Maintenance Assistant - Forest Row, East Sussex

Maintenance Assistant - Forest Row, East Sussex

We are looking to recruit a skilled Maintenance Assistant to carry out a wide range of general maintenance, decorating, carpentry, service and repair work across all areas of the Hotel. The role is varied and due to the size and nature of the hotel will require someone with a good level of physical fitness. A good all-rounder with knowledge of plumbing and basic electrics would be required.

Usual working hours are Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.30pm (which includes provision for a 1/2 hour unpaid break) - 40 hours per week. There will be a requirement to work in a Saturday on a rotational basis (roughly every 4/5 weeks). When this occurs another day during the week will be taken off.

Key Responsibilities:

• To ably assist and support the Head of Mainteance/Deputy Head of Maintenance in order to keep up with the maintenance schedule and all other tasks required of the department


• To have a hands on approach to all maintenance duties and requests in the Hotel and wider estate.


• To operate within Health & Safety guidelines at all times.

Maintenance Assistant Key Attributes

• Experienced in a range of trade skills and general maintenance, such as painting, decorating, including knowledge of plumbing and basic electrics.


• Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks


• Have a logical approach to tasks and take pride in workmanship


• Able to multitask and work to agreed timescales with the flexibility to accept occasional changes in priorities


• Personable and able to work as part of a small dedicated team


• Naturally customer focused – working with both internal and external customers.

If you feel that you can rise to this challenge, then please submit your application as soon as possible. We reserve the right to close the role early if sufficient applications are received.

Due to our rural location, you will need your own transport



At Elite Hotels we have a single minded and unwavering goal to make every visit to our hotels a positive experience that customers feel compelled to talk about.

About Ashdown Park Hotel & Country Club:

Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club is a stunning grade two listed country house set in 186 acres of beautiful grounds on the edge of the Ashdown Forest. With an award winning 4 red star Hotel, fine dining two rosette Anderida Restaurant, 3 lounges, 17 conference & banqueting rooms, Cocktail Bar, Brasserie, fully equipped Country Club and Spa, we offer our guests a complete experience.

Why work at Ashdown Park Hotel & Country Club:

As an accredited Investor in People, we are dedicated to the development of our staff. Many of the team started out in junior roles, but have been offered training and promotional opportunities as their skills have grown. We are very fortunate to have a large percentage of long-term team members able to offer their experience and expertise to the next generation of hospitality professionals – this could be you!

Benefits

To support and reward our staff we offer:

• Generous share of the monthly Service Charge (which is dependant upon overall sales performance)


• Career development with accredited training providers


• Enhanced holiday programme & reward scheme for long service


• Employee Assistance Programme - Hospitality Action


• Meals provided by our talented kitchen team


• We have plenty of free parking


• Generous 'Refer a Friend' bounty incentive


• We also have amazing recognition awards for exceptional customer service


• Reduced price stays in all of our hotels after successful completion of probation period where you are treated like a guest no matter who you are! (after successful completion of probation period)


• Discounts available for spa treatments and for food and beverage (after successful completion of probation period)


• Uniform provided


• Smart Pension Scheme which is linked to Smart Rewards which gives employees free, unlimited access to over 1200 discounts


• Access to Wagestream which helps you keep track of your earnings in real-time; gives you access to the wages you have earned; helps you to save wages; gives you access to a financial health score checker.