A real shift
A planned preventative maintenance list in the morning, reactive jobs from the radio all day, and room blocks out of order when something bigger needs doing. On-call nights are common.
Skills that matter
- Multi-trade skills
- Fault finding
- Legionella and water safety awareness
- Fire system basics
- Working in occupied rooms
Qualifications
- City & Guilds or NVQ in electrical, plumbing or building services; 18th Edition wiring regs for electricians
- F-Gas certification for refrigeration and air conditioning
- Gas Safe registration for gas work
Where it leads
- Maintenance technician
- Maintenance supervisor
- Chief engineer
What we'd ask on the show
- What breaks in hotels and why
- The shower that floods three floors
- Engineering as the hotel's hidden heroes