Maintenance Team - Painter and Decorator Site Services; Grounds and Maintenance · Langdale Hotel and Spa

Langdale Leisure Ltd.; Ambleside; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Be our guest: annual hotel stay

Fitness & Leisure facilities

Staff meals

Employee recognition and rewards

Refer a Friend bonus up to £300

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Staff discounts

Enhanced Sick Pay and Life cover after

Job summary

Langdale Hotel and Spa in Ambleside is seeking a Maintenance Team member focused on painting and decorating. The role covers reactive and planned maintenance, ensuring high standards across the Langdale Estate.

You will be the first point of contact for guests and staff regarding decorating tasks and asset upkeep, working within site safety and environmental policies. A full UK driving licence is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience as a painter/decorator in a hospitality setting is preferred.
• Ability to carry out general maintenance tasks to high standards.
• Strong attention to detail and a reliable, professional approach.

Responsibilities

• Maintain internal and external decorative finishes of estate properties.
• Assist with paint stock management and record keeping.
• Inspect decorative finishes and respond to job cards as allocated.
• Ensure safe use and maintenance of tools and equipment; follow safety policies.
• Support fire safety tasks and weekly safety tests.
• Interact with stakeholders; provide excellent guest and staff service.

Skills

Painter and Decorator

Job description

Job Title: Maintenance Team - Painter and Decorator

Salary: £29,000 per annum

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Hours: 39 hours per week

Live-in accommodation or Relocation Support may be available for exceptional candidates.

This role is based on-site at Langdale Hotel and Spa, Ambleside, LA22 9JD.

Role Summary

As part of the Estate Services team, our Painters and Decorators provide a professional, responsive, preventative, and progressive service. You will carry out reactive maintenance, programmed preventative maintenance, emergency response, and planned refurbishment works to the highest standard. You will be the first point of contact for guests and staff regarding physical deficiencies and maintenance tasks throughout Langdale’s full building asset register.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the internal and external decorative finishes of Estate properties and other assets.

• Be familiar with the paint store and assist the Maintenance Manager with paint stock management and record keeping.

• Routinely inspect decorative finishes.

• Respond to job cards as allocated.

• Ensure maintenance and safe use of vehicles, tools, and equipment and log as required.

• Promote safe working practices and work within Langdale’s Health & Safety policy.

• Promote and work within the guidelines of Langdale’s Environment Policy.

• Report any fault, accidents, incidents and/or near misses to a manager.

• Be responsible for and proactive with fire safety and provide rapid response to fire alarm calls on site when on duty.

• Support the team in conducting weekly safety fire alarm tests.

• Directly interact with all stake holders that require the departments services, maintaining the highest levels of customer service.

• Attend relevant training / refresher training as necessary to maintain role competency and compliance and engage with other learning and development opportunities as required.

• Assist the Maintenance Manager in maintaining compliance of site assets.

• Assist the Maintenance Manager by undertaking any other reasonable work tasks, as required.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Ability to carry out general maintenance tasks with high standards and strong attention to detail

• Capable of working both independently and as part of a wider team, liaising with other departments when needed

• Strong organisational, time‑management, and problem‑solving skills, with a motivated and adaptable work ethic

• Good communication and customer‑care skills, with a polite and professional manner

• Flexible and reliable, able to manage varied duties, changing priorities, extended hours, and variable shift patterns

• Holds a full UK driving licence and maintains a tidy, responsible, and professional appearance

What We Offer

• Be our guest with a yearly complimentary stay in our Langdale hotel, B&B rate for one night.

• Get fit for free with complimentary access to our Fitness and Leisure Facilities.

• Get fed for free with meals available in our staff canteen.

• Get recognised with a chance to win cash prizes through Guest Nominations and for colleagues voting you a Langdale Superstar.

• Get a bonus of up to £300.00 with out Refer a Friend scheme.

• Get support with access to our confidential and impartial Employee Assistance Program (EAP) supported by our team of trained Mental Health First Aiders.

• Get it for less with staff discounts in Wainwrights Inn, Brimstone Spa, Brimstone Hotel and Stove Restaurant alongside external discounts such as Kendal Physio, Windermere cruises and B&Q trade.

• Get security after 6 months of service, you will gain enhanced Sick Pay and Life cover up to twice your salary.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Langdale is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences. We're committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where unique backgrounds, perspectives, and talents flourish. Our dedication to diversity fuels innovation, ensuring we remain at the forefront of our industry. Join us and be a part of a team that celebrates differences, creating a brighter, more diverse future together.

Working conditions

This role is based on-site at Langdale Hotel and Spa, Amblesine, LA22 9JD.

Staff accommodation or relocation support may be available for exceptional candidates.

All candidates must have the legal right to live and work in the UK at the start of employment.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check prior to starting employment.

Company overview

Set in the heart of the English Lake District and surrounded by breath-taking scenery the Langdale Estate offers a choice of luxury hotel, self-catering and timeshare accommodation, spa experiences and therapies, restaurant, and bar.

At Langdale we pride ourselves on giving our guests an exceptional service and so we want people who want to make a difference, who care about creating a guest experience that is unique and memorable.

Purpose, vision & values

• Timeshare owners and Guests should be at the centre of everything that we do.

• Our people are important, and we should aim to do our very best by them at all times.

• It is incumbent upon us all to ensure that the business is sustainable so that it can deliver the owners needs and ensure that our people prosper.

• The natural environment and our communities are central to our thinking at all times.