Job Description
Fairmont St Andrews has an excellent opportunity for a motivated and experienced pool specialist, who is knowledgeable about pool systems and is looking to advance their career within a Hospitality environment.
The Pool Plant Technician will be responsible for maintaining and repairing minor pool plant equipment and providing general maintenance of the pool plant facility. This will be a cross functional role between Fairmont Spa and the Engineering Department.
A little more about the role:
· Perform all aspects of routine maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs of spa pools and general spa facilities. May also include water treatment/water hygiene tasks within the hotel when not within the spa.
· Demonstrate a good knowledge and practice of pools circulation pumps, chemical dosing systems, heating systems, filtration systems and equipment
· Provide daily inspections of the pool plant facility to ensure all systems and equipment are in good working order.
· Work closely with the Spa Leisure and Resort’s Engineering teams to ensure all daily water testing and water treatment schedules are completed in line with NOP and ERP guidelines.
· A key point of contact for our Spa Manager, Director of Facilities and external Pool Plant Engineers - Jet Pools - to maintain the health and safety standards of all spa facilities.
· Work closely with Jet Pools, Engineering and the Spa Leisure team to provide a range of planned maintenance tasks and spa programming with minimal disruption to hotel guests and members.
· Perform a range preventative maintenance procedure in accordance with existing safety protocols, daily, weekly, quarterly and annual servicing schedules.
· Maintain excellent records of pool maintenance and water testing records.
· Ordering and inventory of all pool chemicals, PPE and cleaning supplies in line with the required Health & Safety guidelines.
· Monitor and service amenities such as sauna, steam room and drench bucket shower and sounding spa environment, reporting any faults to Duty Engineer.
· Provide an emergency response support, problem-solving and troubleshooting with all aspects of the pool and pool plant equipment.
· Perform all other duties as required for the role.
Qualifications
* An Accredited Level 3- or Three-Day pool plant technician qualification or equivalent, demonstrating good knowledge of and practice of pool water treatment and testing, principles of pool plant operations and chemical safety.
* A minimum of 1 years’ experience in a maintenance role, preferably in health club, spa or hospitality environment is desirable
* Experience with pool plant rooms and excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
* Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritise tasks. Good communication and interpersonal skills and ability when working in multiple departments.
* Must be eligible to work in the UK
Additional Information
* Competitive hourly rate + Commission
* Staff shuttle service to/from St Andrews
* Complimentary staff canteen
* 50% off dining in our Food and Beverage outlets
* Employee rates for Spa treatments and green fees
* Complimentary access to gym and pool services
* Growth opportunities
* On-the-job training
* Regular social events