Requirements
The ideal candidate must have a BSc in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering and 5-7 years of experience in restaurant maintenance. Strong hands-on and supervisory experience with kitchen equipment and MEP, along with knowledge of UAE market regulations and landlord requirements, is essential. Proficiency in English is a must, with Arabic speaking being a significant advantage. Familiarity with Field Management Systems, MS Office, CAFM Software, and IoT based apps is also required.
Description
Job Purpose:The Maintenance Engineer is responsible for managing an inhouse team of technicians and external vendors to make sure the Americana Restaurants, Commissaries and Head/Regional offices are well maintained to the global standards in terms of MEP, General Maintenance, Branding, Compliance, Health & Safety etc. The Engineer will be the direct point of contact for Regional Operation team and will make sure excellent customer services and SLA are achieved. The Engineer will be responsible for taking the NSO from the Construction team as per the HO standards and maintained these restaurants to the same standards.Key Responsibilities:1) Reactive Complaint / PPMMust be able to manage response time for technician and external vendors as per Americana Maintenance SLA/KPIPPM WO to be completed and monitored as per the SLA and compliance2) Customer and Stakeholder ManagementAs a Maintenance supervisor must have excellent customer relationship and stakeholder managementDirect POC for Operation team as per the AOR and must be available and respond during Restaurants Operation timeStakeholders like Supply chain, Finance, Landlord Management3) Capex and OPEX ManagementExecute the yearly Capex plan for the year end to end(Technical Reports, RFP, and Execution and Reporting) for his AORManage the monthly and yearly OPEX Budget and not overspendMinimize the jobs from External Vendors by rectifying them through his in-house team and ensure the spares are not replaced unless necessary Advises supervisor regarding major repairs / changes required.4) Energy and Sustainability ManagementHelp Americana Maintenance team with achieving the targets initiatives for the year with IoT projects, Digital thermostats, water and gas consumption, solar panel installation etc.5) Team ManagementMust be able to manage a team of tech. and external vendors.Arranging training for his team through both inhouse and outside trainersShift planning and priority planning etc.6) Personal GrowthImprove skills & efficiency by attending courses.Making sure to use latest digital tech. in his daily work and work smart to manage the volume of WO both PPM and RM.Education: BSc in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering is a must.Experience: 5-7 years in an overall Restaurants Maintenance background.Job-Specific Skills: Strong hands-on and supervisory experience on Kitchen Equipment and MEP, plus have a very good knowledge of UAE market in terms of authority regulations, malls/landlord requirements.Language Skills: Must be able to Communicate in English, Arabic speaking would be big plus, having excellent written and oral capabilities.IT Skills: Good knowledge of using Field Management System, MS office skills, CAFM Software's, Iot based apps