Assistant Refinery Jobs in Spring, TX (NOW HIRING)

Requested Tasks:

• Support the Director of Engineering in the daily leadership, organization, and operation of the Engineering department
• Assist with maintaining all hotel facilities, equipment, mechanical systems, and physical assets to established safety, operational, and appearance standards.
• Serve as a hands-on leader, providing technical guidance and support to engineering team members while responding to operational and guest-related maintenance needs.
• Help supervise, train, mentor, schedule, and develop Engineering team members.
• Provide departmental leadership in the absence of the Director of Engineering.
• Monitor and support preventive maintenance programs to maximize equipment life, reduce downtime, and protect the property’s physical assets.
• Conduct regular inspections of guest rooms, public areas, back-of-house spaces, mechanical rooms, and exterior areas to identify maintenance and safety concerns.
• Ensure maintenance requests, work orders, and repairs are completed accurately, efficiently, and within established service standards.
• Troubleshoot and support the repair of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, lighting, and other building systems.
• Assist with the operation and monitoring of building management systems, energy-management systems, and preventive maintenance platforms.
• Support ongoing life-safety programs and ensure equipment, systems, inspections, and required documentation remain current and compliant.
• Partner with the Director of Engineering to coordinate vendor relationships, service agreements, inspections, repairs, and capital projects.
• Assist with monitoring departmental expenses, supplies, inventory, equipment, and labor to support established financial goals.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce energy consumption, strengthen preventive maintenance practices, and enhance overall building performance.

Requested Capabilities:

• Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in hotel engineering, facilities management, building operations, or a related technical environment preferred.
• Previous supervisory or leadership experience within an Engineering or Facilities department strongly preferred.
• Hospitality, luxury hotel, mixed-use, or commercial building experience preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, and life-safety systems.
• Experience with building management systems (BMS), energy-management systems, and preventive maintenance software preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot building systems and effectively manage maintenance priorities.
• Strong understanding of preventive maintenance practices, workplace safety, and asset protection.
• Ability to lead, motivate, train, and develop Engineering team members.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and respond effectively to changing operational needs.
• Detail-oriented and proactive, with the ability to identify potential issues before they impact guests or operations.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across departments.
• Ability to respond to emergency situations and participate in an on-call rotation as business needs require.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and emergency situations as needed.

As part of the Makeready collection, we proudly offer a variety of thoughtful benefits for eligible team members, including accommodating PTO/PTO exchange, medical/dental/vision benefits, pet insurance, company-matched dependent care & 401k, student loan repayment program and a wide range of additional ancillary benefits. The health, happiness, and well-being of our team is our top priority.

We take pride in our Guiding Principles to help define how we successfully work together. We follow them not out of duty but live by them instinctively.

Makeready LLC and its affiliated entities are proud to encourage and support an environment where everyone can be a successful team member as their true independent self. We are an equal opportunity workplace and employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, disability, gender/sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. We are committed to building a team and a workplace where we are all able to be successful based solely on our individual qualifications, experience, abilities, and job performance.