Maintenance Engineer

De Vere; Guildford; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious hotel chain is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to maintain their historic property to a high standard. This role involves ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations and supporting the Maintenance Manager. The ideal candidate will have experience in plumbing, electrics, and decorating, and enjoys team collaboration. Attractive benefits include £28,000 annual salary, free meals, and paid days off for special occasions.

Benefits

Free meals on duty

28 days holiday per year

Complimentary leisure club access

Paid day off for your birthday

£50 colleague rates for overnight stays

Qualifications

• Experience in plumbing, electrics, and decorating.
• Ability to keep people informed on planned timelines.
• Strong team collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the historic property to a high standard.
• Support the Maintenance Manager with risk management.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Skills

Knowledge and experience of Maintenance Engineer work

Ability to prioritise work efficiently

Enthusiastic team player

Job description

Overview

Are you a skilled Maintenance Engineer? Would you enjoy maintaining our iconic historical building?

We are recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer to join our team at De Vere Horsley Estate, East Horsley.

As a Maintenance Engineer you will work as part of the maintenance team responsible for making sure the property is kept to a high standard. You will also be responsible for assisting the Maintenance Manager with Risk Management in your areas of responsibility, covering Health & Safety, Food Hygiene, DDA and Fire Safety, ensuring that the venue is fully compliant with all legislative responsibilities.

This is a full-time role which involves working weekends.

Responsibilities

Maintain our historic property to a high standard and support the Maintenance Manager with risk management in key areas including Health & Safety, Food Hygiene, DDA and Fire Safety to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements.

Your skills and experience

• Knowledge and experience of Maintenance Engineer work including plumbing, electrics and decorating
• The ability to prioritise work efficiently and keep people informed on planned completion timelines
• You are enthusiastic and enjoy working as part of a team

The Pay & Benefits

£28,000 per annum plus excellent benefits including free meals on duty, a complimentary two nights stay at one of our De Vere Hotels each year, 50% off all food and drink plus additional overnight stays at only £50 per room and a paid day off for your birthday.

At De Vere we pay attention to the thoughtful details that inspire the loyalty of our permanent colleagues. That’s why we are proud to offer the following benefits for the role of Maintenance Engineer.

• £28,000 per year
• Free meals on duty in our colleague dining facilities
• Complimentary use of Leisure Club facilities
• Extra paid day off for your birthday, plus a £20 love to shop voucher
• Annual complimentary 2-night stay with dinner in a De Vere property, plus additional rewards for long service milestones
• £50 colleague rates for overnight stays, with 50% discount on Food & Beverage
• 28 days holiday each year (increasing annually up to 33 days)
• Access to Exclusively Yours Benefits portal with discounts on retail, travel, and leisure
• Career progression opportunities, including Apprenticeship programmes and study support
• Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 health and wellbeing support
• Wagestream for instant access to pay
• Monthly colleague recognition program and annual recognition event
• Regular team appreciation events and wellbeing activities
• Company Life Assurance for financial security

De Vere Horsley Estate has 180 bedrooms, 51 meeting and event spaces, a restaurant, 3 bars, gym and swimming pool. It offers a charming lakeside mansion house, Horsley Towers and the equally impressive Horsley place all set within 75 acres of beautiful Surrey parkland. Our team at Horsley Estate hold regular colleague events and activities including the annual family summer BBQ party, colleague wellbeing yoga classes and badminton club.

At De Vere, we warmly welcome everyone and foster a sense of belonging, where each person is valued and appreciated. Join our team and become part of a passionate group of individuals who genuinely care about the experiences we create for our guests and colleagues.