Shift Engineer

The Chesterfield Mayfair Hotel; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

OTE salary

Holiday allowance 28–36 days

Free meals on duty

Friend referral bonus up to £600

Training & development

Volunteer days

Employee assistance

Staff events

Food & beverage discounts

Job summary

The Chesterfield Mayfair Hotel, part of Red Carnation Hotels, is seeking a Shift Engineer to join our maintenance team. You’ll maintain the hotel’s character and ensure safe, smooth operations across public and back-of-house areas, repairing issues promptly and performing preventative work.

We value hands-on experience in luxury settings. You’ll work with colleagues to uphold exceptional service standards and contribute to a warm, thoughtfully maintained guest experience.

Qualifications

• Proven maintenance experience in shift engineer roles.
• Experience in luxury hotels preferred.
• Strong problem-solving and quality service mindset.

Responsibilities

• Take day-to-day repairs and maintenance across the hotel.
• Carry out preventative maintenance and painting of areas.
• Manage tools and materials; work with hotel colleagues to ensure safety and guest comfort.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Job description

Shift Engineer ***Luxury Hotel***

Help us care for every detail behind an exceptional luxury hotel experience.

What’s in it for you from day one:

• £31,436.80 OTE per annum, plus other exciting perks and benefits!
• Holiday allowance starting at 28 days and increasing with length of service to 36 days.
• Nutritious free meals on duty.
• Fantastic recommend a friend bonus scheme worth up to £600.
• Award winning L&D programmes, with over 80 individual courses available, from foundation skills to leadership skills.
• Excellent development opportunities with 80% of our managers being home-grown.
• Two paid volunteering days each year, so we can give back to our communities.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme through our partners at Hospitality Action.
• Monthly tea parties and annual social events, including boat parties and festive events for your little ones.

What's in it for you later:

• Vibrant hotel recognition events and hotel-based incentives, including Employee of the Month and Manager of the Quarter.
• Enhanced maternity pay of 13 weeks, fully paid.
• Enhanced paternity pay of 2 weeks, fully paid.
• £800 baby payment to support you and your baby with the essentials.
• Cross-departmental training available within your property, because we know you're a curious individual.
• 50% off food and 25% off beverages in selected Red Carnation Hotels F&B outlets.
• Discounted accommodation rates at Red Carnation Hotels in the UK, Ireland, Guernsey, Geneva and South Africa.

We are looking for a Shift Engineer to join the Maintenance team at The Chesterfield Mayfair Hotel. You’ll play an important part in caring for the character and quality of our hotel, using your practical expertise and attention to detail to keep everything running safely and smoothly. Whether you’re responding to an unexpected repair or carrying out preventative maintenance, your work will help colleagues deliver thoughtful, memorable experiences for every guest.

Location:

The Chesterfield Mayfair Hotel

Employment type:

Full-time, permanent

Working pattern:

To be discussed at interview

What you’ll be doing:

You’ll take ownership of day-to-day repairs and maintenance throughout the hotel, responding to issues safely, efficiently and with care for the individual character of the property. Alongside reactive repairs, you’ll carry out preventative maintenance and painting across public and back-of-house areas, helping us maintain the high standards our guests and colleagues expect. You’ll look after the tools, materials and sundries entrusted to you, work closely with colleagues across the hotel and approach each task with attention to detail, kindness and pride in a job well done. Whether working independently or as part of the wider team, your contribution will help create a safe, comfortable and beautifully maintained environment.

What we’re looking for:

You’ll bring practical maintenance experience gained as a Shift Engineer, Handyperson or in a similar hands‑on role. Experience within a luxury hotel would be an advantage, but we also value relevant transferable experience and a genuine commitment to quality and service. You’ll be confident diagnosing problems and finding safe, effective solutions, comfortable working both independently and collaboratively and able to communicate clearly with colleagues. Most importantly, you’ll understand that excellent maintenance is part of excellent hospitality: taking pride in the details, supporting the people around you and helping every guest enjoy the distinctive warmth of their stay.

About us:

The Red Carnation Hotel Collection is proud to be recognised as an industry leader in hospitality and people development. We were named Best Employer at the 2025 Cateys and received the prestigious AA’s Hotel Group of the Year award for 2024. We are especially proud of our dedication to developing our people, having received the Princess Royal Training Award three times (2017, 2020, and 2023) from HRH The Princess Royal and City & Guilds.

Our commitment to excellence has earned us multiple accolades including Top Employer in the United Kingdom for both 2024 and 2025, a certification of our outstanding employee conditions and commitment to workplace excellence and Sustainable Business (2023) at The Cateys.

The Chesterfield Mayfair Hotel is a four-star boutique hotel in the heart of exclusive Mayfair. Some of its features include 107 bedrooms as well as seven different event spaces, a Butler’s Restaurant, a Terrace Bar, Stanley’s Rooftop Bar, and a Conservatory, where we offer our guests a welcoming, friendly atmosphere and exquisite food and drink.

Red Carnation Hotels is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We electronically scan and store a copy of your passport/visa and/or ID card to gain a clear indication of the authenticity of the document and establish the ‘Right to Work’ in the UK.