Maintenance Shift Engineer
4C Group
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Job summary
Canopy by Hilton London City is seeking an experienced Maintenance Shift Engineer to join our Engineering team in central London. You will perform planned and corrective maintenance across plant, fittings and back-of-house areas to uphold high standards for guests and staff.
You’ll operate and monitor building systems, manage safety checks, and coordinate with guests and teams to deliver exemplary service. A UK trade qualification and flexible hours are required.
Qualifications
- Hold a UK trade qualification in either an electrical or mechanical field.
- Experience in hotel engineering and maintenance.
- Knowledge of BMS, fire and life safety systems and legislation.
- Excellent English and guest/management communication.
- Flexible for evenings and weekend shifts.
- Right to work in the UK.
Responsibilities
- Carry out repairs to building fabric, finishes, furnishings and fittings with high attention to detail.
- Maintain and operate building plant and systems (boilers, pumps, AHU, electrical distribution, pipework).
- Respond to guest and hotel team requests to ensure excellent service delivery.
- Complete repairs and follow-ups, update records in the engineering reporting system.
- Undertake property and life safety inspections and monitor fire systems.
- Support preventative maintenance program and be the point of contact when Chief Engineer is absent.
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Canopy by Hilton London City, 11-15 Minories London, London (Central), London, EC3N 1BJ
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Shift Engineer to join the team at Canopy London City.
Reporting to the Chief Engineer, you will play a key part in the overall Engineering and Maintenance department including Fire, Health and Safety of the hotel.
As a Shift Engineer, Your role is to ensure that through your technical knowledge, skill and craft, you will consistently maintain our products and material to the highest standard for all our guests and employees to enjoy.
Working as part of the Engineering team you will undertake a range of planned and corrective maintenance duties to ensure that our back of house areas, plants, public areas along with guest bedrooms are presented at the highest standard.
- To carry out repairs to the building fabric, decorative finishes, furnishings, and fittings throughout the property with a high attention to detail.
- To maintain and operate the building plant & systems (including but not limited to boilers, pumps, air handling units, fans, electrical distribution, pipework, ductwork and associated components & plant) within the established guidelines
- Being responsive and proactive communicating effectively with our guests and hotel teams to ensure an excellent service delivery.
- Completion of repairs, requests and following up.
- Ensure that all necessary safe operating procedures and policies relating to health and safety are adhered to with full compliance to the relevant safety standards.
- Undertake inspections to the property fire and life safety systems.
- Undertake full property and plant inspections.
- Updating records and the engineering reporting system in accordance with operating policies and procedures.
- Monitoring the Hotels BMS system and responding to any alerts
- Ensure that all the hotel's technical processes and installations are maintained
- Assist with the completion of the Preventative Maintenance program throughout the property.
- To be the point of contact for the Engineering department in the absence of the Chief Engineer or Maintenance Manager.
The successful candidate will have the following experience and skills:
- Have a passion for your work and personal pride, with a proven track record within luxury environments
- To have a thorough knowledge of the operation of all plant, boiler, air conditioning and heating equipment in the hotel and maintain in an efficient working order
- To have a good understanding of large water system and Legionella
- Be a self-motivator and someone who is ready to challenge in the interest of continuous improvement
- Excellent level of English and communication skills, with guests, management, and team members
- Hold a UK trade qualification in either an electrical or mechanical field, combined with an understanding of BMS, fire and life safety systems and legislation.
- Collaborate and be able to work effectively as a part of a team or independently.
- You will have a flexible approach with the ability to work evenings and weekend shifts
- Be friendly, approachable and professional
- You must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for this role.
Canopy is an upscale lifestyle brand of Hilton and is the energizing, hotel in the neighbourhood offering simple, guest directed service, thoughtful local choices, and surprisingly comfortable spaces so guests simply feel better going forward. The hotel has 340 bedrooms and is the first under Hilton’s Canopy Brand in the UK.
Canopy by Hilton London City is part of 4C Group. 4C Group is an international hotel operator and developer. Our core values are, care, constant innovation, communicate and conscience. At 4C Hotels, we believe in nurturing opportunities for people to grow and developing order to reach their true potential, both in our industry and within the broader community.
- Employee and Friends & Family rates across Hilton Hotels & 4C Group Hotels worldwide
- F&B Discounts of up to 50% in our Canopy London City Restaurants & Bars
- Birthday bonus! £50 or 1 Day Holiday!
- Free Access to Perkbox Platform to enjoy amazing deals and discounts from retails, entertainment, and travels up to 30% & 50%
- Free medical healthcare plans (Health Cash Plans) give access to free medical care such: Dentist, Optic and Physio
- Recruit a friend scheme
- Cycle to work scheme tax-free and Tech scheme
- Workplace pension scheme
- Free Access to Hospitality Action services (Financial, legal, and mental health support)
- Free Uniform Provided and Meals
- Continuous Learning & Development opportunities with the best recognized UK and US institutes such as E-Cornel, LinkedIn Learning and Hilton University
- Amazing Recognition Awards Program and social events to keep you connected with Canopy London City and our EPIC Team!
(Terms and Condition apply to all benefits)
4C Group is an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustain an inclusive culture.
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