Maintenance Manager

  • Watton Recruitment Ltd
  • Bedford, Bedfordshire
  • Nov 05, 2025
Full time Hospitality & Tourism

Job Description

Our Bedford based client are currently recruiting for a Maintenance Manager on a permanent basis. Working Monday to Friday (emergency call out at weekends possible)

The role will involve

  • Oversea day to day operation of repairs, alterations and installation of work
  • Responsible for planned scheduling, creation and overseeing the adherence and timely completion of work carried out.
  • Set and implement preventative maintenance programmes, thus ensuring quality of the FF&E and plant equipment
  • Control invoices and external providers costs
  • Produce information, analysis and reports to ensure line management are informed of project/work progress, problems and agreed resolutions
  • Recruit, supervise and train maintenance team members
  • Inspect works to ensure compliance with required standards, and performance targets and take corrective action under direction of line management as appropriate
  • Conduct risk assessments of processes and tasks in the hotels under their responsibilities
  • Deal with contractors to make sure any emergency work is carried out in a good timely manner.

Skills Required

  • At least 2 years experience within maintenance
  • Experience of plumbing/carpentry and electrical systems
  • Can-do attitude
  • Team leader, a natural leader
  • Operational mind-set
  • Creative & well organised

Benefits:

  • Free Parking
  • Free bonus break vouchers
  • Discounted rates worldwide
  • Friends & Family rates