Handyperson | InterContinental Melbourne the Rialto

At InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto, we're not just a hotel, we're an icon of luxury and a beacon of sophistication in the heart of Melbourne. As part of the world's largest family of luxury hotels, we take pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental® brand, inspired by decades of international know-how and rich local insights. If you're ready to embrace a wider world of experiences and craft memorable journeys for our guests, we'd love for you to join our team.

Your day to day

As a handyperson you’ll keep everything looking sharp and running like clockwork. You will also be responsible for prioritising work orders through urgent requests, such as general repairs, painting and assisting the Maintenance Team in carrying out preventative maintenance in and around the hotel. 

Your day to day tasks include

• Perform day-to-day general maintenance duties within the hotel
• Work with other maintenance staff to complete general maintenance and painting tasks
• Carry out general building maintenance duties
• Respond promptly to maintenance issues/requests and emergency calls
• Undertake regular inspections of guest rooms, public areas, conference rooms, restaurant, bar, plant and equipment
• Efficiently completing tasks within agreed timeframes
• Report any Occupational Health & Safety matters immediately and follow up to ensure they are resolved

What we need from you

• You will demonstrate a genuine interest in building repair and maintenance
• Take pride in your workmanship and your ability to resolve maintenance requests
• Able to multi-task, be available to work weekends, rotating schedule and display control under pressure
• Excellent communication skills and ability to engage with guests and colleagues in a positive and professional manner.
• At least 2-3 years previous hotel handyperson/maintenance experience or of a similar professional background (hospital's, cruise-ships, building facility management etc)
• Ability to work a variety of shifts including weekends and public holidays (we all share the load to cover a 7 days operation, and we get rewarded with weekend/public holidays penalty rates!).

What you can expect from us

In return, not only will you be rewarded with a competitive salary, you will also be rewarded with a range of benefits that supports you throughout your IHG career journey.

• Competitive Salary
• Paid Birthday Leave
• Enhanced parental leave program
• Proactive paid wellness and mental health days
• Some of the best colleague discounts across our IHG Hotels for accommodation, food and beverage
• An immense colleague discounts platform for all your favourite brands and retailers
• Most importantly, we’ll help you grow, and develop you as an individual.

Your career journey will be supported through our lifelong development programs, IHG career milestone celebrations, and transfer of entitlements as you move and grow with IHG.

We are proud to be InterContinental Melbourne the Rialto and proud to be IHG and we know you will be too. Visit http://careers.ihg.com/ to find out more about us.

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.