Maintenance Person - Level 1

Hotel Overview:

Embrace your passion for hiking, skiing, snowboarding, and many other outdoor activities in Banff National Park while pursuing a fulfilling career at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. Take a risk, make a change and experience a new adventure while further developing your career. To live and work in a National Park is a once in a lifetime opportunity.  Our team is a network of empowered individuals with a strong sense of themselves and the hospitality industry. Work hard, play hard and receive extraordinary benefits including subsidized onsite accommodations, which make saving money very easy to manage. Join our Fairmont family today!

To learn more about our lifestyle and location visit our website: www.lakelouisejobs.com

What is in it for you:

• Experience living in Banff National Park in the iconic location of Lake Louise
• Subsidized staff accommodation provided on-site for full time status
• Access to our Lifestyle Program activities
• One duty meal in our newly renovated staff cafeteria
• Competitive extended benefits package including medical, vision and dental for full time permanent status
• Employee Travel Program
• Comprehensive Wellness Platform (LifeWorks)
• Discounts on food & beverage/fitness centre/spa/golf
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise and over 5,000 properties with Accor

What you will be doing:  

Reporting to the Chief Engineer, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Maintain and repair the hotel’s guest rooms, public areas, backspaces and staff residences
• Carry out guest rooms and public space preventative maintenance programs.
• Assist tradesmen when needed.
• Order parts / equipment working with Maintenance Co-ordinator
• Gain complete knowledge of hotel and residence fire standards and procedures.
• Report broken or misused equipment to Maintenance Office.
• Cover for Property Engineer in regard to hotel boilers/chillers (building systems) over the weekends or when necessary
• Gain thorough knowledge of the boilers, chillers, air-handling units, fan coil units, compressors, pumps. 
• Carry out preventive maintenance on all hotel mechanical equipment 
• Maintain and repair residence units and carry out residence preventive maintenance
• Compliance to all H&S programs.
• Maintain accurate reports and logs as per the hotel requirements 
• 40-hour workweek. 
• Maintain a safe and hazard free work environment.
• Hand tool requirements as defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Must respond as part of the Emergency Response Team.
• Actively participate in the hotel environmental program.
• Other related duties as assigned

Your experience and skills include:

• Previous experience in Building Maintenance, Building Operators Certificate or a 5th Class Power Engineer preferable
• Possess working knowledge of computerized Building Maintenance Systems is an asset.
• Working knowledge of HVAC and A.H.U. systems and chiller operations
• Must possess a valid driver’s license for Canada
• Minor plumbing, electrical and carpentry knowledge.
• Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve.
• Computer literacy required Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Must be able to work effectively in a high pace environment.
• Strong communication skills and a willingness to work in a team environment.
• Must be willing to learn, be a self-starter, and is comfortable working in a technically demanding environment.
• Further training will be required as it relates to property-specific systems (FCLL – JTC).

You may be required to work on holidays, weekends, overnights and other non-day shifts. Submission of your application to Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise indicates that you are able to meet these requirements as needed.

Your team and working environment:

• Fast-paced, upscale, luxury hotel
• Close proximity to multiple ski resorts in winter and world-renowned hiking trails in summer
• Hospitality employees worldwide making this a great place to develop lifelong connections   

Visa Requirements: Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.