General Maintenance Attendant/General Technician - Engineering - Holiday Inn & Suites® Dubai Festival City

Do you see yourself as a General Maintenance Attendant/General Technician for Holiday Inn & Suites® Dubai Festival City?  

Travel is a journey. At Holiday Inn & Suites®, we make guests smile.

Starting with a warm, inviting welcome for all guests, whether traveling on business or for fun, enjoying a quick night, or relaxing for the week. We thrive on making our guests stays brighter, helping them create memories that will last a lifetime. Irresistible smiles are our specialty. We should know, we’ve been on our journey since 1952. So if you can help us spread the joy of travel to all, we’d love to give you a warm welcome to the Holiday Inn® family.

The InterContinental Hotels Group® properties in Dubai Festival City consist of four hotels. These include the luxury brand InterContinental, the lavish long-stay InterContinental Residence Suites, the superior upscale Crowne Plaza, and the vibrant mid-scale Holiday Inn & Suites. In addition to over 1600 rooms, the four properties boast a selection of 16 restaurants and bars, an impressive 3,800-square-metre Event Centre across two levels, the 5,000-square-metre Festival Arena by InterContinental, the luxurious Spa InterContinental, and state-of-the-art gymnasium and swimming pool facilities. We are looking for people who are friendly, welcoming, and full of life to join over 1200 colleagues who are always finding ways to make every guest's experience an enjoyable one. We value the passion and enthusiasm of our colleagues and encourage you to share your passion when you work with us.

A little taste of your day-to-day:

• Perform all routine preventative maintenance and curative maintenance
• Order and monitor fuels, lubricants and repair parts
• Maintain clean and tidy plant rooms                               
• Maintain a level of broader knowledge which enables you to handle minor problems in all fields of the department
• Attend to all types of repairs and maintenance work in the Hotel premises, including any new additions / extensions to the Hotel or any other properties maintained by the Hotel.
• Repair and maintain guest room facilities, light facilities, furniture and equipment
• Assist with the implementation of the hotel’s preventative maintenance system and repair log system
• Prioritize work in line with guest requests and management
• Inform superior of the status of repairs and pending costs and indicate when it would be reasonable to consider replacement
• Record daily service work, including maintaining individual replacement costs along with time/task labour hours cost
• Participate in instructing colleagues on the proper operation, safety procedures and cleaning of all equipment.
• Establish and maintain proper parts inventory levels
• Conduct and/or participate in staff meeting regarding proper operating and maintenance practices of equipment
• Implement and carry out maintenance program in accordance with established timeframes
• Carry out and document regular inspections of plant and equipment in computerised system
• Ensure that appropriate files are maintained and resources kept for future reference
• Complete daily reports outlining work undertaken for the day
• Explore and incorporate environmentally friendly initiatives
• Efficient and effective use of recycling methods.

What we need from you:

• Minimum 1 to 3 years of experience with the similar position in a five star Hotels or similar organization.
• Interpersonal written and verbal communication skills.
• Having trade license / HACCP training certificate / or any other technical certificate would be encouraged.

What you can expect from us

We give our people everything they need to succeed, from a competitive salary that rewards all your hard work to a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life – including impressive room discounts and some of the best training in the business.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate differences and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance, always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

IHG gives every member of the team the Room to Belong, Room to Grow, and a Room to Make a Difference in a collaborative environment. We know that to work well, we need to feel well – both inside and outside of work – and through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace.

So, join us, and you’ll become part of our ever-growing global family.