Maintenance Technician

Hotel Iris San Diego is hiring a Maintenance Technician to support the comfort and smooth operation of our onsite property in San Diego, CA. This role covers a wide range of maintenance work across guest rooms and commercial areas, with a focus on preventative upkeep, responsive repairs, and safe, consistent procedures. Enjoy an environment where tools, checklists, and routine help you keep systems running and rooms guest-ready.

Pay: USD 22–26 per hour (hourly). Location: San Diego, CA (onsite). Schedule: Flexible hours and days, including holidays and weekends.

What you’ll do

• Perform general maintenance and repairs for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical equipment in guest rooms and commercial areas.
• Complete preventative maintenance checklists and maintenance reports.
• Respond in a courteous manner to guest questions, complaints, and requests.
• Diagnose and correct in-room HVAC malfunctions, including system control checks and adjustments.
• Conduct systematic checks of in-room electrical appliances, circuits, and repair most in-room defects.
• Handle in-house repairs such as removing and replacing bathroom tile, painting, repairing wallboard, wall vinyl, and related interior or exterior maintenance.
• Check and make minor repairs to refrigeration controls, television sets, and lighting systems.
• Complete basic painting and finishing of furniture and structures.
• Check and repair minor issues in plumbing systems and fixtures including pipe lines, shower cartridges, toilets, and sinks.
• Use basic hand and power tools, maintain tools and workspaces, and keep equipment in good operating condition.
• Maintain interior and exterior furniture, including loose screws, webbing, and joint repairs.
• Make a weekly check of light bulbs and replace burned-out units.
• Grout around bathtubs, grab bars, and soap dishes in guest/public bathrooms.
• Keep vacuum cleaners and housekeeping equipment in good working order.
• Maintain pool equipment: backwash and vacuum as needed, maintain proper pH and chlorine levels to health department standards.
• Follow a schedule for maintaining major drains and sewage lines to help prevent stoppage.
• Create lists that specify the location of electric motors, switches, resets, and circuit breakers, and the location and function of shut-off valves.
• Assist the pest control vendor during preparation for treating guest rooms or public spaces.
• Ensure safe and appropriate procedures are followed at all times, and perform other duties assigned by Management.

What you’ll bring

• Less than high school education; one year or more of related experience or training.
• Hospitality industry experience preferred.
• Ability to work flexible hours including holidays and weekends.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to converse effectively with guests and employees.
• Good oral and written command of English; Spanish is a plus.
• Ability to communicate through reading and writing.
• Use computers and email at this property.
• A reliable vehicle in good repair and a valid driver’s license for emergency runs to Home center.
• Preferred experience: Hotel Maintenance (3 years).

Working conditions and physical demands

• Frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles; rubber gloves, face masks, and a back support belt available when needed or required.
• Frequently exposed to outside weather conditions, with occasional exposure to extreme heat.
• Noise level is usually moderate.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger/handle/feel, and reach.
• Frequently required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.
• Occasionally requires long working hours.

Pool and license considerations

• Possess or obtain all current state-required licenses for pool, boiler, fire, or health-related maintenance issues.
• Follow safe procedures for all maintenance tasks.

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