Maintenance Assistant - Hell Bay Hotel
If you’re a fanatical fixer and methodical about maintenance, we’d love to welcome you to help care for our hotel and grounds on Bryher.
We have roles across all our departments and double or twin rooms available. Share our opportunities with your partner or best friend, and let them join your island adventure.
Department: Hell Bay Hotel
Salary: From £12.25 per hour, dependent on experience
Hours: 45-52 hours per week, with 2 days off
Contract Length: Seasonal, March – October (dates can be flexible)
Duties Include:
- Assisting the maintenance manager with actioning all hotel maintenance requirements
- Ensuring high standards of functionality, efficiency and safety throughout the property
- Swimming pool and plant room maintenance
- Completing regular maintenance on sewage systems
- General gardening and ensuring all outdoor areas are well-maintained
- Liaising with our wider Services/Maintenance team on Tresco for assistance with repairs
- Meeting the freight boat and transporting deliveries to the hotel
- Assisting the Porter with driving guests and luggage to and from the quay as required
- Meeting and Greeting guests from the boat upon arrival
- Assisting with waste disposal for the hotel
Our Ideal Candidate:
- Experience in a similar role is essential, along with any qualification or exposure to electrics, plumbing, fire safety, carpentry, etc.
- A hands-on, can-do person with an eye for detail
- Able to prioritise conflicting demands and allocate budget accordingly
- A driving licence is essential, and previous tractor and Merlo experience is desirable
- Welcoming and helpful with friendly customer service
- Able to quickly pick up new skills in a new environment
- Proactive, self-motivated and able to work well both individually and as part of a larger team
- Good communication and people management skills
- Willing to work weekends and be on call two evenings per week
About Tresco Island and Hell Bay Hotel
At the heart of the Isles of Scilly archipelago, 28 miles from the Cornish coast, Tresco Island is a family‐run business comprising the whole island of Tresco and the Hell Bay Hotel on the neighbouring island of Bryher.
With timeshare and rental cottages, a 16-bedroom inn, two restaurants, a world-famous garden, a spa, an art gallery, a shop and a working farm, Tresco is a subtropical island known for its deserted bays, aquamarine seas and exceptional guest experiences.
Just across the water on the neighbouring island of Bryher, Hell Bay Hotel stands as Scilly’s highest-rated hotel and restaurant. Our boutique hotel offers 25 suites, a 3AA Rosette restaurant, a Crab Shack and wellness facilities - a haven of calm amidst the wild seascape of Bryher's west coast.
Working and Living Here
If the opportunity to live and work on a subtropical island isn't enough, there's a range of great benefits and perks, including:
- On-island accommodation, minutes from the beach
- Paid travel to and from the island at the start and end of your time with us
- Competitive pay and the opportunity for gratuities with many roles
- Many roles include delicious on-duty meals
- 20% off in our restaurants, pub, spa and shops
- Free scheduled boating and camping kit hire, and discounted watersports equipment hire, to help you explore
- And many more...
