Painter & Decorator / Maintenance Assistant

  • The Imperial London Hotels Ltd
  • Sep 05, 2025
Full time Real Estate

Job Description

Maintenance Handyperson

Imperial London Hotel Group

40 hours a week. Fully Flexible hours within 8.00am to 8.00pm

£25,856.00 + Benefits

In joining our team, you ll be immediately welcomed into the Imperial London Hotels (ILH) family where we have a rich history of 175 years of hospitality experience creating unique guest experiences.

Our seven hotels are all located in the heart of Bloomsbury, Central London. From our charming 34-bedroom boutique Morton Hotel to our largest and lively Royal National hotel with a huge 1630-bedrooms, there is a role here for everyone from Housekeeper to Sous Chef and Shift Engineer to Hotel General Manager.

We are now recruiting for a Maintainance Assistant to work at one of our hotels.

With over 3076 bedrooms, 10 restaurants across our 7 Imperial London Hotels, our maintenance team are never short of something to do. As Painter and Decorator, you are a key part of our maintenance team supporting all types of painting and decorating jobs (general maintenance and refurbishment) both inside and outside the hotels and other buildings to our company standard using appropriate tools and equipment, whilst keeping a clean and tidy working area.

No two days are ever the same, though some of your key duties will include; minor repairs to walls and joinery using appropriate fillers and sealants, preparing surfaces ready for decoration, regular floor walks to inspect wall coverings and other public areas reporting any defects and repair immediately, working with contractors as directed by the Maintenance Manager

You ll coordinate your daily tasks and any other scheduled maintenance activity with your front of house team to ensure requests are managed promptly and in a timely manner whilst operating in a safe and efficient way according to all H&S legislation and company policy.

What we d like from you

Ideally you will have had some previous experience painting and decorating or general maintainance, but if you haven t don t worry, we ll support you with practical training and development to help you reach your full potential. What we d like from you is a positive can-do attitude, able to work independently and as part of team.

A stickler for detail, you ll take pride in delivering a great job each time. Able to prioritise and multi-task, you ll be confident speaking with both guests and anyone in the business. With a high standard of personal presentation and grooming, a positive attitude, you will be flexible to work in range of different work situations as required.

What you ll get in return

  • Holidays 28 (inc. of bank holidays) increasing with length of service up to 33 days
  • Reward and recognition schemes including discounts across a number of high street brands
  • 30% discount to friends and family at our hotels (excluding Morton Hotel)
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Workplace pension scheme
  • Interest free season ticket loan (after probation)
  • Training and development through our ILH Group Academy to support your career development and growth.
  • Employee recognition awards, Christmas Party and other social events.
  • Free Meals on Duty
  • Local discounts at Gym, Dry Cleaners, Restaurant outlets