J Resort - Reno Area Facilities Manager

A Legacy of Excellence

Entertaining Your World

Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. (JEI) is a developer, owner and operator of gaming and entertainment facilities across the United States. Core to the company's value is our commitment to ethical leadership, outstanding training, and open employee communication.

Jacobs Entertainment is currently in search of a "Reno Area Facilities Manager" for the All-New J Resort. The J Resort is a full-service hotel-casino with over 500 rooms and wide variety of Slots and Table Games. The J has a unique blend of original art, live music, bold flavors, luxurious accommodations, and exciting casino action…And we are just getting started!

Be a part of the transformation of Reno's newest premier resort-A Reno resort unlike any other.

Our employees are supported with a comprehensive benefits program that include the following:

• $200 Referral Bonus
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 7 paid Holidays
• 80 hours of Vacation after 1 year of employment
• We offer a variety of affordable medical, dental, vision and flexible spending account plans after 60 days
• Employee Assistance Program FREE of charge
• Company paid Life Insurance and AD&D
• Matching 401K program after 90 days
• Employee Meal Discounts
• Ongoing learning and development programs
• Work towards your future advancement within the company-most of our supervisors and managers are promoted from within

Essential Job Responsibilities and Duties:

• Timely and accurate submission of employee administrative paperwork
• Create and control budgets along with time and attendance submissions
• Control labor costs
• Constantly forecast capital for immediate and future needs
• Oversees contractors for facilities renovation projects and supervises construction, equipment installation, renovation, and redesigning projects
• Work with vendors, contractors on purchases and agreements holding down operating costs down
• Ensure Facilities Department personnel are properly trained to use handheld tools, electrical tools, motorized vehicles and their associated equipment, ladders, lifts and etc.
• Director position is hands on and is required to work with Facilities Department personnel and at times may be required to work unaccompanied
• Director will hold monthly documented Risk Management Safety Meetings with all personnel
• Direct, supervise and schedule the Facilities Department personnel on all mechanical and electrical plant preventative maintenance including but not limited to: Weekly, Monthly and Annual preventative maintenance per manufacture recommendations
• Manage, supervise, and schedule the Facilities Department personnel on risk management tasks and all cosmetic repairs throughout the property including all public and employee areas inside and outside the structures
• Complete a weekly Facilities Department status report on all pertinent items completed or addressed for the Reno Area General Managers and Corporate Director of Facilities
• Work with all departments on their needs and complete work orders professionally and judiciously
• Identifies and corrects inefficiencies and problems in a timely manner

Skills, Education and Other Requirements:

• Must be fluent in English
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret building codes including UBC, Fire, Mechanical and Electrical
• Must have strong communication skills including narrative reporting
• Must be able to use the computer and plant management system
• Ability to open and read CAD files and understand construction drawings including structural, mechanical, electrical, low voltage and utility site drawings
• Have excellent working knowledge of major plant mechanical and electrical equipment operations and maintenance.
• Must have High School Diploma and Mechanical/Electrical Engineering Degree or eight years hands on experience of building plant operation and maintenance
• Must have four years of Facilities Maintenance Supervisor/Manager experience in the hotel/casino industry.
• Must have valid NV driver's license
• Identification that establishes identity
• Identification that establishes the right to work in the United States