Maintenance Manager

Moonfleet Manor | Dorset Coast
Permanent | 40 hours over 5 days (including weekends)
Staff Accommodation available – first 3-months at no charge to assist relocation

Moonfleet Manor, part of the Luxury Family Hotels collection, is a much-loved coastal hotel where exceptional standards meet a relaxed, family focused atmosphere. We are dedicated to providing our guests with an exceptional experience and are looking for an enthusiastic and hands-on Maintenance Manager to join our team. This role is key in supporting the smooth running of the hotel’s facilities, ensuring our guests enjoy a safe, comfortable, and memorable stay.

Key Responsibilities:
• Supervise and motivate the maintenance team, ensuring tasks are completed to the highest standard.
• Assist with planning and overseeing preventative maintenance schedules to minimise downtime and extend equipment life.
• Carry out routine maintenance tasks, including plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and painting where required.
• Manage all aspects of swimming pool maintenance, ensuring safety standards and regulatory compliance are met.
• Conduct regular inspections of guest rooms, public areas, and plant equipment, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.
• Coordinate external contractors and suppliers, ensuring work is completed safely, on time, and to standard.
• Monitor stock levels, assist with budget control, and ensure tools and materials are well maintained.
• Call out - provide guidance to the hotel team outside of normal working hours and attend on site if required.
• Support health & safety standards, risk assessments, and statutory compliance across all areas of the hotel.

About You:
• Previous experience in a maintenance or facilities role, ideally within hospitality or a similar environment.
• Strong technical knowledge across a range of trades.
• Proven team supervisory experience.
• Plant room operating training (desired).
• Emergency First Responder certification (desired).
• Fire Safety qualification (desired).
• Organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• A confident problem-solver with a proactive approach.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across departments.

Why work with us?

• Training and development is central to life at LFH, it’s something we truly value. We are proudly certified by the Institute of Hospitality and support our teams’ development through partnerships with award-winning, hospitality specific apprenticeship providers.
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
• EarlyPay – Need to access some of your monthly salary a little early sometimes? No problem!
• Cycle to work scheme
• Help@Hand - Our online health and wellbeing service – Get same day remote GP appointments, Mental Health support and Physiotherapy on us.
• Life Assurance Benefit for peace of mind for your loved ones.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity packages
• Want to give back but never have the time? We will give you a paid day off for any volunteering or fundraising you would like to get involved in once a year
• The LFH Benefit Hub – Easily accessible employee discount platform for you to take advantage of at your favourite high street and online retailers
• 50% off Food and Beverage and the Spa across Luxury Family Hotels.
• Incredible discounted hotel stays for you, friends and family

Please ensure you check the hotel location as some of our hotels are hidden away and you will have to use your own transport to locate us!

Who are LFH?

Part of the Luxury Family Hotel Group, Moonfleet Manor Hotel is set overlooking the incredible Jurassic coastline offering our guests the perfect location for a coastal family getaway.

We are dedicated to creating an inspiring space for our team members that is fun, all-inclusive, professional and rewarding – just as a career in hospitality should be!

Here at LFH we are an equal opportunities employer and strive to create a diverse and accessible workplace for all. We believe in a culture and inclusive team member experience that values people from all backgrounds, race and religions. We respect, value and embrace diversity and ensure everyone is recognised and respected, we celebrate our differences.