Painter & Decorator

The Lowry Hotel; Salford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform and meals on duty

Staff discount rate for hotel stays

Access to online training facilities

Birthday holiday

Staff celebration events

Job summary

The Lowry Hotel in Manchester is seeking a Painter and Decorator to join our Maintenance Team. The role focuses on painting and decorating across guest bedrooms, public areas and back‑of‑house spaces, ensuring high five‑star standards and consistency.

You will support preventative and reactive maintenance tasks, respond to requests, and work on a shift pattern including weekends. Flexibility and attention to detail are essential to maintain the hotel's esteemed appearance.

Qualifications

• Experience painting and decorating to a high standard in a hospitality setting.
• Ability to work across guest bedrooms, public areas and back-of-house spaces.
• Willingness to work a shift pattern, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Carry out painting and decorating to maintain five‑star standards.
• Maintain appearance of guest bedrooms and public areas.
• Respond to and prioritise maintenance requests and assist with related tasks.
• Support the maintenance team with general upkeep as required.

Skills

Painting & decorating

Attention to detail

Discretion

Job description

The Lowry Hotel – Manchester’s iconic five-star hotel – is recruiting for a Painter and Decorator to join our Maintenance Team.

This role involves supporting the Assistant Facilities Manager with preventative and reactive repairs, decorating and general maintenance throughout the hotel.

The primary focus of this role will be painting and decorating. You will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing the appearance of guest bedrooms, public areas and back‑of‑house spaces, ensuring that all areas are consistently presented to the high standards expected of a five‑star hotel. Alongside the core painting and decorating responsibilities, the role will also involve responding to and prioritising maintenance requests and carrying out a range of associated tasks. The ideal candidate will have the skills and experience required to carry out painting and decorating to a consistently high standard, with a good eye for detail and pride in their work. You will also be comfortable undertaking associated maintenance tasks when required.

The ideal candidate will have the skills and experience required to carry out these maintenance tasks to a consistently high standard. You will also understand and respect the level of privacy and discretion required when working within a five‑star hotel and around our guests.

The hours of work are on a shift basis, including weekends, early and late shifts. Flexibility is therefore essential.

The Lowry Hotel’s service brand pillars of‘Iconic’, ‘Individual’ and ‘Intuitive’service delivery are key attributes for all candidates applying for this role. In return for your commitment to delivering five‑star service and standards, we offer excellent training and development opportunities, alongside a range of benefits including hotel discounts, uniform and meals on duty.

The Lowry Hotel is renowned for providing comfort, privacy and understated service to its guests, complemented by contemporary interiors with a distinctive sense of style. As part of our Maintenance Team, you will play an important role in maintaining the high standards and unique character of the hotel.

Benefits include

• Uniform and Meals on duty provided
• Unique team member discount rate of 25 pounds perroom only and 50% of all food and drink. Friends and family discount also available.
• Access to discounted rates with Millennium and Copthorne Hotels
• Access to online training facilities
• Birthday holiday
• Staff celebration events throughout the year

The Lowry Hotel is an equal opportunity employer.

We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people‑first culture. We keep our recruitment process simple and consider applicants on their abilities alone to ensure a fair interview process. If at any point throughout our process you require reasonable adjustments, please contact [e-mail]

You must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK

Compensation: To be discussed