Maintenance Manager

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We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Manager to take ownership of the maintenance function across the Mercure Paignton and ibis Styles Paignton. This is a key role within the hotels, responsible for ensuring our buildings, facilities, and guest areas are consistently maintained to a high standard. You'll lead a small team, manage contractors, and play a vital role in keeping both properties safe, compliant, and running efficiently, with a salary of £37,500.

Responsibilities

• Take charge of maintaining our hotel's high standards, ensuring every guest space, facility, and behind the scenes area operates flawlessly and looks pristine
• Lead and inspire the maintenance team, cultivating a proactive and hands on approach to repairs, upgrades, and day to day operations that support a smooth guest experience
• Design and oversee a preventative maintenance programme, extending the life of equipment and facilities to avoid unexpected interruptions and keep everything running like clockwork
• Collaborate with other departments to anticipate and swiftly address maintenance needs, from emergency repairs to room upgrades, delivering a reliable and safe environment for guests and staff alike
• Manage the department budget with a keen eye on cost effective solutions, tracking expenses, negotiating supplier contracts, and prioritising repairs and renovations
• Conduct regular inspections of the hotel, keeping your finger on the pulse of each room, common area, and facility to ensure safety, compliance, and aesthetic standards
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the team, implementing best practices and encouraging skill development for efficient, high quality service
• Keep up to date with the latest tools, technology, and maintenance techniques to bring fresh ideas and innovations to the property, enhancing both function and form
• Ensure full compliance with all statutory requirements including fire safety, water hygiene (Legionella), gas and electrical systems, maintaining accurate records and audit readiness
• Manage external contractors on site, ensuring work is completed safely, to standard, and with minimal disruption to the guest experience

Qualifications

• Solid experience in a maintenance or engineering management role, ideally within hospitality or a similar setting
• Expertise in HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and general building maintenance, with a proactive approach to problem solving
• Strong leadership skills, with a track record of building motivated, efficient teams that deliver quality results
• Financial acumen to manage budgets and negotiate contracts without compromising on quality or guest satisfaction
• Organisational and multitasking abilities to juggle a range of responsibilities and respond quickly to urgent issues
• Flexibility to respond to urgent repairs, including availability for occasional evenings, weekends, and on call duties
• A passion for maintaining a safe, well functioning environment that enhances the guest experience
• Strong understanding of compliance and statutory regulations within a hotel environment (e.g. fire safety, Legionella, H&S)
• Experience managing contractors and third party suppliers effectively
• Comfortable using maintenance systems tools to track jobs and preventative maintenance

Benefits

• Discounted hotel room rates for you and your friends & family
• An extra day's holiday for your birthday
• Enhanced maternity, adoption & shared parental leave
• Course sponsorship
• 30% F&B discount at RBH hotels
• Refer a Friend scheme (earn £250 for each referral up to 5 referrals)
• Flexible working arrangements
• Wagestream - choose how and when you get paid
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Social and wellness events and activities all year round
• Free meals on duty saving you over £1000 per year
• £37,500 a year - 40 hour contract

Equal Opportunities

RBH Hospitality Management is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people first culture. If at any point throughout our process you require reasonable adjustments, please contact .