Maintenance Assistant London, England
Job description
Hilton is the world's most recognised hospitality brand and is the largest upscale operator of hotels in Greater London.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance Assistant to join the team at the Doubletree by Hilton in Kensington. This is a prestigious 4-Star property located min bustling Kensington.
Keeping our hotel running smoothly is vital to our guest's experience – as Maintenance Assistant you’ll keep everything looking sharp and running like clockwork. From simple repairs to forward-thinking for the next day. With naturally high standards to support our own, you’ll approach every task with devotion and pride.
Your day-to-day
- Repair or replace items around the hotel and refurbish items in guest rooms. By keeping on top of these tasks, you’ll keep our hotels looking great and working well.
- Organise supplies and make sure equipment is ready for the next day
- Live up to high safety standards – follow guidelines and tell your supervisor about any incidents, dangerous conditions or unsafe equipment
- Take responsibility for the safety and cleanliness of areas inside and outside the hotel, like the car park and pool
- Always keep an eye out for improvements – follow the preventative maintenance calendar and keep everything working and efficient at all times
- Be a friendly face and helping hand to our guests
- Keep your supervisor or duty manager in the loop and tell them about any low-running supplies
- Look smart and approachable in your uniform
- Be ready to take on extra duties as and when the team needs you
What we need from you
- Experience – you’ll have at least one year of maintenance or repair work under your belt
- A high school diploma or related vocational training
- On top of building equipment and hand tools, you’ll have a working knowledge of basic plumbing, electrics and preventative maintenance procedures
- Fitness – you’ll be on your feet most of the day, and will need to bend and kneel a lot
- Complying with health and safety laws
- Must speak fluent English
Why you should apply
We offer market-appropriate salary, retention bonus plus access to our extensive benefits package, which includes:
- Service-based annual leave (increasing up to a maximum of 5 extra days)
- Voluntary Medi-cash Scheme
- Employee Friends/Family discounted rates at Heeton-operated hotels and Hilton Go
- Referral scheme
- Heeton is an expanding company which offers excellent career opportunities.
- Exclusive access to the employee recognition reward scheme - Heeton Rewards
- Numerous voluntary benefits, including buy holiday scheme, Cycle to Work and many more.
In line with the Asylum Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process
A stylish central London hotel with a Georgian façade, meeting facilities, free Wi-Fi and a chic restaurant. Doubletree by Hilton Kensington is just steps from Gloucester Road Tube station, from where it is six minutes to national rail and coach connections at Victoria station and eight minutes to Paddington station. Enjoy a night at the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall, 13 minutes walk from the hotel. Exibitions at the Natural History Museam, Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum are withn easy walking distance and is a five minute taxi ride to Harrods and the shops of Knightsbridge.
