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To provide the utility services required for proper operation of electricity, hot water, steam, airconditioning and other services. These services come under the heading of heat, light and
power.
Responsible for repairing and maintains the equipment, furniture and fixtures in the hotel which
come under the heading of repairs and maintenance.
Reporting of breakdown so that they can be analyzed and corrective maintenance action can be
taken to assure they will not become repetitive.
Breakdown Maintenance: Breakdown Maintenance is the restoration of a facility to a condition
substantially equivalent to its original or designed capacity and efficiency by replacement of pats,
overhaul or reprocessing of materials after deterioration. Breakdown Maintenance is the most expensive
since in addition to the cost of repair, there is often a loss of business or production as a result. This type
of maintenance results when a piece of equipment or a structure component completely fails. There is
essentially no leeway in the scheduling of this maintenance. The equipment must be repaired
immediately or the operation will be shut down.
Types of Maintenance
Routine Maintenance: Routine maintenance activities are those which pertain to the upkeep of the
property, a regular i.e. daily or weekly basis and require relatively minimal training or skills. For example:
sweeping carpets, washing floors, cleaning windows that are readily accessible, cutting grass, cleaning
guestrooms, shovelling snow, and replacing burned out light bulbs.
Scheduled Maintenance: refers to those activities which are initiated at the property based on a formal
work order or a similar document which identifies a known problem or need. While preventive maintenance is
initiated to delay the occurrence of a problem or to make a minor correction. Scheduled maintenance
attempts to meet known needs in an orderly and timely manner consistent with overall needs and demands
at the property.
Emergency and Breakdown Maintenance:
Emergency maintenance is an expensive maintenance and generally requires a disruption of scheduled
activity or could cause guest discomfort, a deterioration in the quality of the work place, or a similar
problem
1. Breakdown Maintenance is the most expensive since in addition to the cost of repair, there is often a
loss of business or production as a result.
2. This type of maintenance results when a piece of equipment or a structure component completely
fails. There is essentially no leeway in the scheduling of this maintenance.
3. The equipment must be repaired immediately or the operation will be shut down.
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Guest Room Maintenance: guest room maintenance has a special meaning in the lodging industry. As it is
used in many operations, it refers to preventive maintenance. In other industry it has features more similar to
scheduled maintenance and is an important activity. For the guest, the guestroom is one of the most visible
elements of the lodging experience. The condition and proper operation of furniture, fixtures and equipment,
the appearance of ceiling and walls (whether painted, plastered or wall papered), the condition of carpets
and floor coverings and the cleanliness of the exteriors of windows are all included in the maintenance and
repair of guest rooms.
Hotels: preventive maintenance is the routine, recurring work which is required to keep a facility (plant,
building, structure, item of equipment of any real property) in such a condition that it may be utilised at its
original or designed capacity and efficiency.
Contract/ contract maintenance (advantages and disadvantages): it is an agreement between two
parties enforceable by law. Following are the advantages of contract maintenance.
Reduction of hotel labour cost.
Reduction of cost of supplies and equipment.
Use of the latest technology and method.
Saving in atmosphere type.
Flexibility to meet energy and changes in need.
There is no need to negotiate with labour union and associations.
No need to recruit and train employees.
Disadvantages are as follows:
Loss of control over employees (scarcely with respect to attitude, identity with the property).
There may be flight in total cost with property line contract and monitor.
Topic 1: MAINTANANCE-A: Roll of maintenance department, duties and responsibilities of maintenance
department in the hotel industry with its emphasis on its relation with other departments of the hotel.
MAINTENANCE is a department of a good hotel and is controlled by engineers. It looks after the CIVIL works,
electrical, mechanical and computer works. The Engineering & Maintenance Department provides on the
day-to-day basis the utility services, electricity, hot water, steams, air-conditioning and other services and is
responsible for their maintenance of the equipment, furniture and fixtures in the hotel. The engineering
department has an important role in satisfying the guest-demand and helping to maintain the profit level of
the hotel. The cleaning, up-keep, repair, replacement, installation and maintenance of property and its
furnishing, machinery and equipment are the joint responsibility of Engineering/Maintenance and the
Housekeeping Department.
This department has two distinct areas of responsibility.
1. To provide the utility services required for proper operation of electricity, hot water, steam, airconditioning and other services. These services come under the heading of heat, light and
power.
2. Responsible for repairing and maintains the equipment, furniture and fixtures in the hotel which
come under the heading of repairs and maintenance.
The following are the major works which fall under the engineering and maintenance:
General maintenance and repair that include- structural maintenance, grounds and swimming pool
care, maintenance and cleaning of tools and equipments used by the department, painting,
upholstering and cabinet making.
Fire safety and protection, fire prevention, maintenance of fire equipment and establishment of fire
protection procedures.
Planning of maintenance: this should take into account capital planning so that improvement,
renovations and expansions can be brought on line. The maintenance plan must concentrate on the
following points: the aspect of the property requiring regular maintenance, standard maintenance,
regulating of maintenance work, requirement of skilled workers and unskilled workers, availability of
expertise within the operation, full-time/part-time help required, and provision for a contract with an
outside agency.
Energy management: careful and prudent care of gas, electricity, and water is the simplest form of
energy management. Selection of the most efficient and use of time clock must be made for proper
energy management.
Waste management: safe storage and disposal of waste in the hotel varied according to the size of
the hotel. The best method of storage and disposal of waste will depend upon the following factors:
type of waste items (food scraps, plastic, used fat or oil, bottles, tins etc., the volume of waste in
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each area, the frequency and cost of local municipal services, the cost of private contractors, the
space available for handling and storage of waste and several other factors (ref:JN-PHM-pg:557)
Sound operating procedures and planned preventive maintenance programmes can achieve
several benefits.
A. Mechanical systems operate at design specifications.
B. Optimum reliability of equipment
C. Extended life of equipment
D. Maximum return of capital investment
E. Minimum operating costs
F. Safety from hazards to personnel and property
In order to achieve the stated objective, the role of management will include:
Establishing a policy regarding the quality of mechanical equipment materials and systems with
respect to performance, economic life, operation service and repairs. The cost of maintenance and
breakdowns can be reduced by designing production and mechanical and electrical facilities with
these costs in mind.
Management should specify the need to minimize maintenance costs and whenever possible, plan
facilities layout that will get probable repair points does not require either moving the equipment in
question or hiring a specialist.
Management must decide as the part of its policy:
Whether to provide for maintenance in-house or through contract services or a combination thereof
Whether to have an operating and maintenance manual prepared and if so, how comprehensive this
manual is to be.
Developing maintenance and operating programme and providing qualified and well-managed staff.
Management Policy: depends on
Choice of organisation.
Contract
maintenance
or
in
house
maintenance
Topic 1: MAINTANANCE-B: Organization chart of maintenance department, duties and responsibilities of maintenance
department.
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERRING
CHIEF ENGINEER
ADMINISTRATIVE WING
SHIFT ENGINEER (SE)
INVENTORY WING
SHIFT ENGINEER (SE)
ASSISTANTS
ASSISTANTS
ASSISTANTS
ASSISTANTS
CIVIL ENGINEER
REFRIGERATION ENGINEER
SUPERVISOR (S)
MASON
PAINTER
PLUMBER
CARPENTER
ASSISTANTS
ASSISTANTS
ASSISTANTS
REFRIGERATION MECHANIC
A/C MECHANIC
ASSISTANTS
ASSISTANTS
GENERAL MANAGER
ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT
OTHER DEPARTMENTS
ASSISTANTS
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ENGINEER
ASSSITANT ENGINEERS
FOREMAN
AIRCONDITIONING MECHANICS, DIESEL FITTERS, CARPENTERS, PUMP-ATTENDANTS, TECHNICIANS, PLUMBER,
POLISHERS, PAINTERS, BOILERMEN, UPHOLSTERERS, LIFTMEN, HELPERS
(ORGANISATION CHART FOR A SMALL HOTEL OF MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT)
1.
CHIEF ENGINEER: or Director of Building Operation or Maintenance is concerned with the appearance and physical
condition of the building and is responsible for the maintenance and running of all machinery in the operation: steam
plants, heating, refrigeration, air-conditioning and others. He has two principal functions
To provide hotel with heat, electric power, air-conditioning, refrigeration, water etc., and
To maintain the building and equipment in good condition
The chief engineer purchases all supplies necessary for the operation of his department and supervises his storeroom. The
work of the engineering department is divided in to six main areas: electrical system, air-conditioning plant, plumbing,
refrigeration, ventilation, repair and maintenance, & the elevator. In addition to this he is also in charge of the safety
programs and of protecting the building against fire. This includes insuring that fire buckets, hoses and extinguishers are in
right place and in working order.
The salaries paid to Chief Engineer, Asst. Engineer, Firemen, Refrigeration are included under the
head HEAT, LIGHT and POWER and salaries of others are included under REPAIRS and
MAINTENANCE.
The responsibilities of Chief Engineer include the following:
To do preparation of contractors with outside firms and invite tenders, examine offers, check the work and bills and to
propose payment thereof
To be in touch with general manager or head of the house-keeping department and to make recruitment, replacement
and change of duties, training and promotion
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11. GARAGE WATCHMEN: knowledge of the various types of cars and their service is very essential for a garage
watchman. He is responsible for the hotels garage and looks after the guests car and official vehicles. He has to
register car movements and services to guests such as washing cars and petrol or supplies. He has to write
vouchers and send them to the administration.
12. DESK ATTENDANTS: in a hotel all maintenance requirements of the hotel are registered at the CONTROL DESK.
The desk attendant informs the maintenance department giving the room number, nature of complaint and name
of the supervisor or attendant who gave the complaint. The desk attendant forwards a maintenance slip to the
engineering department.
The engineering department then prepares a Work Order Slip and sends the concerned technicians directly to the floor.
After this the signed Work Order is forwarded to the desk attendant who enters details into the maintenance register
against the appropriate complaint earlier registered.