and equipment. Plans and lays out work in accordance with drawings sketches blue-prints and own knowledge of construction or needed repairs.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Performs work in at least three of the following trades in the maintenance and repair of buildings and related fixtures :
• Plumbing : Makes plumbing repairs to sinks, faucets, commodes, tanks, urinals, P-traps, shut-off valves, washing machines, and water supply that can be accomplished by removing, cleaning, resealing, replacing defective parts or units. Installs water heaters, garbage disposals, faucets, and sinks. Involves installing, modifying, and repairing new and existing utility supply and disposal systems and equipment water closets, tubs, fire sprinkler systems, and showers.
• Washer Dryer : Performs routine maintenance on washers and dryers to include cleaning lint ducts and vents, replacing hoses and fittings as required, and referring more complex problems to supervisor for action.
• Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) : Recognizes cause of faulty equipment and makes repairs on a variety of HVAC units. Installs equipment recognizes the causes of faulty equipment and makes repairs on a variety of domestic and commercial refrigeration and air conditioning units and systems.
• Electrical : Repairs are accomplished by removing, replacing, tightening, splicing, soldering, and insulating defective wiring, controls, equipment, and fixtures such as broken and bare wiring, burned out switches and relays, loose connections and fittings, damaged light fixtures, and poorly operating thermostats. Replaces fluorescent and incandescent ballasts, bulbs, and tubes. May install or repair electrical systems incidental to the construction or maintenance of facilities.
• Carpentry : Uses skilled techniques to construct, install, repair, and modify wood and wood substitute structures and items requiring close tolerance fit and structural soundness. Constructs and repairs a wide variety of structural items such as building frames, rafters, concrete forms, walls, staircases, door and window frames, interior and exterior trim, and miscellaneous items such as workbenches, counter tops, bookcases, equipment cabinets, computer consoles, and items requiring limited decorative trim and molding. Set up and operate a wide variety of wood working machines and tools. Assemble items with a variety of joining techniques such as miters, rabbets, dados, biscuits, and uses glues and adhesives to secure wood pieces, veneers, and counter tops. Uses wood, metal, and various composite materials when installing or replacing interior partitions, flooring panels, suspended ceilings, counter tops, and moldings. Interprets drawings, blueprints, and specifications independently and determine the layout and work sequences and types of lumber or special related materials. Plan and carry out projects from initial layout to completion.
• Painting : Coating work is accomplished by any of the accepted methods of the trade including special finishing techniques such as marbling and graining by using coating materials that are prepared in special as well as common ways and by applying coating techniques that ensure surfaces have a smooth, textured, and decorative appearance and meet thickness and level requirements. Incumbent determine the methods, techniques, devices, and materials that are best suited to the surface finish required for example glossy finish, grained effect, or a finish that must meet specified thicknesses and levels. Prepares surfaces by methods such as smoothing with pumice and rottenstone, filling, shaping, and leveling with metal and synthetic resins and mixing and applying pre-coating agents for example pickling and alkali compounds. They prepare coating materials by tinting, toning, matching, blending, and mixing in various additives. Applies coating materials with any of the accepted trade devices including those designed to give special effects for example brushes, rollers, spray guns, and graining devices. They see that the coating finish meets match texture, decorative thickness, and level requirements.

Qualifications :

General Experience : One year of experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of general maintenance practices involving the upkeep of buildings, grounds, fixtures, equipment, etc.

Substitution of Education for Experience : One year of high school education may be substituted for 3 months of general experience up to a High School Diploma or GED for one year of general experience.

Specialized Experience : Three years of general maintenance work in involving variety of trade practices associated with such occupations as air conditioning and refrigeration, electrical work, plumbing, carpentry, masonry, and painting, etc. Including knowledge of safety and environmental rules and regulations concerning procedures, tools, mechanical and electrified equipment, chemicals, and basic safe work practices.

Physical Requirements : Standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing, and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Frequently lifts and carries material weighing up to 50 pounds. A recognized professional certification or license in one trade plumbing, HVAC, electrical, carpentry, or painting trade is preferred.