Introduction to Hotel Engineering Department (Revision -3)

Main sub sections in Engineering Department

Civil Engineer

Areas of Concern
 Building
 Renovation
 New Construction
 Sanitation
 STP – Sewage Treatment Plant
 WTP – Water Treatment Plant
 Drainage
 Water Works
 Roadways

Mechanical Engineer

Areas of Concern
 Boiler
 Refrigeration
 AC Plant
 Generators
 Swimming Pool
 M/C (Machine) Installation
 Fire Fighting

Electrical Engineer

Areas of Concern
 Electric Motor
 Alternator Wiring
 Illumination
 Switch Gear
 Sensor and Detector
 Communication


Store In charge

Areas of Concern
 Inventory Control
 Spare parts Management Bin Card Stock Control

GENERAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF ENGINEERING SUPERVISORS

• Complete the life safety checklist of particular department Equipments run test

• Assist in development of disaster response protocols. Respond and attend to guest repair requests.

• Assist management in hiring, training, scheduling, evaluating, counselling, disciplining, and motivating and coaching employees.

• Follow all company and safety and security policies and procedures; report maintenance problems, safety hazards, accidents, or injuries; and complete safety training and certifications.

• Ensure uniform and personal appearance is clean and professional, and maintain confidentiality of proprietary information.

• Welcome and acknowledge all guests according to company standards, anticipate and address guests' service needs, and assist individuals with disabilities.

• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with others, support team to reach common goals, and listen and respond appropriately to the concerns of other employees.

• Ensure adherence to quality expectations and standards; and identify, recommend, develop, and implement new ways to increase organizational efficiency, productivity, quality, safety, and/or cost-savings.

• Speak with others using clear and professional language. Visually inspect tools, equipment, or machines.

• Fit to reach overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping. Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by seniors.

TYPES OF MAINTENANCE

Preventive Maintenance

Preventive Maintenance is the maintenance action carried out on time based and condition based schedule.

This type of maintenance is carried out before a fault is detected.

It involves scheduling maintenance activities at predetermined time intervals.

It also involves repairing or replacing damaged equipment is before obvious problems occur. It is further sub divided into

o Routine Maintenance

o Schedule Maintenance

o Predictive Maintenance

Routine Maintenance

In this type of maintenance, regular cleaning, lubrication of movable parts of machine and facilities is carried out.

Scheduled Maintenance

• This category of maintenance is prepared and followed using experience and following manufacturer’s maintenance manual.

• Maintenance schedules of all machines are prepared, logbooks are maintained and minor repairs are routinely carried out before major breakdown occurs.

• It is a time consuming type of maintenance, as it requires professional knowledge and skill. It aims at reducing machine stoppage due to sudden breakdown.

Predictive Maintenance

• This is a method in which the service life of important parts is predicted based on inspection or diagnosis, in order to use the parts to the limit of their service life

• Machinery conditions are periodically monitored and this enables the maintenance crew to take timely action.

• It monitors the machinery periodically for excessive vibration, temperature, lubrication or other unhealthy trends.

• When the condition deteriorates to some predetermined unacceptable level, the equipment is shut down to repair or damaged components are replaced.

• This helps to prevent occurrence of a more costly failure.

Corrective Maintenance/ Running Maintenance

• This is a maintenance procedure where minor repair work is carried out on machines, initiated by a formal work order from the machine user department

• The maintenance crew inspects the machine and does the repair work to run the machine in a short time

Breakdown Maintenance

• It involves performing maintenance activities after a breakdown or malfunction has occurred and then must be repair on an emergency or priority basis.

• Breakdown maintenance includes repairs, replacement of parts or even overhauls to ensure that the machine is out back in operating condition.

• Breakdown maintenance is applicable to sophisticated machinery, which proves very advantageous from cost point of view to allow them to run until they fail.

Emergency Maintenance

• It is carried out when a piece of equipment suddenly fails. Increases cost due to unplanned downtime of equipments.

• May involve prolonged downtime if proper human power and components are not easily available

• May increase costs associated with repair or replacement of equipment on urgent basis. Increases labour cost, especially if overtime is needed.

Preventive Maintenance v/s Breakdown Maintenance Preventive Maintenance

• High Cost.

• Increases operational life of equipment

• Results in an estimated 12 to 18 per cent cost saving as compared to breakdown maintenance

• Maintenance activities that are not required are carried out.

Breakdown Maintenance

• Lower Cost.

• Allows the equipment to run up to the point of failure

• May increase costs associated with repair or replacement of equipment on an urgent basis.

• No maintenance is carried out until a breakdown