Assistant Maintenance Manager

About the role

The Assistant Maintenance Manager supports the Maintenance Manager in overseeing daily maintenance operations, including preventive maintenance, repair work and team supervision. The role ensures equipment, facilities and systems run efficiently, safely and in line with standards and regulations. It calls for hands-on technical knowledge, leadership skills and the ability to manage several tasks and people at once.

Key responsibilities

• Check that works carried out in the hotel run smoothly, adjust tasks according to priorities and schedules, and instruct the best way to do the work.
• Plan in-house and outsourced works for timelines and execution.
• Prepare and coordinate preventive maintenance programmes to minimise downtime.
• Report progress of works and liaise with the Maintenance Manager and other heads of department on works affecting other areas.
• Depute the Maintenance Manager when absent.
• Compare daily jobs entered in maintenance software with completed work to monitor staff productivity.
• Investigate issues first hand and implement solutions with the superior's input.
• Support technicians on specific jobs when needed.
• Inspect facilities periodically and inspect and maintain building systems such as cooling, heating and ventilation.
• Oversee contractors and tradesmen during installations, repairs and maintenance.
• Help develop the maintenance budget, monitor inventory of materials and equipment, obtain supplier quotes and sign purchase orders and invoices while checking for best prices.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and health and safety regulations.
• Recruit, supervise and train maintenance technicians.
• Take part in project coordination (e.g. renovations) and identify process improvements and cost savings.

Required profile

• At least 2 years' experience in the same or similar position, preferably in the hospitality industry.
• A Higher Technical Diploma (HTD) in a related technical field or equivalent qualification.
• An electrical licence A or B is preferred.
• Familiarity with the latest HVAC and ELV systems.
• Highly motivated and pragmatic, with a hands-on approach.