Hotel Maintenance Operative

Travelodge Ireland; Cork; On-site; EUR 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel group in Cork is hiring a Maintenance Assistant to ensure hotel operations run smoothly. Responsibilities include monitoring maintenance tasks, ensuring guest safety, and adhering to health and safety regulations. The ideal candidate will have at least one year of experience in a similar role, with strong attention to detail and communication skills. This full-time position offers flexible hours and competitive benefits, including discounted accommodations and training programs.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Generous subsidised room nights

Discounted food and beverage

Uniforms provided

Complimentary Parking

Qualifications

• At least 1 year experience at Maintenance Assistant level required.
• Trade qualification/experience (e.g., electrical/plumbing) is strongly advantageous.
• High attention to detail and standard focused.

Responsibilities

• Reflect and enhance the hotel's mission statement in all activities.
• Monitor and control costs in all areas including energy-saving.
• Ensure guests' safety by eliminating potential risks and hazards.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent people skills

Strong communication and listening skills

Ability to prioritize and work on several projects simultaneously

Education

Trade qualification/experience (electrical/plumbing)

Job description

Reports to:

The General Manager

Primary Responsibilities

• To reflect and enhance the hotels mission statement and objectives in all activities
• To attend and take the necessary action required from items arising at daily/operation meetings
• To rectify any maintenance issues within the hotel on a daily basis
• To liaise with outside contractors to ensure all maintenance issues are rectified
• To ensure an efficient planned prevention maintenance system is in place for all key equipment
• To monitor and control costs in all areas, energy‑saving etc.
• Ensure all items from Opera maintenance list are actioned as soon as possible
• Carry out regular hotel inspections to identify maintenance requirement.
• To ensure all maintenance contracts are up to date and to ensure servicing of equipment takes place as per the agreed contract
• To ensure guests safety by eliminating potential risks and hazards
• To ensure the fire detection system is checked and recorded weekly
• To ensure the fire doors, emergency lighting and bell tests are carried out weekly and recorded
• To ensure all fire safety systems are checked and recorded as per the requirements set out on the Tifco Fire safety matrix
• To check and replace used fire extinguishers immediately
• To ensure all health, safety and fire regulations are adhered to
• Plan and implement departmental training
• Assist in the recruitment, selection, training and appraising of maintenance team members
• Attend daily, weekly operation meetings and any other meetings as required
• To ensure successful preopening and opening of hotel
• To attend all Development meetings chaired by the Property Management Company overseeing the development common areas

The Candidate

• At least 1 years experience at Maintenance Assistant level required.
• Trade qualification/experience (eg electrical/plumbing) strongly advantageous
• High attention to detail and standard focused
• Ability to prioritize and work on several projects simultaneously
• Excellent people skills
• Strong communication and listening skills.

Benefits to the successful candidate

• Competitive Salary
• Generous subsidised room nights and employee rate discounts across Irelands TIFCO hotels*
• 50% of food & beverage when availing of TIFCO employee complimentary & rate benefit programmes*
• 25% off food and beverage in TIFCO owned properties.*
• Terms & conditions apply.
• Uniforms provided.
• Complimentary Parking
• Team monthly engagement calendar (team social events, well being initiatives, celebratory dates)
• Employee recognition & rewards programmes.
• Dedicated training and development planning specific to team members professional goals.

This is a full time position, 40hrs per week, working hours can be flexible, to be ing week primarily Monday - Friday, reasonable flexibility may be required.

Skills

• Attention to detail
• Previous similar experience

Benefits

• Flexible working hours.
• Uniform Provided.
• Discounted accommodation rates in group hotels.