Planned Maintenance Operative (Water)

Travelodge; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension

Company van provided

Tools provided

Company phone

28 days holiday

Job summary

Travelodge is seeking a Planned Maintenance Operative to support hotels across the UK, following a planned schedule to descale shower heads and perform compliance-related maintenance. You will work closely with Hotel Managers and the Maintenance team to keep rooms available for guests while meeting Health & Safety standards.

The role involves nationwide travel with regular overnight stays Monday to Friday, maintaining records, managing van stock, and returning rooms to service promptly.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role, the hotel industry, or knowledge of Legionella prevention would be an advantage, but isn't essential.

Responsibilities

• Carry out shower head descaling and extractor fan cleaning across Travelodge estates, ensuring work is safe, compliant and documented.
• Maintain accurate records and communication of job completion with Hotel Managers and the central office.
• Manage van stock and ensure rooms are returned to service promptly with high standards of quality.

Job description

Find where you belong!

Are you someone who takes pride in delivering high-quality work? Do you enjoy travelling, working independently and helping to maintain safe, compliant environments? If yes, our Planned Maintenance Operative position could be the right next move for you.

Your Purpose

As a Planned Maintenance Operative, you'll support our hotels across the UK, following a planned schedule to complete shower head descaling and other compliance-related maintenance tasks. You'll play a key role in ensuring our hotels meet Health & Safety standards while working closely with Hotel Managers and the Maintenance team to minimise disruption and keep rooms available for guests.

Your Strengths

You will be completing shower head descaling and extractor fan cleaning across the Travelodge estate, ensuring all work is carried out safely, efficiently and in line with compliance procedures. You'll maintain accurate records, manage your van stock, communicate job completion with Hotel Managers and the central office, and return rooms to service as quickly as possible while maintaining high standards of quality.

In addition you will be organised, reliable and able to work independently while meeting programme deadlines. You'll have excellent communication and customer service skills, a strong attention to detail and the flexibility to travel nationwide with regular overnight stays from Monday to Friday. Experience in a similar role, the hotel industry or knowledge of Legionella prevention would be an advantage, but isn't essential.

Your Perks

• Salary up to £29,000
• Contributory pension scheme
• Monday to Friday - 8:30am - 5pm / 40hrs per weekUK based travel supporting hotels - you will get your own van!
• Tools provided and a company phone
• 50% personal discount for hotel bookings and great friends and family discounts too!
• 28 days holiday including bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• A focus on learning and career development

Why Travelodge?

At Travelodge, we’re more than just a Hotel brand; we’re a community where you can truly be yourself and belong. Through our “Better Me” initiative, we prioritise your total wellbeing—emotional, physical, financial, and professional—while actively celebrating the diversity that makes our teams stronger. If you’re a results-driven individual who pays attention to the little things and genuinely cares about people, you’ll fit right in.