Hotel Chief Engineer (m/f/d)

rubyhotels; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Workwear provided

Mobility allowance

Training & mentoring

Lean Luxury, paperless, cashless

Full-time 35 hours

Job summary

Ruby Hotels Amsterdam is seeking a versatile Maintenance Technician to keep our 291-room Ruby Emma running smoothly. You will perform repairs, monitor technical systems, and coordinate external service providers, ensuring safety and guest comfort.

We value hands-on skills, a proactive mindset, and the ability to work with team members across departments. Fluent Dutch is preferred; English helpful for international guests. This is a full-time role with 35 hours per week.

Qualifications

• A true all-rounder with solid technical skills and craftsmanship, apprenticeship in HVAC, plumbing or electrical work is a plus.
• Gained several years of professional experience in a similar role.
• Ability to manage external service providers efficiently while staying on top of things.
• Fluent in Dutch; English skills are a plus for teamwork with international guests.

Responsibilities

• Take care of small repairs, touch-ups and maintenance tasks across the hotel.
• Keep an eye on technical systems and ensure everything runs smoothly.
• Coordinate external service providers and manage facility-related tasks.
• Assist with painting and sealing work throughout the hotel.
• Collaborate with Corporate Office and housekeeping for alignment.
• Support safety checks and order materials in consultation with Hotel Manager.

Skills

Hands-on experience

External contractor management

Problem solving

Dutch language

Education

Apprenticeship in HVAC/Plumbing/Electrical

Job description

At Ruby, your personality really matters, your time really matters, and we strongly believe we groove way better together. At Ruby, we keep breaking new ground.

Hey Sunshine,

for you, technology is more than just a job surrounded by pipes and wires - it's about responsibility for safety, comfort, and the great feeling when everything runs smoothly? Your workplace shouldn't be a never-ending construction site , but a place with character, teamwork, and appreciation for your skills ? Then you're the missing fuse in our circuit, the reliable constant behind the scenes , and the heartbeat of our Ruby Emma.

Love tinkering with maintenance and working in a team? Perfect! Because you don't impress our guests with long speeches, but with functioning air conditioning, hot water, and safe systems. What others take for granted only works because you keep an eye on everything in the background - and you're right there when it really counts. Nothing works in a hotel without you.

Our Ruby Emma, with her 291 rooms, is located in the idyllic and energetic Amstelkwatiert, one of the newest neighborhoods in Amsterdam. Due to location it's not only just a stone's throw away from the trendy De Pijp district with its numerous bars and restaurants, it also only takes a five-minute stroll from the banks of the Amstel and pretty Park Somerlust. Taking our lead from the mariners who tacked their sails to harness the wind on the river's tight turns, Emma's all about using the power of nature and green energy runs through Emma's veins.

We are a fast-growing hospitality group with existing hotels and workspaces in some of Europe's most exciting locations and many more projects under construction. We break new ground with our Lean Luxury philosophy , creating a contemporary and affordable form of luxury.

Join us and make it your own story.

Key responsibilities

• take care of small repairs, touch-ups and maintenance tasks - from dripping taps to squeaky doors
• keep an eye on all technical systems and make sure everything runs smoothly
• coordinate external service providers and keep the strings in your hands when it comes to facility management
• roll up your sleeves for painting and sealing work throughout the hotel
• work hand in hand with our Corporate Office in Munich and stay closely aligned with the housekeeping team
• monitor regular maintenance and safety checks - always in coordination with our Maintenance Manager
• order the materials you need for your work - in consultation with the Hotel Manager

Requirements & qualifications

• a true all-rounder with solid technical skills and craftsmanship. A completed apprenticeship in HVAC, plumbing or electrical work is a plus - but for us, your hands-on experience and versatile skills matter even more
• gained several years of professional experience in a similar role
• the ability to manage external service providers efficiently while staying on top of things
• skilled with your hands - whether it's painting, electrical or plumbing, you jump in everywhere, find solutions, think ahead and keep things running
• confident, positive and have a good sense of humor - because fun is simply part of the job with us
• flexible enough to occasionally cover a weekend or evening shift
• fluent in Dutch; English skills are a plus to make teamwork and communication with international guests smooth

Ruby, Ruby, Ruby

your tools, your workspace, your flow - clean and organized, not a dusty construction site

your style, your smile, your ideas - bring your personality to work. Maybe even with a new tattoo, piercing or hair colour on us?

better together - at work, during team events or during breakfast together

'Cause I'm having a good time

Benefits and perks

• LEGEN...wait for it...DARY staff rates - for you and your travel buddy
• your outfit, our job - we provide your workwear
• no matter how you get to work - a mobility allowance comes on top
• take it to the next level - secure yourself some extra cash through talent scouting and positive reviews
• level up your game - with trainings, coaching, and mentoring, you get the chance to grow, just like Ruby does
• innovation is part of our DNA - Lean Luxury, paperless, cashless, ... you name it
• less work, same money - for us, full-time means 35 hours and every hour counts
• not keen on being on call? Neither are we

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...you can love whoever you want to

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