Job description

Do you see yourself as a HVAC Technician in our Engineering department at Holiday Inn & Suites® Dubai Festival City?

Travel is a journey. At Holiday Inn & Suites®, we make guests smile.

Starting with a warm, inviting welcome for all guests, whether traveling on business or for fun, enjoying a quick night, or relaxing for the week. We thrive on making our guests stays brighter, helping them create memories that will last a lifetime. Irresistible smiles are our specialty. We should know, we’ve been on our journey since 1952. So if you can help us spread the joy of travel to all, we’d love to give you a warm welcome to the Holiday Inn® family.

The InterContinental Hotels Group® at Dubai Festival City consists of four hotels. These include the luxury and lifestyle brand InterContinental, the lavish long-stay InterContinental Residence Suites, the premium Crowne Plaza, and the essentials Holiday Inn & Suites. In addition to over 1,600 rooms, the cluster boasts a selection of 16 restaurants and bars, an impressive 3,800-square-metre Event Centre across two levels, the 5,000-square-metre Festival Arena by InterContinental, the luxurious Spa InterContinental, and state-of-the-art gym and swimming pool facilities. We are looking for people who are friendly, welcoming, and full of life to join over 1,200 colleagues who are always finding ways to make every guest's experience an enjoyable one. We value the passion and enthusiasm of our colleagues and encourage you to share your passion when you work with us.

A little taste of your day-to-day:

• Analyze, troubleshoot, install, rebuild, adjust and replace commercial kitchen appliances, commercial refrigeration equipment and HVAC equipment. May include, but not limited to: Walk-ins, steamers, convection ovens, dishwashers, booster heaters, warmers, exhaust hoods, serving lines, ice machines, bearings, motors, heat exchanges, boilers, air conditioner compressors, exhaust systems and chillers.
• Performs major and/or minor repair, as well preventative and corrective maintenance of
• Commercial kitchen appliances, commercial refrigeration and HVAC equipment.
• Track work orders and responsible for coordination and prioritizing repair tasks to respond in a timely manner and provide timely repairs and reduced downtime. Repair and maintain all low voltage, equipment voltage and control voltages. 
• Inspect, repair, modify and install refrigeration equipment not limited to compressors, chillers, receivers, condensers, pumps, automatic and hand valves
•  Conduct regular preventive maintenance inspections of refrigeration units, isolated heating and ventilating units, including boilers, gas and electrically operated air-conditioning equipment, and make necessary adjustments or repairs, service and repair evaporative coolers.
• Repair or replace defective parts in units and equipment and their controls, including thermostats, automatic switches, fan controls, log switches, damper motors, louvers, relays, filters, controls, belt, compressors, heat exchangers, high limit controls, pressure controls, safety valves and automatic gas valves.
• Repair and maintain semi-hermetic reciprocating compressors, centrifugal compressors for refrigeration machines.
• Perform skilled electrical maintenance repair, installation and alteration of HVAC equipment, components, timers, motors and wiring systems as needed, connect motors to control panels.
• Lubricate and pack heating, ventilation, refrigeration, and air-conditioning motors, pumps, fans and other equipment.
• Install and calibrate systems, install and repair copper tubing pipes as necessary, leak test joints and insulate pipes of refrigeration and air conditioning systems, flush boilers, descale tubes, maintain pressure and temperature safety valves and water pumps.
• Install, rebuild, replace or repair fans, motors, thermostats, fuses, filters, bearings, valves, controls, gaskets and other equipment as necessary.
• Maintain related records concerning time, labor and materials, maintain log of tasks performed and write reports as required.
• Ensure pool chemical level is in accordance with legislative requirements and ensure pools are maintained with backwash and super chlorination.
• Ensure plant rooms are checked and cleaned and are in operating order.

What we need from you:

• Minimum 1 to 3 years of experience with the similar position in a four star Hotels or similar organization.
• Interpersonal written and verbal communication skills.
• Having trade license / HACCP training certificate / or any other technical certificate would be encouraged.

What you can expect from us:

We give our people everything they need to succeed, from a competitive salary that rewards all your hard work to a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life – including impressive room discounts and some of the best training in the business.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate differences and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance, always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

IHG gives every member of the team the Room to Belong, Room to Grow, and a Room to Make a Difference in a collaborative environment. We know that to work well, we need to feel well – both inside and outside of work – and through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace.

So, join us, and you’ll become part of our ever-growing global family.