We are looking for a practical and reliable Maintenance Assistant to join our hotel maintenance team.
This is a hands-on role supporting the day-to-day maintenance of the hotel, ensuring our guest bedrooms, public areas, equipment and facilities are kept safe, operational and well presented.
Joinery/carpentry skills are preferred but not essential and we are particularly interested in candidates who are confident carrying out general repairs and maintenance in a busy environment.
What you'll be doing
- Carrying out day-to-day, preventative and reactive maintenance across the hotel
- Responding quickly to maintenance requests, breakdowns and emergency repairs
- Completing repairs in guest bedrooms, public areas and back-of-house areas
- Carrying out general joinery/carpentry repairs to doors, frames, furniture, fixtures and fittings
- Undertaking basic plumbing, painting, decorating and general repair work
- Assisting with the upkeep of heating, boiler, air-conditioning and other hotel equipment
- Identifying faults and escalating specialist repairs where required
- Working with external contractors and service engineers
- Supporting other hotel departments with maintenance requirements
- Carrying out required fire safety and maintenance checks
- Ensuring all work is completed safely and in line with Health & Safety procedures
- Maintaining tools, equipment and maintenance stock
What we're looking for
- Previous experience in maintenance, facilities, handyman work or a similar practical role
- Good general maintenance and repair skills
- Joinery or carpentry experience is highly desirable
- A practical, hands-on approach to problem solving
- Ability to work independently and manage priorities
- Good attention to detail
- Reliable and able to respond effectively to urgent maintenance issues
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- A positive, customer-focused approach
- Awareness of Health & Safety and safe working practices
Previous experience within a hotel or hospitality environment would be an advantage but is not essential.
About the Role
You'll work closely with the Maintenance Manager and the wider hotel team to keep the property running smoothly. You'll play an important part in maintaining the standards our guests expect, so we're looking for someone who takes pride in their work and enjoys finding practical solutions to problems.
If you're a hands-on maintenance professional with a broad range of practical skills – we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today to join our team.
Pay: £15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
Work Location: In person
