Head of Engineering & Maintenance

SUMMARY:
Luxury Estate & Hotel Group based in and around Franschhoek is looking for an experienced Head of Engineering & Maintenance.  
 
You will excel in this role if you are an efficient, solution-driven individual with a passion for exceptional service whilst maintaining a high degree of operational delivery.
 
The successful candidate must be an experienced Facilities / Maintenance Manager who will be responsible for the overall oversight, planning, functioning and performance of the department, which operates over multiple sites, and includes the people management, strategic planning and reporting that is required for the role.

POSITION INFO:
Duties:

Oversee, manage and maintain all areas relating to maintenance, so as to ensure effective hotel operational requirements
Plan, supervise and conduct the maintenance and service schedules of relevant hotel equipment and fleet of vehicles within the group
Work closely with the relevant Hotel Managers, Group Operational Manager and Heads of Departments to ensure all maintenance requests are resolved in a timely fashion, with excellent record-keeping and efficient feedback
Develop a preventative maintenance program that ensures compliance with all relevant warrantees, safety legislation and maintenance best practice
Ensure the secure and safe usage of all equipment items
Manage, train, guide and develop the staff in their required skills
Ensure that malfunctioning equipment is repaired and brought back online in the minimum down-time
Maintain a thorough stock level of frequently used equipment, supplies and relevant items
Maintain inspection, stock control and purchasing records
Obtain best price quotes from reliable suppliers and build a base of approved service providers
Preparing annual Maintenance budgets, including any purchasing for machinery or other CAPEX items, maintaining existing materials and machinery, and labour
Ensure, enforce and maintain Health and Safety standards

Requirements:

Matric Certificate
Tertiary qualification in Facilities / Maintenance / Engineering or related field beneficial
Minimum of 5 years of Facilities / Maintenance Manager experience
Hotel or property maintenance experience would be advantageous
Valid Driver’s license
Proficient in the use of MS Office
Planning, process excellence and service delivery
Experience with CAPEX & Operational budgeting
Experience with preventative maintenance planning and execution
Focused on quality and attention to detail with innovation ideas to bring about change and results
Teamwork, cross collaboration and building high performance teams
Managing a large team