Venue Maintenance

The Commercial Hotel; Johnstone; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Higher hourly wage

10% service charge

Tips retained by team

Wellbeing resources

Learning opportunities

Job summary

The Commercial Hotel is seeking a proactive Maintenance Technician to support our venues, handling plumbing, joinery, basic electrical work and cosmetic repairs. You will be the go-to person for repairs, preventative maintenance and on-the-spot fixes to keep spaces safe, functional, and inviting for guests.

This regional role requires travel between 10 venues. Hours are Monday to Friday 8:00–16:30 with some flexibility and on-call weekends available.

Qualifications

• Hands-on maintenance experience across multiple trades.
• Ability to diagnose and fix faults quickly to minimise downtime.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced venue environment.

Responsibilities

• Optimise property condition and safety across venues.
• Carry out repairs and preventative maintenance.
• Source materials and ensure high quality of service and presentation.

Skills

Plumbing

Joinery

Electrical work

Cosmetic repairs

Problem-solving

Safety awareness

Tools

Screwdrivers

Power drills

Pliers

Paper strippers

Job description

Are you a hands-on problem-solver who takes pride in keeping spaces safe, functional, and looking their best? We’re looking for a proactive, multi-skilled Maintenance Technician to support the smooth running of our venues. In this role, you’ll be the go-to person for a wide range of repairs, preventative maintenance, and on-the-spot fixes that help create exceptional experiences for our guests and a great working environment for our team.

If you’re someone who enjoys variety, takes ownership, and can turn your hand to everything from plumbing and joinery to basic electrical work and cosmetic repairs, this could be the perfect next step in your career.

In the role of Property Maintenance we require you to undertake the following:

• Optimise property condition and quality and to ensure the building is kept in a safe working condition.
• Maintain a high level of quality, providing maximum satisfaction to customers, clients, guests and team.
• Understand the mechanism of buildings including plumbing, plant, safety systems and equipment.
• Provide first and immediate response to fault finding, whilst maximising quality and ensuring cost effectiveness.
• Ensure prevention of major damage that could result in extensive costs and minimise reactive intervention.
• Understand and maintain grounds and external fabrication of a building, such as drainage and guttering
• Complete scheduled/planned maintenance per each venue as directed by the Property Manager
• Source materials for venues and ensure high quality of service and presentation is achieved in each task undertaken
• Work in accordance with Company safety and environmental policies, directives, code of conduct and with a duty of care.
• Work with the rest of Property Team to proactively ensure that tasks are completed in a timely and professional manner
• Understand and demonstrate the principles of Planned Preventative Maintenance
• Carry out repairs and reactive maintenance
• Record and report information accurately either internally or externally
• Understand and demonstrate the safe use of hand tools, for example screwdrivers, power drills, pliers, paper strippers and a variety other tools used in plumbing and carpentry
• May be required to support the further Property Team to complete Adhoc Maintenance tasks and Project Work

This is a regional role, you will be required to travel between 10 different venues as scheduled, hours of work are Monday to Friday between 8-4:30pm, although some flexibility may be required depending on works required, and on call weekends available.

We pay a fair wage – with our hourly pay being higher than the Government rates, at a minimum. Your earnings will be further enhanced by our 10% service charges and other tips that guests leave – with 100% of tips being retained by the team.

We make life better for our team by:

• Offering great perks and benefits to be enjoyed by you and your family!
• Sharing our profits with you after 1 year of service
• Giving you free meals, soft drinks and hot drinks on shift
• Listening to our team via surveys and feedback sessions
• Offering free wellbeing services and resources, for help whenever you need it
• Creating great learning and development opportunities to support your career