Maintenance Supervisor

About TFE

TFE Hotels is an exciting place to be. We’re growing fast and we’re surrounded by opportunities in new geographies, and across our existing hotels. The best part is we’re big enough to grab those opportunities, and small enough where you can really get involved and make a direct difference to the way we operate.

Whoever you are, and whatever you do, if you’re passionate, driven and flexible, you can impact our guest experience, and our business, every single day. A career at TFE Hotels will always feel rewarding, from the simple smile of a happy guest, through to a big shout out from your team.

About the role

As Maintenance Supervisor at Vibe Hotel Adelaide, You demonstrates enthusiasm and flair for providing exemplary guest service by embracing the “Go MAD” philosophy. Responsible for managing all processes within the maintenance and engineering department and directly responsible for the implementation of all preventative maintenance scheduling and planning of expenditure as determined and outlined. The property has 187 rooms and a massive floor plan, the role is hands on, tools on and very independent.

To be successful in this role you should :

• Respond and attend to guest repair requests and welcome and acknowledge all guests according to company standards, anticipate and address guests.
• Understand and operate advanced electrical, plumbing, refrigeration, and boiler systems.
• Communicate with different types of people to comprehend what they want and to provide them with information and assistance.
• Check for new maintenance requests from the PMS (Property Management System) and update remarks once the task is completed.
• Update the maintenance work order form / Job card and file them. 
• Ability to interpret readings from meters & gauges and other measuring units.
• Ability to work under pressure situations and exercise good judgment.
• Perform maintenance activities in hotel public areas like plunging toilets, unclogging drains, repairing all types of hardware, plumbing, and electrical equipment, and cosmetic items. 
• Perform general housekeeping and engineering-related inventory duties and able to work independently
• ​​To operate as an independent mechanic by analyzing problems, identifying courses of action, and implementing solutions with available resources and to a high degree of quality.
• To be available for any emergencies and act in an engineering capacity to protect guests and associates, and preserve the building and its systems during the emergency.
• Abel to repair walls, maintain a swimming pool, garden areas, plant rooms, Ac filtration, check and maintain function rooms, dealing with sub-contractors. If worked on the Plumbing side that is an added advantage.
• The role is sometimes on call.

Who can APPLY-

•  Minimum 1-2 yrs of experience. Who has building management experience eg. age-care, not necessarily from a hotel background.​​​​​​​
• Candidates must have experience maintaining a garden, managing a pool and strong preference for their pool operator’s certification.
•  Possess appropriate Industry Trade Qualification.
•  Occupational Health & Safety qualifications/skills.
•  Testing & tagging licenses are not essential but advantageous