Standard Operating Procedure for Engineering - Equipment

Maintenance and Repair Standard

SOP Number:  Hotel Engineering SOP– 27
Department: Engineering and Maintenance
Date Issued: 17-Aug-2019
Time to Train: 15 Minutes

Equipment Maintenance and Repair Standard Procedure:

 Read the warranty information supplied with each piece of new equipment
to learn what the manufacturer recommends.
 Put all literature supplied in a three-ring binder.
 Assign the binder to managers and require new managers to review it.
 Prepare a one-page maintenance sheet and post it where it will be seen.
 List appropriate clean dates and a box to initial and date when cleaning is
completed.
 Insist that managers pay attention to maintenance schedules.
 Post a list of local service agencies, their phone numbers, and which
brands they cover.
 Upon start-up of a new facility, place a list in the front of the binder
containing make, model, serial number and date, along with the service
and warranty period for each piece of equipment.
 Set up service, cleaning, and inspection programs for all operational
equipment with service agents.
 Set up a regular exhaust hood and duct cleaning program to prevent fires.
Training Summary questions:
Q1. Why it is important to read the warranty information provided by the
manufacturer?
Q2. Advantages of putting the product information in a three-ring binder?
Q3. Why managers should pay attention to maintenance schedules?
Q4. What needs to be done upon the startup of the new facility?
Q5. Who is responsible to oversee all engineering and maintenance activities?