Lead Maintenance Engineer

Apex Hotels Ltd; Livingston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking hotel group as a Lead Maintenance Engineer, where your mechanical and electrical expertise will drive engineering excellence in a state-of-the-art laundry facility. This role offers the chance to make impactful improvements, lead a dedicated team, and foster collaborative relationships within the business. Enjoy a supportive work environment that values trust, passion, and teamwork, while providing a competitive salary and an extensive range of employee benefits. With opportunities for personal and professional growth, this position is perfect for someone looking to thrive in a dynamic and rewarding career.

Benefits

35 days holiday

Training and development

Employee events and celebrations

Access to gym and pools

Healthy meals

Employee Assistance Programme

Financial Wellbeing App

Referral bonus

Discounted room rates

Critical Illness & Life Assurance cover

Qualifications

• Lead Engineer experience in commercial laundries preferred.
• Strong mechanical and electrical background required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engineering improvements to meet uptime targets.
• Coach and mentor technicians for optimal performance.
• Manage on-site suppliers and contractors.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

PLC Troubleshooting

Team Leadership

Strategic Planning

Education

Relevant Engineering Qualification

Job description

Job Description

Why Join Apex Hotels?

You will receive a warm welcome into the Apex family on joining us as a Lead Maintenance Engineer. We genuinely care about our guests and each other and we show this through our family values of Trust, Passion, Friendliness and Teamwork.

We're a family-owned hotel group with chic city centre and rural properties. The company owns city centre hotels in some of the UK's most popular destinations - London, Bath, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dundee - and rural hotels in Pitlochry and Old Meldrum.

Role Overview:

This is a new role in our laundry facility and is an excellent opportunity for a talented lead engineer with a strong mechanical and electrical background, and a track record in the delivery and execution of a high quality engineering service in previous roles, to make a significant difference.

Main Responsibilities:

• Delivery of engineering improvements to ensuring uptime targets are delivered
• Supporting the delivery of improved utility efficiencies across plant and equipment
• Coach and mentor our technicians and team for optimal plant machinery performance
• Preparation of plant and equipment improvement plans
• On site supplier and contractor management
• Delivery and upkeep of all statutory Health and Safety legislation requirements

Based at our state-of-the-art laundry in Livingston, Scotland, you will work over a 5 from 7 day rota ensuring the laundry's maintenance requirements are met.

About you:

To excel within this role, you will have:

• Lead Engineer experience within commercial laundries preferable
• Significant knowledge of strategic planned and reactive maintenance
• Understanding of PLC troubleshooting and diagnostics of automated plant
• Demonstrable delivery of working in a high-performing plant environment
• Delivery of strategic engineering performance improvements
• Collaborative relationship building within the business, and supply chain
• Experience leading and managing a team

You will work with great people, enjoy your time at work, develop new friendships, networks, and skills, and of course you will also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits which includes:

• 35 days holiday
• Training and development from day one
• Employee events and celebrations
• In-house company interactive employee communication APP
• Entry to our state-of-the-art gym and pools
• Healthy meals to enjoy while you're working.
• Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial Wellbeing App Wagestream, allowing you the flexibility to get paid earlier than your normal monthly pay date.
• £200 referral bonus when your friends or family join the team.

Following your first successful 3 months, you'll also receive:

• Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform Treat Yourself Here, unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family.
• Involvement in our employee of the quarter and annual recognition schemes
• Long service recognition
• Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two
• 50% discount in our restaurants
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family
• Spa treatments and product discounts
• Critical Illness & Life Assurance cover

We encourage you to bring your true self to work. We'll provide great training and development opportunities, allowing you to flourish in a fulfilling career, reaching your dreams and aspirations. Our family can never be too big, there's a place here for you. We have one ask - that you bring your personality, ideas, and spark. We're an innovative, thriving business and we want you to be part of our exciting journey.

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