Hotel Maintenance Manager

Role overview

Maryborough Hotel in Cork is hiring a full-time Hotel Maintenance Manager to oversee the upkeep, safety, and day-to-day functioning of the property. The position focuses on ensuring that building systems, planned maintenance work, and guest-facing maintenance needs are handled promptly and to a high standard.

Key responsibilities

• Run the hotel’s daily maintenance activity and make sure the building operates smoothly, including scheduled preventive maintenance.
• Ensure all maintenance and safety procedures are followed and that work throughout the hotel complies with health and safety regulations.
• Manage maintenance contractors and tender activity, including collecting quotations for reactive jobs.
• Keep all building and facilities maintenance areas properly maintained and in good condition.
• Maintain strong standards across every area of the hotel and support overall property care.
• Control maintenance-related costs, including opportunities to reduce energy use.
• Make sure items on the maintenance list are completed without delay.
• Carry out frequent hotel inspections to spot repair and maintenance needs.
• Ensure quality checks and documentation are completed and consistently followed.
• Respond to guest maintenance issues quickly and in line with the hotel’s procedures.
• Oversee maintenance purchasing in line with the hotel’s purchasing policy.

Candidate profile

The ideal candidate will have worked in a customer-facing setting, with hotel or hospitality experience preferred but not mandatory. Strong working knowledge of maintenance, housekeeping, facilities, and health and safety standards is important, along with prior experience managing maintenance operations.

Essential skills and qualities

• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to deal professionally with guests, other departments, and housekeeping teams.
• Good organisational ability.
• Flexibility and adaptability.

Preferred but not essential

• Trainer qualification.
• Health and safety-related certification such as First Aid, Manual Handling Instruction, or Risk Assessor training.
• 2 to 3 years of experience in a 4-star hotel.
• Additional trade skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Access to the company pension scheme.
• Friends and family discounts across the hotel.
• Team social and wellbeing events.
• Annual team awards, service recognition, and monthly Team Member of the Month recognition.
• Meals provided during duty hours.