Assistant Director - Engineering and Maintenance
Cheeca Lodge and Spa
81801 Overseas Highway
Islamorada,
FL
33036
Job Description
Manager, Engineering - Cheeca Lodge & Spa - Islamorada, FL
Job Summary: The Engineering Manager is responsible for the maintenance, preventive maintenance, and functioning of all property equipment. This position also involves training and coaching staff in alignment with the Cheeca culture of guest service. The role oversees and directs all maintenance, engineering, and security staff as well as ensuring employee clock times are correct in ADP and other administrivie duties.
Key Responsibilities:
- Equipment Maintenance: Monitor and ensure proper working conditions of all resort equipment, oversee equipment repairs, and coordinate with vendors for staff training and equipment repair.
- Staff Management: Recruit, train, and evaluate maintenance, engineering, and security staff. Conduct performance evaluations and ensure developmental plans are implemented.
- Preventive Maintenance: Ensure daily vacant room checks and preventive maintenance checks are performed. Conduct random inspections of hotel facilities.
- Safety and Compliance: Oversee Fire and Safety training for all staff annually and as needed. Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal laws concerning the engineering department.
- Operational Oversight: Manage the ordering and timely receipt of supplies, document equipment needs and repairs, and ensure accurate payroll documentation and submission.
- Guest Service: Exemplify the high level of guest service expected of all employees. Greet all guests encountered on the property and handle guest requests and complaints efficiently and professionally.
Key Attributes:
- Personality: Positive, “glass half-full” perspective on life and work.
- Innovation: Innovative and creative thinking process that enables you to attract stable and service-driven professionals.
- Experience: 2+ years leading an Engineering/Maintenance team. Experience in golf course maintenance or as a Greenskeeper is a plus.
- Attitude: Aggressive “go-getter” attitude every day.
- Skills: Excellent writing and conversational skills, as well as interviewing prowess.
Qualifications:
- Experience: Minimum of 2 years in an engineering leadership role, preferably in a hospitality environment. Previous experience in hotel maintenance or engineering is preferred.
- Skills: Knowledge of computers, ability to maintain strict confidentiality, thorough knowledge of hotel facilities, and strong command of the English language for clear communication with guests and staff.
Why Join Us: At Cheeca Lodge & Spa, we offer a unique and rewarding work environment. Our team is dedicated to providing outstanding service and creating memorable experiences for our guests. We value our employees and offer opportunities for professional growth and development.
Apply Now: If you are passionate about hospitality and have the experience and skills to excel in this role, we invite you to apply. Join us at Cheeca Lodge & Spa and contribute to our tradition of excellence.
Cheeca Lodge and Spa
WELCOME TO CHEECA
A Legendary Tropical Hideaway
Since 1946 the historic Cheeca Lodge & Spa has enchanted guests with world-class fishing, exceptional accommodations, and gracious hospitality. Come experience this lush oceanfront retreat, considered the premier luxury resort in the Florida Keys.
The Legend of Our Grand Florida Keys Hotel Resort
You've found it...the crown jewel of Islamorada Florida Keys hotels.
Hardy Keys pioneers called Conchs chose this very beach to carve out a tenacious living in the isolated beauty of the undiscovered Florida Keys. Here, they formed a Methodist congregation and built a two-room school house and a cemetery. Cheeca has preserved this Pioneer Cemetery, where members of the founding families of Islamorada are buried. You can explore it today; it is a designated historical site. The Angel with the Broken Wing watches over the grave of Etta Pinder, who died in 1914. Here lies the first footprint of Islamorada – "Purple Isle" in Spanish.
The early 1940's brought electricity and fresh water. Mrs. Clara Mae Downey from Olney, Maryland, opened the Olney Inn in 1946. She described this early bellwether of Cheeca as "different – rather comparable to the tropical estate of a gifted host." Clara's first guest was President Harry Truman, who cherished his time loafing around the pool and wondering amidst the resort's 22 quaint bungalows.
Fast horses, high society and a healthy dose of Keys vivacity marked the reign of the Twitchell Family in the 1960's. Cynthia, better known as "Chee," was an heiress to the A&P grocery chain and owner of a top thoroughbred racing farm. "We took my nickname, combined it with my husband Carl's, and came up with "Cheeca," she recalled. The Twitchells completely refurbished the property, adding the main lodge, the oceanfront villas, tennis courts, golf course and Cheeca's trademark wooden fishing pier. Chee raised miniature tarpon and her beloved seahorses in the aquariums throughout the resort. "Suzy the Seahorse" became Cheeca's mascot and logo, gracing the resort's menus, brochures, towels and linens.
Avid outdoorsman and Coca Cola magnate Carl Navarre purchased Cheeca Lodge in 1976, hosting his Fortune 500 friends in for sunny days of sportfishing and golf. Celebrities flocked to the hotel and famous guests were reeling in giant bonefish right off the resort's pier. The "Sportfishing Capital of the World" was born, seducing wealthy adventurers from around the world.
In 2005, Cheeca Lodge underwent over $30 million dollars in renovations, restoring the property and its surrounding grounds to their original grandeur, ensuring that we will be a cherished destination for generations to come. Following a fire on New Year's Eve 2008, the Main Lodge was completely rebuilt once again, with a fabulous open-air lobby, a spectacular oceanfront banquet room with panoramic views, and an exclusive indoor / outdoor lounge area for club members.
