Maintenance Engineer

Virgin Active; Northampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading wellness company as a Maintenance Engineer in Northampton, committed to ensuring the highest standards of facility maintenance and safety. In this role, you'll manage compliance standards, engage with club members, and receive excellent benefits including generous leave, pension contributions, and discounts across Virgin Active. Your technical expertise will play a vital role in maintaining a high-quality environment for all members.

Benefits

30 days annual leave including bank holidays

Access to The Peoples Pension with contributions

Complimentary Virgin Active membership for you and a buddy

Discounts across Virgin Active memberships and services

20% off food and drink at KAUAI branches

Access to Salary Finance for loans and savings plans

4 free counselling sessions through BUPA

Complimentary corporate letting services with Dexters

Access to ePoints for online discounts

Discount on Academy courses

Qualifications

• Must hold a technical Level 2 qualification of City & Guilds or higher.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to engineering compliance standards.
• Monitor maintenance of fixtures and fittings.
• Conduct daily and weekly operational checks.
• Report Health & Safety issues immediately.
• Maintain plant rooms and fire exits to standards.
• Work courteously with members and assist with queries.
• Control staffing and facility issues during shifts.

Skills

Compliance standards

Preventative maintenance

Health & Safety practices

Team collaboration

Proactive problem-solving

Education

Technical Level 2 qualification of City & Guilds or equivalent

Job description

Virgin Active are committed to changing people's lives for the better through wellness. Our team are dedicated to delivering a unique leisure and relaxation experience throughout all our clubs. All our team members pride themselves on incorporating Virgin Active values and ensuring the highest Brand Standards into their work, so our members can experience the finest facilities and service. So we take value in recruiting only the very best Maintenance Engineers to join our Club teams, to ensure all facilities are available to members at all times and are in excellent condition.

The Maintenance Engineer is responsible for operating and maintaining a viable and effective preventative maintenance programme for the whole site, including the building shell and surrounding grounds under supervision of their line manager.

The Role

• Ensuring that the facility adheres to all engineering compliance standards not putting members or employees at any risk.
• Monitoring the basic fixtures and fittings of the building are maintained to the highest standards of order and tidiness at all times.
• Adhering to daily & weekly checks to ensure smooth operation of site, keeping up to date & accurate records.
• Following all Health & Safety policies and reporting any issues or concerns immediately.
• Maintaining the basement, plant rooms, roof and fire exits to company standards and ensuring all plant and equipment is maintained.
• Being proactive, use your initiative and take ownership of situations such as member complaints,
• Working as part of the wider club team, demonstrating a professional & courteous manner to members, assisting with queries they may have.
• Fulfilling Duty Shifts when required, therefore having responsibility and accountability during the shift, controlling staffing and facility issues throughout the club.

Qualifications

• A technical Level 2 qualification of City & Guilds equivalent or higher.

Our Perks

• 30 days (including bank holidays) annual leave - and we want you take them
• Access to The Peoples Pension, with our contributions at 3%
• Complimentary Virgin Active membership for you and a buddy. You can also get free membership for your children too, ability to take advantage of our Club V.
• We want you to love Virgin Active like we do, so you get discounts across Virgin active - everything from guest passes to 50% off PT sessions.
• You will join Virgin Family - where not only can you communicate with your colleagues across Virgin Group, but also many discounts (including Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Holidays and Virgin Media/O2)
• Maintaining a healthy diet while at work can be hard, so we offer all our team members 20% off food and drink at our KAUAI branches located in clubs.
• Managing finances can be difficult, so we offer access to Salary Finance. They can support you with loans and savings plans, as well as help you become a personal finance expert.
• Mental health is a cornerstone of wellbeing. Our BUPA employer assistance programme is there when you need a helping hand with 4 free counselling sessions.
• We know finding a new home to rent can be stressful. We partner with Dexters who offer complimentary corporate letting services - meaning no tenant charges.
• Access to ePoints, offering loads of online discounts to retailers.
• Always wanted to take that yoga course? Well VA offer discount on all their Academy courses, trained by the very best instructors.

Documents

• JD - Maintenance Engineer.pdf (100.52 KB)