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  • Cluster Maintenance Manager
    Cluster Maintenance Manager
    3 days ago
    £71750 yearly
    Full-time
    Temple, London

    Job Ref: 13423 Branch: Apex Temple Court Hotel - London Location: Apex Temple Court Hotel, London Salary/Benefits: Competitive Pay plus excellent company benefits and perks. Contract type: Permanent Hours: Full Time Shift pattern: 5 out of 7 Hours per week: 40 Posted date: 05/08/2026 Closing date: 16/09/2026 Why join Apex Hotels? You'll be welcomed into Apex Hotels with genuine warmth as you join us as a Cluster Maintenance Manager for Apex Temple Court and Apex City of London Hotel. From your very first day, you'll be part of a team that truly cares, where people feel valued, included, and connected. We love individuality – it's what brings the spark, the curiosity, and the human touch to every interaction. Role Overview Our Cluster Maintenance Manager will always be motivated and highly engaged to provide personalised 'world class' customer care and service to all guests, team members, clients and directors, in line with our brand standards and procedures – ensuring every guest request is completed promptly and decisively, and aspiring to make the impossible, possible. As part of the senior leadership team, you will be responsible for leading a multi-disciplined maintenance team in the delivery of the short and long-term planning and management of the engineering operations for the cluster properties, across both the front and back of house. You will ensure an efficient and economic running of the engineering disciplines, supplying services as required to the entire operation and maintaining equipment, building and utility services in optimum condition. This role will include operational cluster shift coverage across a seven-day senior duty management rota and working between properties on a rotational basis. Main Responsibilities • Lead the planning, scheduling and delivery of all preventative and reactive maintenance programmes across accommodation, public areas, and mechanical and electrical plant systems, • Develop and deliver annual OPEX, CAPEX, repair and refurbishment plans, on time and within budget, • Proactively control maintenance consumable costs against departmental budgets and revenue performance, • Drive product quality standards and property upkeep through regular strategy meetings, performance reviews and continuous improvement, • Oversee the implementation and ongoing use of the Engineering Management System (LOGIT / CAFM Explorer) to support efficiency and compliance, • Achieve monthly Net Promoter and Guest Review Index targets, maintaining exceptional standards of presentation and attention to detail, • Lead health, safety, compliance and building security activity, ensuring all statutory requirements, audits and inspections are met, • Produce clear cost-benefit analyses and business cases to support capital investment decisions, • Coach, train and develop the engineering team to maximise productivity and service quality, • Collaborate with hotel leadership and external stakeholders to deliver strategic objectives, support community initiatives, and promote apprenticeship and talent development About You As Cluster Maintenance Manager, you will show initiative, be able to prioritise your workload, and have an organised and methodical approach to your work. You will have an excellent understanding of Health and Safety in the workplace, plus a good understanding of legal compliance and record keeping. This role is based across our London Cluster, and you will support other Lead Engineers within the wider cluster. We love to welcome people with different experiences and from different places into our Apex family. We want to ensure you get the best experience from the role as you begin your journey with us. To excel within this role, you will have: • Clear and influencing communicator with the ability to interact across all levels, • Ability to adapt and drive a continuous growth and transformational mindset, • Strong organisation skills with the ability to multitask, • Thorough knowledge of all types of mechanical equipment such as chillers, boilers, water softeners, refrigeration and HVAC equipment, • A cost-efficient and profit-driven approach, • The ability to identify and manage the best resources to achieve targets, • The ability to translate strategies into practical plans, • Confidence deploying time-in-motion exercises to ensure optimum cost engineering, • A track record of building and developing a guest-centric team culture, • A strong understanding of related H&S building and engineering requirements, • A coaching, supporting and challenging approach to deliver operational targets, • The ability to create an open environment Benefits You will work with great people, enjoy your time at work, develop new friendships, networks, and skills, and of course you will also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits, which includes: • 35 days holiday, • Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme, • In-house company interactive employee communication app, • Entry to our state-of-the-art gym and pools, • Healthy meals to enjoy while you're working, • Training and development from day one, • £200 referral bonus when your friends or family join the team And once you smash your probation, you'll also receive: • Contributions to a pension scheme, • Involvement in our employee recognition schemes, • 50% discount in our restaurants, • Annual anniversary complimentary guest experience – overnight stay and dinner for two, • Cycle to Work Scheme, • Discounted room rates, • Spa discount, • Life Assurance Cover Come and join our team, guided by our values of trust, friendliness, teamwork, and passion – the good stuff that makes hospitality feel effortless. Here, you'll shine in your own way, creating joyful moments that lift the everyday. This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. However, candidates who were granted Skilled Worker status prior to 22 July 2025 who have had continuous permission may still qualify for sponsorship. About Apex Temple Court Hotel Apex Temple Court Hotel is just seconds from Fleet Street. This hotel is perfect for visiting Theatreland, Covent Garden or London's business districts in the square mile. Tucked away in an intimate, contemporary space just beyond the reception of Apex Temple Court Hotel, Chambers Restaurant is perfect for any occasion. Chambers' menu is focused yet diverse: Canape options set the table for traditional mains with a modern twist, as the culinary team covers the spectrum of European cuisine. Chambers' unique settings include an artful main dining room with innovative lighting schemes and a charming outdoor dining space in the hotel's courtyard, surrounded by historic Temple Court buildings.

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  • LIVE IN APPRENTICE HOUSEKEEPER AT KENSINGTON HOSTEL
    LIVE IN APPRENTICE HOUSEKEEPER AT KENSINGTON HOSTEL
    1 month ago
    £10 hourly
    Full-time
    London

    this is an Apprenticeship - which means you'd be working as a housekeeper as normal in the hostel but doing some additional studies leading to a qualification? We believe this represents an excellent opportunity to: (1) Work in a Kensington/Chelsea hostel/hotel (2) Gain a highly respected vocational qualification: You must be willing to be considered to be take on as an Apprentice and work and study at the same time. WORK Housekeeping is responsible for ensuring all rooms and bathrooms are cleaned and kept immaculate. It is hard work but very rewarding in that you will improve: • your English/ communication skills, • your team-working skills, • your social skills and confidence, • gain experience in the hospitality environment As time allows and based on your appetite we will also train you up on: -reception to help cover breaks and also potentially to move over if when a position opens up • maintenance so you can help with basic maintenance And get to explore London living on one of the best areas - Kensington and Chelsea. You'll make friends for life in the hostel too. You must be a hard-working, happy to clean and reliable - and have a good eye for detail.] The housekeeping position involves doing a total of 5 shifts per week which can be between 4 and 8 hours per day depending on how busy we are. These are approximate hours and you might more or less depending on how busy the hostel is e.g. more on weekends less on weeekdays generally. STUDY / HOSPITALITY QUALIFICATION You would study towards a Hospitality Team Member Apprenticeship Level 2. This is a 12 month course which we will pay for and will pay you to do 3 hours study per week – outside of your working hours. Remuneration Package For this role we offer a comprehensive live-in package which allows travellers to parachute easily into London life comprising: • Starting pay will be the minimum wage for an apprentice (currently £8) and will be dependent on your skills and experience., • Free accommodation and free breakfast and food, • monthly bonus for excellence behaviours / going above and beyond, • accommodation in a dormitory (of course you can opt not to live in the hostel);, • use of laundry facilities (to wash and dry your clothes and bed linen);, • free breakfast and free food to cook your own lunch and dinner;, • free fast wifi, • there is also free food available at other times to e.g. cook lunch/snacks. This includes basic foodstuffs such as bread, milk, pasta, rice etc If there's anything else you want ordered that you eat then as long as it’s reasonable and basic we'll buy it. You will improve: • your communication skills, • your team-working skills, • your social skills and confidence, • gain managerial experience in the hospitality environment And you'll get to explore London living on one of the best areas - Kensington and Chelsea. You'll make friends for life in the hostel too. Please let me know if this of interest and if so we can progress to a WA video call.

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