Maintenance Technician

Overview

TOURISTS is looking for a full-time, General Maintenance Technician to join our team. Our ideal candidate is a self-starter, ambitious, and engaged. We are offering $22.00-$24.00 per hour, based on experience, plus a wide array of benefits included for full-time staff (detailed below). TOURISTS is a 46-room boutique lifestyle hotel in North Adams, MA, situated on a 70-acre nature campus just down the road from MASS MoCA and the Clark Art Institute.

Since opening in July 2018, TOURISTS has received numerous accolades; but our biggest point of pride is our staff - the kind, hard-working, and dedicated folks who work at TOURISTS are the reason guests keep coming back to the Berkshires year after year.

• Maintain all property components including but not limited to plumbing, electrical, HVAC, life safety, doors, windows, flooring, and roof systems
• Communicate with the Front Desk and Maintenance Manager regarding grounds and/or maintenance needs
• Have an understanding of all maintenance schedules (i.e. landscape lighting, sprinkler systems, pool temperature)
• Perform, manage and implement maintenance projects as they are assigned
• Respond to emergency needs regarding grounds and/or maintenance during evening hours
• Adhere to all standards of operations, policies and procedures, manuals, training material, memos and verbal instruction
• Maintain a high level of cleanliness and safety in the work area
• Weekend availability (at least one day) required
• Ensure that all equipment is maintained in good, safe working condition
• Maintain an increased awareness of safety issues throughout the property
• Keep abreast of safety and emergency procedures and OSHA requirements

• High quality health and dental insurance is offered through Blue Cross Blue Shield to all full-time employees with a competitive employer contribution
• Reimbursement for healthy habits and fitness goals
• 80 hours of Paid Time Off per year is offered to all full-time employees after completing 6 months of employment
• 80 hours of Parental Leave is available for time off to spend with new children
• Paid holidays
• 401(k) through Guideline
• Hotel and dining discounts for all employees
• Continuing education and professional development opportunities

• Valid Driver's License - required
• Evening availability preferred
• Weekend availability
• High School diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Two (2) years related experience in a similar role
• Must be able to speak, read, write and understand the primary language(s) of the workplace
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of co-workers and sister property staff
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Ability to understand other computer programs (i.e. Property Management System)
• Ability to apply concepts of math including: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, algebra and geometry, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The person in this position may have to lift up to 50 pounds on a daily basis. Any lift over 50 lbs is deemed a two-person lift. The person having this position may have to sit for one (1) hour, stand and/or walk, push, kneel, bend, balance, squat, reach and stretch for eight (8) hours per day.

This position requires exposure to the climate variations in all seasons in delivery of maintenance to external property and groundskeeping.