Shift Engineer London, England
Job description
Maintenance Shift Engineer - The Trafalgar St. James
The Role
We are looking for Shift Engineer to join our team. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager you will be responsible for any building-related matters, whilst on shift. This will include mechanical, electrical, plumbing, basic carpentry, minor decorating plus general handyman tasks. This is an active hands-on role with the requirement to work regular weekends and be available to work on-call.
You will actively take ownership of ensuring all Health Safety procedures are followed, and all workshops, plant rooms and places of work are always kept clean and tidy. You will assist external trades as required in order for any work to be completed.
The Person
You will be open to learning and training in new areas that might not include your area of expertise, Fire Alarm Systems, Building Management Systems and Synergy, our work task system. Being a team player is a necessity when joining this small but very busy team. The team is hardworking, and hands-on and works together in order to get the job done. Effective communication, both written and verbal, is essential to ensure the team and wider business is aware of works logged and completed, as well as liaising with our internal customers and guests.
You will be professional in both manner and appearance. No job is too big or too small, you are a team player who turns ideas into a reality, and as a keen problem solver, you will be able to provide quick solutions in emergency situations.
Previous experience with basic craft skills in a building service or hotel environment is desirable.
Flexibility is required as shifts might vary as per business requirements.
The Trafalgar St. James
Part of Crimson Hotels, The Trafalgar St. James Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton is a 5 Star hotel with 131 bedrooms including 3 signature suites and a number of venues including our unique Rooftop bar, lauded as one of the best in the city.
Why join the Trafalgar St James Team? Benefits and perks.
As part of our team, you'll have access to a wide range and benefits, including:
- Attractive and competitive salary
- 'Introduce a Friend' scheme
- Discounts in our restaurants and bars and room rates for you, your friends and family across Hilton Worldwide
- Long service awards and Recognition Awards
- Employee of the month - £250 worth of Experience Days in London
- Complimentary meals on duty, alongside uniform and dry cleaning
- Cycle to work scheme and free dry cleaning and uniform laundering
- Subsidised external social activities - Theatre club, Running club
- Internal social events – Town Halls, birthday cake, staff parties
- Paid volunteering day and fundraising activities
- 1 day off paid on your birthday
- Free Healthcare Cash plan - Healthshields
- Life Assurance and pension scheme contribution
- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
Working with us
Our team is very diverse. From newcomers making their way to the industry to some of the most experienced professionals in London. We promote a strong culture where quality interactions, excellent service and fun dominate our day to day. We describe ourselves as a brand personality. If these traits resonate with your own personality, then The Trafalgar St James is for you.
#The Trafalgar St. James is an equal opportunities employer.#
The Trafalgar St. James London, Curio Collection by Hilton, is an iconic London hotel with unique restaurants and bars poised on the edge of St. James and Trafalgar Square but moments from Soho, Mayfair and the West End. This luxury hotel blends innovative bold designs and thoughtful service with excellent dining and nightlife, entertaining both international visitors and Londoners under the same roof. The Trafalgar St. James is a true sanctuary to work, rest and play.
Trafalgar Square is the axis on which London tilts, and The Trafalgar St. James hotel stands at its epicentre. A luxury lifestyle, boutique hotel boasting 3 signature suites, 12 boutique studio junior suites and 116 rooms. Iconic wall art features the best of London’s idols. Details such as in-room books and teas from the Tregothnan estate share a distinctly British flavour. All rooms are decorated in a contemporary urban London style, and are the perfect central point for exploring the capital.
Each room enjoys complimentary Wi-Fi, soft drinks, water and snacks, a vanity make up mirror laptop safe, Tregothnan tea, ceramic kettle and Nespresso coffee machine. Bathrooms include amenities from Molton Brown, for that quintessentially British touch. At the heart of the city, The Trafalgar St. James is mere moments away from Mayfair, London’s famed West End and the iconic City of London.
Rockwell is a plant-filled hideaway to sip on botanical cocktails and scape reality with fantasy. Open all day, guests and Londoners alike are invited to join. The Rooftop is a space for sipping individually crafted cocktails and drinking in the inimitable city view. Complete with alfresco and canopy-covered seating, the sky-high space lends itself as a year-round experience. Biblio, the in-house living room, accommodates up to 80 guests for a reception or 22 guests for a private dinner or boardroom-style meeting.
