Duty Engineer

Mandarin Oriental, Singapore

Singapore

SGD 60,000 - 80,000

Job description

Scope of Position
Supervises the work of the subordinates and extends professional technical guidance/skills when so needed. Trains, motivates and disciplines subordinates and ensures that all work performed is in accordance to specification. Prepares the daily engineering reports and liaises closely with other senior staff on engineering defaults. Inspects all engineering/mechanical fittings on a regular basis and ensures that daily logs of plant/utility meter readings are made. Attend to all complaints/request for engineering repair/maintenance work and studies Work Order sheets before issuing such work order of priority to his subordinates after briefing them on the technicalities. Conduct regular testing of fire protection system in accordance to established schedule.

Reporting Line/s
The Duty Engineer will report directly to the Chief Engineer on the day to day management of the department.

Duties and Supporting Responsibilities

Responsible for the assignment of job/task to shift technicians and ensures that such completed work conforms with the standards so established by the Hotel.
Ensure fire protection system are maintain and checked periodically.
Ensures energy conservation measures are attend to and contribute new ideas further improvement/savings.
Conduct daily briefing.
Check and ensure that daily logs of plants/utility meter readings are recorded accurately at specific intervals and investigate any deviances.
Liaises with the Chief Engineer on day to day control room operations.
Communicates with his immediate subordinates for the daily maintenance of equipment in accordance to establish engineering policies.
Ensures that all his subordinates conform to the Hotel’s various policies and enforces such stipulated policies.
Attends daily meeting and disseminates appropriate information/instructions to his subordinates.
At the end of his shift, he prepares shift work order report and hands such report to the Chief Engineer.
Check and inspect the uniform/attire and grooming of his staff and ensures that they meet the standard of the Hotel.
Receive all guest/other department engineering complaints and assign duties to technicians according to gravity of breakdown and job priority.
Conducts random inspection of all work done by technicians in his shift.
Ensure a proper and thorough handover of duties to the Duty Engineer on the next shift.
Carry out daily inspections of plant rooms, boiler room, fire command centre, generator room.
During the night shift, he ensures that all public areas are checked/inspected for burnt-out light bulbs and instructs his immediate subordinates to replace such burnt-out light bulbs.
During the night shift, he has to ensure that the correct engineering stock is maintained in the cabinet so allocated and completes such requisition form when stocks are drawn.
Provides guidance and technical training to immediate subordinates in the performance of their duties.
In the absence of the Chief Engineer, he will be required to assume the duties of the Chief Engineer as so delegated by the Chief Engineer.
Appraises the performance of his subordinates and makes such recommendations to his immediate superior.
Any other duties which may be assigned from time to time.
Exercise control over technical drawings in the control room.

Requirements

Candidate must possess at least a Higher secondary/Pre-U/A level/College, Professional Certificate/NiTEC, Diploma, Advanced/Higher/Graduate Diploma, Engineering (Electrical/Electronic) or equivalent.
Preferably 3 year(s) of working experience in similar capacity and industry
Preferably specializing in Maintenance/Repair (Facilities & Machinery) or equivalent.