Head, Maintenance at Wells Carlton Hotel & Apartments

To direct, coordinate and perform routine, preventive and emergency interior/exterior maintenance and repairs to obtain optimum efficiency and economy of hotel operations. The core duties include but are not limited to:

• Troubleshoot maintenance issues and act on complaints on a timely basis.
• Identify ways to conserve energy and reduce facility operating costs.
• Develop maintenance procedures and ensure implementation.
• Prepare the department’s budget and ensure it is being followed.
• Maximise the maintenance team’s potential with a balanced focus on operations, guests, employees, and the Board’s satisfaction.
• Ensure property grounds, physical plant and work areas are maintained to standard and that all safety equipment conditions are to up to code.
• Develop routine and preventative maintenance strategies to ensure that the entire facility is kept operational.
• Familiarity with the inner workings of a hotel (e.g. plumbing, electrical, ac/refrigeration, waste management).

Person Requirements

• Experience in administrative processes (e.g. budgeting, coaching/mentoring, recruitment, performance management).
• Ability to identify role-specific risks and quickly develop a plan of action.
• Problem-solving aptitude, particularly under pressure.
• Excellent leadership, analytical and organisational skills.
• Result and detail-oriented with an eye for perfection and a thirst for excellent service delivery.
• Ability to work long hours on your feet.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

• Candidates must have a minimum of 6 years’ work experience in a leadership capacity, for each position advertised.
•  Application must include a strategy statement.
• CVs to be submitted in pdf, .doc, .docx formats only
• Qualified females are strongly encouraged to apply for either position.
•  Previous experience in the hospitality industry is required..