Group Maintenance Assistant and Painter

Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa; Crawley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks holiday rising to 5 weeks with

8 Bank holidays

Free car parking

Discounted hotel accommodation

Discounted hair treatments at UtopiaSp

Discount off food & beverage at all H&

Discount on spa treatments

Discount on retail products

Job summary

Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa is seeking a Group Maintenance Assistant and Painter to support our maintenance teams across five luxury hotels in Kent, Surrey and West Sussex. You will report to the Operations Director and work on general maintenance and painting tasks, traveling to hotels as required to keep facilities in excellent condition.

The role requires confidence in basic plumbing, electrical and painting, a flexible 40-hour week and 5 days out of 7 including weekends.

Qualifications

• Experience in general maintenance in guest environments.
• Ability to travel between hotels within the group.

Responsibilities

• Perform general maintenance tasks from the daily maintenance list; ensure priority tasksare completed.
• Assist with pool plant, basic plumbing, basic electrical, carpentry/joinery as needed.
• Carry out interior painting, prep work and finishing to a high standard; some exterior work may be required.

Skills

multi-skilled

plumbing

electrical

painting

attention to detail

Job description

Job Title: Group Maintenance Assistant and Painter

Hours: 5 days out of 7 including weekends to allow for scheduling tasks around guest requirements. 40 hours per week, flexible working shifts

Location: Must be able to travel and cover tasks in Kent, Surrey and West Sussex (5 hotel locations).

Salary: £29,000 per annum + monthly service charge payment

THE JOB

Alexander Hotels are a collection of five luxury hotels, in the 4 & 5-star market, based in the South of England. We are looking to recruit for a Group Maintenance Assistant and Painter to support our onsite maintenance teams at our 5 hotels. You will report to the Operations Director and liaise with General Managers about priority tasks needing support.

To be successful you will need to be able to demonstrate confidence in keys areas of maintenance including basic plumbing, electrical and painting.

MAIN DUTIES

General Maintenance Duties;

To ensure reactive and planned maintenance is covered to assist in making sure the hotels and spas are presented appropriately and all facilities are maintained in excellent working order. A certified training course will also be provided to cover pool plant procedures & maintenance.

• Completing general maintenance tasks from the daily maintenance list ensuring that priority tasks are completed
• Taskswill include pool plant, basic plumbing, basic electrical, carpentry/joinery. While we are seeking a multi-skilled person, we do not expect you to be able to cover all these trades!

Painting and Decorating Duties;

Duties will include internal painting; entire rooms or areas, repainting damaged or worn areas, touching up minor scuffs to keep areas looking immaculate. Some exterior painting and wood staining may also be included in your duties.

• Applicants will possess excellent technical skills in all areas of painting
• Practice effective preparation techniques to ensure a lasting and high quality finish
• Ensure excellent quality of applications in order to meet excellent standards
• Be competent in all finishes; gloss work, emulsion, egg shell, wood stain
• Have a good eye for detail
• Work in a safe way for yourself, colleagues and guests causing minimum disruption

REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to work in a fast paced, ever-changing environment covering a wide range of general maintenance tasks in a customer environment
• General maintenance experience ideally within a guest/customer environment

• Priority areas of experience either plumbing or electrical
• Someone located to make travel to all hotels in the group realistic.

BENEFITS

4 weeks holiday rising to 5 weeks with service, 8 Bank holidays, Free car parking

Following completion of the company's 3-month probationary period access to a range of company benefits including:

• Discounted hotel accommodation for yourself and your family at all hotels
• Discounted hair treatments at our two Utopia Spas
• Discount off all food & beverage at all hotels
• Discount of individual treatments booked in our two Utopia Spas
• Discount on retail products in our two Utopia Spas
• Refer a friend staff recruitment scheme.

In additional you will enjoy a range of other benefits when you celebrate your 1 yr, 3 yr and 5 yr anniversary including; your birthday off paid, complimentary overnight stays, complimentary lunch/afternoon tea and service-related holiday

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