Why Join Apex Hotels ?

You will receive a warm welcome into the Apex family on joining us as a Lead Maintenance engineer. We genuinely care about our guests and each other and we show this through our family values of Trust, Passion, Friendliness and Teamwork. It is these values that support you to be yourself here at Apex Hotels. By bringing your own personality, passion, and ideas to the role, you will add a new dynamic to our innovative and supportive Maintenance and Engineering Team. We believe it is our personality, style and friendliness that makes Apex Hotels.

Role Overview:

As Lead Maintenance Engineer , you will show initiative, be able to prioritise your work load and have an organised and methodical approach to your work. You will have excellent understanding of Health and Safety in the work place plus a good understanding of legal compliance and record keeping. This role is based in one hotel and may support other Maintenance Managers in the wider cluster.

Main Responsibilities:

• Maintain and develop the maintenance reporting procedure to ensure that Hotel defects are reported, recorded and repaired as quickly as possible.
• Responsible for all Hotel on-site contractor activity ensuring they all comply with H&S.
• Develop, implement and manage all health and safety initiatives, including raising awareness within the Hotels and issuing all permits to work.
• Ensure statutory compliance checks are carried out in accordance with current legislation and company policy, in a timely manner and that findings are recorded in the appropriate place and any necessary action taken.
• Ensure all pool plant equipment is maintained in good working order and all necessary water quality checks and back washes are regularly completed.
• Carry out training as necessary to ensure all staff work safely, and to the required company standard.
• To identify and report hazards and maintenance requirements.
• Carry out regular checks on work to help illustrate an improvement in the quality and finish of the Hotels.
• Ensure that any Sub Contractor on site works to the required standard, completes all the necessary paperwork and completes the job to the specification set out.
• Maintain continued improvement in Environmental performance of Hotel and monitor.
• Ensure materials are kept safe, accounted for, and also ensure a base stock of certain items is at hand to make speedy repairs.
• To comply with statutory and legal requirements for Fire, Hygiene, Health and Safety, Licensing and Employment Law to ensure that members of the Team are also aware of these requirements.
• Develop and maintain relationships with our preferred suppliers to drive quality.

About you:

We love to welcome people with different experiences and from different places into our Apex family. We want to ensure you get the best experience from the role you begin your journey with us in. To excel within this role, you will have:

• Experience of working as a Maintenance Manager / Facilities Manager
• Demonstratable experience of maintaining swimming pools and associated pool plant equipment
• Solid understanding of all Statutory certification for commercial properties.
• Qualification in a relevant facilities or engineering field with demonstratable experience within high end commercial, engineering or construction industries.
• Can demonstrate an understanding of budgeting control management and planning
• Has a good understanding of legal compliance and record keeping.
• Proven fault finding and problem-solving skills within buildings.
• Able to produce full UK DVLA Driver's Licence on application with no more than 3 points and with no DD (reckless/dangerous driving), DR (drink or drugs), or CD (careless driving) endorsements.

This role has supervisory duties of other team members.

You will work with great people, enjoy your time at work, develop new friendships, networks, and skills, and of course you will also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits which includes: 

• 29 days holiday 
• Training and development from day one
• Employee events and celebrations
• Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP
• Entry to our state-of-the-art gym and pools
• Healthy meals to enjoy while you're working.
• Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial Wellbeing App Wagestream, allowing you the flexibility to get paid earlier than your normal monthly pay date.
• £200 referral bonus when your friends or family join the team.

Following your first successful 3 months, you’ll also receive …… 

• Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform “Treat Yourself Here”, unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family.
• Involvement in our employee of the quarter and annual recognition schemes
• Long service recognition
• Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two
• 50% discount in our restaurants
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family
• Spa treatments and product discounts
• Critical Illness & Life Assurance cover

We encourage you to bring your true self to work. We’ll provide great training and development opportunities, allowing you to flourish in a fulfilling career, reaching your dreams and aspirations. Our family can never be too big, there’s a place here for you. We have one ask - that you bring your personality, ideas, and spark. We’re an innovative, thriving business and we want you to be part of our exciting journey. 

 If you are interested, click apply. We look forward to hearing from you!