Maintenance Coordinator - Restaurants

Fundamental Hospitality Group; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 89,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Fundamental Hospitality is seeking an experienced Maintenance Coordinator to join a Dubai restaurant venue. You will coordinate daily maintenance, manage repairs, and work with external service providers to ensure smooth restaurant operations.

You will monitor equipment and technical systems, maintain records, and ensure safety and hygiene standards in a fast-paced hospitality environment. Fluent English is required; hospitality experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Maintenance Coordinator or Facilities Coordinator or in a similar maintenance role.
• Experience within restaurants, hotels or the wider hospitality industry is strongly preferred.
• Good understanding of building maintenance, kitchen equipment and essential technical systems.
• Experience coordinating contractors, suppliers and external service providers.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Practical problem-solving skills and the ability to respond effectively to urgent maintenance issues.
• Strong communication and coordination skills.
• Good attention to detail and a proactive approach to maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily maintenance activities across the venue, including planned preventative maintenance and urgent repairs.
• Conduct regular inspections to identify maintenance requirements and potential issues.
• Respond promptly to maintenance requests from the restaurant team and ensure issues are resolved efficiently.
• Prioritize maintenance tasks to minimize disruption to service and daily operations.
• Monitor the condition of the venue, including guest areas, kitchens, storage areas and back-of-house facilities.
• Liaise with external contractors, technicians and service providers to coordinate repairs, servicing and maintenance works.
• Arrange site visits, supervise maintenance activities and monitor the quality of completed work.
• Obtain quotations and coordinate approvals for maintenance-related works where required.
• Follow up on outstanding jobs and ensure work is completed within agreed timelines.
• Coordinate servicing and repairs for kitchen equipment, refrigeration systems, HVAC, electrical systems, plumbing and other essential restaurant facilities.
• Ensure critical equipment is maintained properly to support uninterrupted restaurant operations.
• Coordinate emergency repairs and escalate major technical issues when necessary.
• Maintain records of equipment servicing, warranties and maintenance history.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance requests, work orders, service schedules and completed repairs.
• Monitor maintenance supplies, tools and spare parts as required.
• Assist with tracking maintenance expenditure, obtaining quotations and processing purchase requests.
• Coordinate with the restaurant management and relevant head office departments on maintenance priorities and requirements.
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with applicable safety, hygiene and operational standards.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Time-management

Communication skills

Proactive problem solving

Fluent English

Job description

Fundamental Hospitality is looking to hire an experienced Maintenance Coordinator to join one of our restaurant venues in Dubai.

The Maintenance Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating day-to-day maintenance activities, ensuring that the venue, equipment and technical systems are maintained to a high standard. The role requires a proactive and organized individual who can coordinate repairs, manage external service providers and respond efficiently to maintenance issues to ensure smooth restaurant operations.

Key Responsibilities

Maintenance Coordination

• Coordinate daily maintenance activities across the venue, including planned preventative maintenance and urgent repairs.
• Conduct regular inspections to identify maintenance requirements and potential issues.
• Respond promptly to maintenance requests from the restaurant team and ensure issues are resolved efficiently.
• Prioritize maintenance tasks to minimize disruption to service and daily operations.
• Monitor the condition of the venue, including guest areas, kitchens, storage areas and back-of-house facilities.

Contractor & Service Provider Management

• Liaise with external contractors, technicians and service providers to coordinate repairs, servicing and maintenance works.
• Arrange site visits, supervise maintenance activities and monitor the quality of completed work.
• Obtain quotations and coordinate approvals for maintenance-related works where required.
• Follow up on outstanding jobs and ensure work is completed within agreed timelines.

Equipment & Technical Systems

• Coordinate servicing and repairs for kitchen equipment, refrigeration systems, HVAC, electrical systems, plumbing and other essential restaurant facilities.
• Ensure critical equipment is maintained properly to support uninterrupted restaurant operations.
• Coordinate emergency repairs and *escalate* major technical issues when necessary.
• Maintain records of equipment servicing, warranties and maintenance history.

Administration & Cost Control

• Maintain accurate records of maintenance requests, work orders, service schedules and completed repairs.
• Monitor maintenance supplies, tools and spare parts as required.
• Assist with tracking maintenance expenditure, obtaining quotations and processing purchase requests.
• Coordinate with the restaurant management and relevant head office departments on maintenance priorities and requirements.
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with applicable safety, hygiene and operational standards.

Requirements

• Previous experience as a Maintenance Coordinator, Facilities Coordinator or in a similar maintenance role.
• Experience within restaurants, hotels or the wider hospitality industry is strongly preferred.
• Good understanding of building maintenance, kitchen equipment and essential technical systems.
• Experience coordinating contractors, suppliers and external service providers.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Practical problem-solving skills and the ability to respond effectively to urgent maintenance issues.
• Strong communication and coordination skills.
• Good attention to detail and a proactive approach to maintenance.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced hospitality environment and support operational requirements.
• Fluent English; additional languages are an advantage.