At The Great Southern Killarney, our purpose is to be the reason every stay becomes a story. Great Southern Killarney, part of the Scally Hotel Collection, is looking for a passionate, experienced, efficient and well-organized Maintenance Assistant to join our team.
Key delivery areas:
Ensuring our guests have the best possible experience by making sure the hotel is maintained and fixing any errors that are needed, providing preventive maintenance and repairs of the hotel’s common areas, kitchen, meeting spaces, restaurant, bar, grounds and guestrooms including general repairs on equipment.
Task overview:
- Responsible for the routine maintenance and upkeep of the hotel facilities, assisting with refurbishment of hotel facilities and services, maintaining the guest rooms, public space, back of the hotel areas, in good repair that may include plumbing, furnishings and fixtures, painting, wall cover repairs, light carpentry, tiling, door and window repairs.
- Perform scheduled and day-to-day routine and preventative maintenance and rectify any maintenance issues within the hotel in guest rooms, meeting rooms, public spaces self-catering as required to prolong the useful life of the building and equipment.
- Execute proactive approach to maintenance to ensure all equipment and designated areas are maintained to the required standard and to ensure the hotel has achieved the correct maintenance at all times.
- Further responsibilities may be added from time to time like ad hoc building repairs, assisting with the renovation of buildings etc.
- Be available to assist, support and liaise with contractors and equipment suppliers on new equipment installations and modifications as necessary and oversee work being carried out at the hotel and ensure that this is completed within an adequate timescale.
- Responds promptly and quickly to all maintenance calls and concerns that arise, find solutions and be capable of using own judgement where required to ensure issues are dealt with promptly.
- Maintain all tools, equipment, and working areas in good condition.
- Reports mechanical malfunctions to appropriate party and contractors for action.
- All other maintenance as required or directed by the managers.
Role Requirements:
- Have fluent English – written and spoken
- Preferably qualified / certified in one or more trades
- Well-groomed and professionally presentable at all times
- Have 2-3 years’ experience in a comparable role
- Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Be courteous and focused on providing a consistently high standard of service and hygiene
- Be standards driven, a team player, flexible
- Possess the ability to work under pressure
- Have excellent organisational skills
- Be willing to work variable shifts (including weekends) periodically
Benefits of working for Great Southern Killarney
- Training & Development opportunities
- Experiential development opportunities
- Long Service Recognition
- Monthly and Annual awards / recognition
- Monthly Staff appreciation events, Summer BBQ and Christmas Functions
- Reduced rates for F&B and hotel-stays across Hayfield family collection
- Access to Leisure centre and Gym for greatly reduced rates
- Competitive Market related Salaries
- Free Staff Meals each shift
- Exclusive access to discounts
We believe in FINER hospitality, be part of something FINER!
To apply:
Please submit your fully detailed CV
Note: No telephonic interviews. Should you not hear from us within two-three weeks of your application for this position, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
Scally Hotel Collection is an equal opportunities employer.
To submit:
- Please submit your fully detailed CV to Maria O'Meara
- Ensure you mention the Position Reference (Maintenance) as we are recruiting for various positions at the same time
- Note: No telephonic interviews. Should you not hear from us within two weeks of your application for this position, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: €15.00-€17.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
