Director of Engineering

Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel

Location
Cape Town, Western Cape
Closing date

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In brief

**Overview** The Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel is seeking a Junior Team Leader for its Laundry department. The hotel fosters a culture built on kindness, active listening, and genuine connections with colleagues and guests. This role is responsible for overseeing laundry operations during a shift to ensure high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and comfort, contributing to total guest satisfaction and organisational profitability. **What you will do** * Keep Management well informed about all aspects of Laundry operations during a shift. * Maintain the highest standards in cleanliness, hygiene, and comfort towards total guest satisfaction by providing best-in-class service. * Maximise organisational profitability through effective utilisation of all resources. * Efficiently use and manage the inventory of supplies, linen, and equipment. * Assist in monitoring and controlling consumption of chemicals used in the Laundry. * Plan and implement preventive maintenance and cleaning schedules for Laundry machinery & equipment. * Assist Laundry Management in monitoring staff productivity. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Experience providing exceptional guest service and working in a fast-paced environment. * Friendly and attentive demeanor; ability to answer questions. * Strong communications skills to interact with guests as well as staff. * Previous experience in a similar role with good knowledge of staff and time management, stain treatments, industrial cleaning equipment, and products. **Who should apply** This role is suitable for individuals with previous experience in a similar laundry or operational role, particularly within a fast-paced, guest-service oriented environment. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills, a friendly and attentive demeanor, and practical knowledge of staff and time management, stain treatments, industrial cleaning equipment, and products. They should be proactive in maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene, efficient in resource management, and capable of assisting in the oversight of laundry operations and staff productivity. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/junior-team-leader-laundry-belmond-mount-nelson-hotel Source: myjobmag

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Job description

Primary Responsibilities Include: * Lead the Engineering function, ensuring the hotel, facilities, plant and equipment are maintained to exceptional five-star standards, with a strong focus on preventative maintenance and operational reliability. * Protect and enhance the hotel’s physical assets through proactive asset management, lifecycle planning and the identification of future maintenance and investment requirements. * Lead capital projects and refurbishments, ensuring projects are carefully planned and delivered on time, within budget and with minimal disruption to the guest experience. * Champion safety, compliance and sustainability, ensuring all engineering operations meet health, safety, statutory and life-safety requirements while driving improvements in energy, water and resource efficiency. * Manage the department’s financial performance, including operating budgets, engineering expenditure, service contracts, utilities and capital requirements, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency without compromising quality. * Lead and develop a high-performing Engineering team, fostering accountability, technical excellence and close collaboration with operational departments to support an exceptional guest experience. Requirements What You Bring: * A relevant engineering or technical qualification, together with significant experience in engineering or facilities management, ideally within a five-star hotel or luxury hospitality environment. * Proven leadership experience managing and developing an Engineering team. * Strong technical knowledge of building services, preventative maintenance, critical plant and asset management, together with experience delivering capital projects. * Strong commercial acumen, with experience managing budgets, utilities, service contracts and capital expenditure. * Sound knowledge of health and safety, statutory compliance, life-safety requirements and sustainable engineering practices. * A proactive, solutions-focused leader who combines technical expertise with a genuine understanding of luxury hospitality, excellent attention to detail and a commitment to an exceptional guest experience.

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