Shift Engineer

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Shift Engineer to join the Technical Services team at The Berkeley and The Emory. With an independent spirit and an eye for style, The Berkeley is the epitome of modern British luxury. Rooms are furnished by leading designers, and The Berkeley is perfectly positioned between Hyde Park, fashionable Knightsbridge and the residential neighbourhood of Belgravia. Its signature experiences include the famed Blue Bar, The Berkeley Bar & Terrace, and our Berkeley Café.

As a Shift Engineer, you will provide technical support to the hotel while on shift, ensuring hotel standards are maintained at the highest level. You will carry out and coordinate day-to-day repairs and maintenance of the mechanical & electrical equipment and building engineering assets, including Fire, Life & Safety systems equipment.

Main responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• Monitoring and maintaining equipment within the building so they are kept in good operational working order.
• Dealing with any issues immediately or reporting to the Line Manager when repairs cannot be performed.
• Responding to any lift breakdowns promptly, ensuring callouts are recorded, if attendance of contractors are out of agreed times, inform Duty Manager & Technical Services Line Managers.
• Issuing accurate permits for all contractors on site and signing off on work completion.
• The upkeep of all the Plant Rooms boiler house and Swimming pools by regularly planned inspections of these areas and taking necessary corrective or preventive actions as required.
• Monitoring cooling tower, chemical treatment plant and temperature as per provided procedures with any out of specification results being dealt with and any faults reported to your line manager.
• Assist the guest with any requests they might have whilst staying in the hotel.
• Ensuring all electrical appliances are visually safe and report any defects to the Front Office Team.
• Carry out routine maintenance on all AC condensers, FCUs and refrigeration units.
• Contribute in maintaining an excellent level of service in conjunction with the minimum requirement of the LQA and Forbes standards at all times.

Successful candidates for the Shift Engineer will demonstrate genuine dedication to The Berkeley and The Emory and show a commitment to consistent quality in our product and service. This is an exciting role for a talented individual who is looking for a new challenge and wants to join a fast-paced and high performing team renowned for their approach and delivery of unparalleled service.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual, who ideally has knowledge of the hospitality or travel and tourism industry; however, this is not essential. The ideal candidate will be a team player who is a fast learner, adaptable and has exceptional interpersonal and communication skills. We anticipate applicants will have worked in a similar role within a luxury hotel environment.

Here at Maybourne, we strive to reward our colleagues for the incredible work they do every single day. In return for your hard work and dedication we offer you:

• Financial Stability
• Excellent salary package.
• Family Friendly company policies including enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay.
• Holiday allowance increase after 3 and 5 years of service.
• Travel Season Ticket Loans.
• Pension Scheme.
• Salary Sacrifice.
• Holiday Trading.
• Retail Discount.
• Health and Wellbeing Support.
• Subsidised monthly Podiatrist and Masseuse treatments.
• Flu vaccination vouchers.
• Eye test vouchers and contributions towards glasses.
• A dedicated team of Mental Health First Aiders & 24-hour colleague assistance helpline.
• On and off-site Occupational Health Service.
• Death in Service salary contribution.
• Various wellbeing activities focused on mental and physical health.
• A complimentary state-of-the-art all-day dining colleague restaurant serving a range of nutritious meals.
• Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing & Social Champions.
• Volunteering opportunities.
• Recognition and Career Development.
• Referral Scheme Introduce a Star where you can earn up to £1,500.
• Instant colleague recognition and award programme with generous prizes.
• Colleague of the month nominations with generous prizes.
• Additional paid day off to celebrate your Birthday.
• Internal transfer and promotion opportunities.
• In-house training and development team with a strong focus on career progression and personal growth.
• Long service awards.
• Memorable experiences.
• Preferential room rates of £50 per overnight stay for yourself or your family across the Maybourne.
• Hotel Guest Experience Stay including an overnight stay and wining and dining at our renowned restaurants and bars.
• 50% Food and Beverage discount across the Maybourne.
• Social events (Annual Awards, Summer Maybourne Picnic, Welcome to Work, Annual Colleague Party, Annual Colleague Children Party, etc.).
• Wedding and Baby gifts.
• Retirement functions.

*Terms and conditions apply to all benefits.

Eligibility: In line with the requirements of 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.