Handyperson

Holiday Inn Express; Newcastle; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Holiday Inn Express Newcastle is seeking a Casual Maintenance Handy Person to support daily hotel upkeep and guest comfort. You will handle in-room maintenance, basic repair, painting, gardening, and coordinate with external trades as needed.

Join a hands-on team that values reliability, clear communication, and safe work practices to keep rooms online for guest occupancy and ensure property standards are maintained.

Qualifications

• Strong teamwork and communication to liaise with hotel departments.
• Ability to complete in-room maintenance and restore rooms quickly.
• Knowledge of Safe Work Practices and OH&S requirements.

Responsibilities

• Address guest maintenance requests promptly.
• Perform handyman tasks: repairs, patching, painting.
• Coordinate external trades and suppliers.
• Implement and follow PMM schedule.
• Maintain grounds and gardens.
• Support hotel team as needed.

Skills

Teamwork

Effective communication

Punctual and reliable

OH&S knowledge

Job description

At Holiday Inn Express ® our purpose is to provide simple, smart travel. That's where you come in. Part of IHG Hotels and Resorts Holiday Inn Express Newcastle has 170 rooms.

We’re looking for a Casual Maintenance Handy Person, someone who is a self-starter and always places the needs of our guests first by ensuring a quality room is presented each time. The right person will be able to work and communicate effectively as part of a team, as well as independently to get daily maintenance tasks done.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure all guest maintenance requests are solved in a timely manner.
• General Handyman duties - including repairing, patching, and painting walls.
• Coordination and organization of external trades and suppliers
• Take the lead in implementing and executing a detailed preventative maintenance management (PMM) schedule
• General gardening duties including but not limited grounds-keeping and gardening ensuring all plants and gardens are kept nice and tidy.
• Be willing to support the wider hotel team and roll up the sleeves to help
• Physical activities, including use of ladders, lifting weights less than or equal to 22kg.

Skills & Experience:

• Able to work as part of a vibrant team who are hungry to deliver extraordinary results
• Have good knowledge of in-room maintenance and able to work independently and confidently to ensure rooms are back online quickly for guest occupation
• Great communication skills to be able to liaise with all hotel departments and guests.
• Be punctual and reliable.
• Have a solid understanding of Safe Work Practices and OH&S

Pro-invest Hotelsare a trusted partner to some of the world’s most recognised hotel brands, as a franchisee, ranging from mid-scale through to full service and lifestyle hotels, such as Kimpton, Holiday Inn Express, voco, Hotel Indigo and Sebel.

If this sounds exciting and a perfect move for you, and you are looking for a move to Newcastle, or already live here and are looking for a new opportunity, then we would love to hear from you.

At Pro-Invest Hotels we invite applications from all within the communities we operate in alignment with our commitment to diversity & inclusion and indeed to celebrate our values of Trust, Transparency, Integrity & Commitment.