Maintenance Technician

Virgin Active South Africa; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 550 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fitness company in Johannesburg is seeking a Facilities Maintenance Manager to oversee preventative maintenance and repair of gym equipment and facilities. The successful candidate will manage a maintenance team, ensuring all operations adhere to health and safety standards while remaining within budget. Strong experience in maintenance management and supplier oversight is essential. This role will involve hands-on repairs and ensuring compliance with brand quality standards.

Benefits

Health benefits

Gym membership

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing maintenance teams and suppliers.
• Ability to handle budget constraints effectively.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage preventative maintenance of gym equipment and facilities.
• Oversee contractors for maintenance and ensure compliance with brand standards.
• Liaise with the operations manager regarding maintenance tasks.

Skills

Preventative maintenance

Team management

Budget management

Health & safety compliance

Education

Relevant technical qualification

Job description

Your Purpose...

• Managing the preventative maintenance and state of repair to equipment and facilities
• Managing action plans/projects to the required standard.
• Managing maintenance plans & suppliers to within budget.
• Managing the maintenance team to achieve desired results

Your Duties and Responsibilities...

A: MANAGING THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND STATE OF REPAIR TO EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES

A1 Maintain and repair plant

• Follow preventative schedule for HVAC
• Communicate faults and action plans to CGM/Ops and Regional MM
• Use maintenance log in system on intranet for faults
• Adhere to downtime as stipulated on intranet
• Be hands on and repair faults where possible

A2 Maintain and repair premises

• Liaise with landlord/contractors on issues/repairs
• Be hands on and repair and maintain where possible according to brand standards.

A3 Maintain and repair gym equipment

• Complete and fax/email downtime reports to relevant contractors.
• Ensure completion of preventative maintenance as per contractor stipulations
• Maintain a history of equipment maintenance and preventative schedules
• Be hands on, repair and maintain equipment according to brand standards

A4 Inspect club to establish daily maintenance tasks

• Do visual inspection via walkabout.
• Check job book, MOD checklists and fitness checklists.
• Check pool and enter results on pool log.
• Action tasks as per brand standards RAP sheet.
• Follow up all maintenance related issues on the Hey Manager cards.
• Schedule tasks from preventative maintenance schedule.
• Liaise with CGM/Ops Manager on affects to operations in club.

A5 Ensure pool maintenance completed.

• Ensure pool checked and pool key readings recorded according to operating standards.
• Ensure inspection of weirs conducted.
• Ensure pool dosed according to readings.
• Ensure backwashing falls within pressure parameters.
• Ensure pool internal and external maintained and repaired to brand standards.
• Ensure temperatures displayed.
• Liaise with Ops/CGM and RMM as required.
• Ensure dosing systems do not run dry

A6 Manage health & safety requirements in the club

• Manage your department to work within the health & safety requirements.
• Familiarise yourself with the OSH Act.

Managing Action Plans/Projects To The Required Standard

B1 Assist in ensuring that brand standards are maintained

• Conduct regular brand standard checks.
• Assist in developing RAP.
• Assist GM/Ops to manage the RAP to conclusion.

B2 Manage projects to conclusion

• Ensure compliance to job specs.
• Ensure work areas left in condition found.
• Manage contractor to adhere to health and safety standards.
• Liaise with relevant parties.
• Sign off contractors job card on completion if satisfactory and quality checked.
• Follow up on snag lists.
• Refer snags/issues to Regional Maintenance Manager.

MANAGING MAINTENANCE PLANS & SUPPLIERS TO WITHIN BUDGET

C1 Ensure maintenance of Club is within budget.

• Liaise with CGM on budget constraints/availability.
• Ensure all repairs/costs/quotes to within budget.

C2 Control and maintain stock levels

• Ensure there is sufficient stock available at all times.
• Follow e-procurement system with the assistance from CGM/Ops using preferred suppliers and authorisation systems.
• Check quality and delivery of orders.
• Ensure stock control systems in place.

MANAGING THE MAINTENANCE TEAM TO ACHIEVE DESIRED RESULTS

D1 Manage team to achieve scheduled tasks

• Priorities and set timelines for team with tasks.
• Adhere to quality control standards.
• Follow up and check completed tasks.
• Establish understanding of task and correct tool application.
• Distribute tasks equitably in team including tasks to yourself.

D2 Manage staffing compliment

• Ensure staff adequately trained to deliver on functional/operational needs.
• Ensure communication on all company initiatives/launches.
• Manage shift rosters/leave cycles.
• Induct staff on operational needs
• Have a succession plan.

E MISCELLANEOUS

• Be available for call outs/ telephonic assistance.
• Assist and comply with any lawful and reasonable requests from manager.