Job Description

Maintenance Manager

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The Guardsman Hotel

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Salary:

45000 per annum

Job Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full-time

Town:

London

The Guardsman is a new 59 room, luxury hotel in St. James's. Alongside these rooms are six residences intended for longer-term stays. With the scale, familiarity and feel of a club, The Guardsman is a home from home that will inspire both loyalty and longer stays. The hotel has an unmistakably British feel that befits its proximity to such iconic landmarks as Buckingham Palace and The Palace of Westminster. Whilst the scale and ambiance are more reminiscent of a club than a hotel, the interiors have a bright, modern and relaxed feel that is lent a very British character with a few, carefully chosen, traditional and quirky embellishments.


We are currently recruiting for a

Maintenance Manager

to join our Truly Talented team.


As a Maintenance Manager, you will be responsible for the upkeep, maintenance, and management of all areas of the hotel, including energy conservation. You will use your leadership skills to inspire your team and provide a seamless guest experience every time.

What we offer

AMOUNT per annum OR AMOUNT per hour CONTRACT TYPE & HOURS Permanent, full-time contract (40hrs per week) OR Permanent, part-time contract (NUMBER hrs per week) OR Various flexible hours available

Benefits

Hotel discounts across all Axiom Hospitality hotels - colleague rates and up to 50% discount on F&B; 28 days holiday, including bank holidays, increasing yearly to 33 days; Discounts across retail, restaurants, events and more through our benefits & rewards portal; Access to our Employee Assistance Line to support your Mental Health and Wellbeing; Use of Wagestream Financial Wellbeing platform, allowing instant access to your pay; Yearly complimentary Axiom Xcape stayover after one year of service; A growing team with great training, progression, and promotion opportunities; Rewards for referring a friend: referral bonus for recommending a new team member starts at 250 per successful hire; Free meals while on shift; Length of service awards, ranging from 1 year to 3, 5, 10 and 20-year rewards and more!

Your role

We are looking for a hands-on Maintenance Manager to take ownership of all repair and general maintenance within the hotel. You will manage time-sensitive tasks, liaise with contractors, and ensure health & safety standards are upheld at all times. The right candidate will be organised, proactive, and a strong communicator who leads by example.


If you are passionate about hospitality and have a keen eye for detail, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

Oversee the operation and maintenance of all hotel plant, equipment, and building systems. Lead, train, and supervise the maintenance team to ensure optimal performance. Manage the timely delivery of both preventative and reactive maintenance tasks. Coordinate with external contractors and suppliers, ensuring all work meets required quality standards. Ensure full compliance with regulations and take overall responsibility for health and safety across the property.

Core Skills & Experience:

Highly self-motivated, confident, and decisive, with the ability to work independently. Strong attention to detail. Good understanding of compliance within hospitality and hotels. Ability to build and maintain strong supplier relationships. Results-driven with a desire to succeed. Knowledge of electrics and health & safety practices. Computer literate, with the ability to manage compliance, reporting, and audits.

You must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for this role. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from all candidates prior to commencing employment.


Having these core skills will put you one step further to joining Axiom Hospitality and The Guardsman Hotel.

Opportunities for all

At Axiom Hospitality, we thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a fast-growing hospitality company with global aspirations. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from various backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We, therefore, encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages, and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.


At Axiom Hospitality, we are making efforts to reduce our carbon, energy, water and waste footprint. We strive to be ethical in all we do and want to be a thriving, sustainable and responsible business for our people, our communities and our planet. Working closely with our Hotel Owners, we are committed to the journey to sustainability. In addition, we are working to reduce our hotels' impact on the environment through internationally recognised eco-label certification.


Our hotels strive to be active members of their local communities by giving back where they can. Supporting local charities is important to our teams, from volunteering at soup kitchens to collecting donations and fundraising. Our hotels aim to leave a positive impact on their neighbourhoods. At Axiom Hospitality, we are working closely with our stakeholders to support our social impact commitment. Caring about people extends outside our business and is part of our DNA.