Maintenance Assistant

Hilton; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 42,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

Hilton Christchurch seeks a Maintenance Assistant to join a small team caring for the iconic Chateau on the Park hotel. You will perform essential maintenance promptly and to the highest standards, ensuring a superb Guest and Team Member experience while following all regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities include complying with fire, health and safety, responding to enquiries, performing repairs with proper PPE, and engaging in preventive maintenance.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance including electrical, plumbing or painting and decorating.
• Relevant qualifications for the role.

Responsibilities

• Implement company statutory and legal requirements including fire, health and safety, hygiene, electricity at work, and all local by-laws
• Respond to all enquiries promptly
• Carry out maintenance repair work and ensure the appropriate PPE is worn during all repair
• Follow planned preventative maintenance programmes
• Ensure good relationships with internal and external customers and contractors
• Ensure energy conservation initiatives are implemented
• Follow Health & Safety regulations.
• Attend additional training suitable to the role

Skills

Positive attitude

Good communication skills

Customer service

Grooming standards

Flexibility

Teamwork

32 hours minimum weekly

Job description

Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You

Job Description

The DoubleTree by Hilton Christchurch is looking for an all-rounder Maintenance Assistant to join our small team looking after the iconic Chateau on the Park hotel. The role is responsible for carrying out maintenance work promptly and always to the highest standard, delivering an excellent experience for both Guest and Team Members. As a Maintenance Assistant, you are responsible for carrying out appropriate maintenance work promptly and to the highest standards to deliver an excellent Guest and Member experience. A Maintenance Assistant will also be required to follow all company statutory and legal regulatory requirements during repairs.

Responsibilities

• Implement company statutory and legal requirements including fire, health and safety, hygiene, electricity at work, and all local by-laws
• Respond to all enquiries promptly
• Carry out maintenance repair work and ensure the appropriate PPE is worn during all repair
• Follow planned preventative maintenance programmes
• Ensure good relationships with internal and external customers and contractors
• Ensure energy conservation initiatives are implemented
• Follow Health & Safety regulations.
• Attend additional training suitable to the role

Qualifications

At Hilton, our core values define what it takes to succeed here and guide the qualities we look for in every team member: A passion for spreading the light and warmth of Hospitality. Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing. Inspiring others through Leadership. A belief that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on the Now, bringing urgency and discipline to every moment, knowing it can make a lasting impact.

What are we looking for?

Skills

A Maintenance Assistant serving Hilton brands is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow:

• Positive attitude
• Good communication skills
• Committed to delivering a high level of customer service
• Excellent grooming standards
• Flexibility to respond to a range of different work situations
• Ability to work on their own or in teams
• 32 hours minimum weekly, with shifts scheduled between Sunday and Wednesday from 9:30am to 6:00pm

It would be advantageous in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:

• Previous maintenance experience including electrical, plumbing or painting and decorating
• Relevant qualifications for the role

About Us

Join an Award-Winning Workplace Culture

At Hilton, we don’t just deliver exceptional experiences for our guests—we build an exceptional workplace for the Team Members who make it all possible. As a global leader in hospitality, we’ve welcomed more than 3 billion guests worldwide, all while staying true to our founding vision: to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality.

Our award-winning culture has earned us repeated recognition on the World’s Best Workplaces list by Great Place to Work and Fortune. With our suite of world-class brands , and a company-wide commitment to providing the best stay for every guest, we’re setting new standards for the future of travel.

Whether you’re starting your career or exploring something new, Hilton supports your journey every step of the way. Come for the job, stay for the career—and help us make every stay a little more magical.

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