Maintenance Technician -Milnerton
- Location
- Western Cape
- Closing date
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In brief
**Overview** This role is for a Maintenance Technician at Virgin Active South Africa's Milnerton location. The primary purpose of the position is to oversee and manage all aspects of preventative maintenance, equipment and facility repairs, project management, budget adherence for maintenance plans and suppliers, and the effective management of a maintenance team. The role ensures that the club's facilities and equipment are maintained to brand standards, within budget, and in compliance with health and safety regulations. **What you will do** * Manage and execute preventative maintenance schedules for equipment (including HVAC) and facilities. * Perform hands-on repair and maintenance of plant, premises, and gym equipment, adhering to brand standards. * Communicate faults, action plans, and operational impacts to relevant managers and regional teams. * Utilize internal systems for logging faults, tracking downtime, and managing maintenance history. * Liaise with landlords, contractors, and suppliers for issue resolution and repairs. * Conduct daily visual inspections of the club, checking job books, checklists, and pool logs to identify and action maintenance tasks. * Ensure pool maintenance is completed according to operating standards, including checking, recording readings, dosing, backwashing, and ensuring proper temperatures. * Manage health and safety requirements within your department, ensuring familiarity with the OSH Act. * Assist in maintaining brand standards and managing action plans to conclusion. * Manage projects from initiation to conclusion, ensuring compliance with specifications, health and safety, and quality checks, including follow-up on snag lists. * Ensure maintenance operations stay within budget by liaising with management and controlling repair costs and quotes. * Control and maintain stock levels, utilizing e-procurement systems with preferred suppliers and authorization, and checking quality and delivery of orders. * Manage the maintenance team to achieve scheduled tasks, prioritizing, setting timelines, ensuring quality control, and distributing tasks equitably. * Manage staffing, including ensuring adequate training, communicating company initiatives, managing shift rosters and leave, inducting staff, and developing a succession plan. * Be available for call-outs and telephonic assistance. * Comply with lawful and reasonable requests from your manager. **Requirements (from the original advert)** Not specified **Who should apply** This role would suit an individual who is hands-on, proactive in preventative maintenance, and capable of performing repairs on various club assets including plant, premises, and gym equipment. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, adept at using internal systems for fault logging and stock control, and possess strong communication skills to liaise with internal teams, landlords, and contractors. They should be detail-oriented, able to conduct thorough inspections, and committed to maintaining brand standards and health & safety compliance. Experience in managing a team, handling budgets, and overseeing projects from start to finish is essential. The role also requires availability for call-outs and a willingness to assist with diverse maintenance-related tasks. **Deadline** 16th October, 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/maintenance-technician-milnerton-virgin-active-south-africa Source: myjobmag
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