Maintenance Technician - Virgin Active South Africa

Your Purpose...

• Managing the preventative maintenance and state of repair to equipment and facilities
• Managing action plans/projects to the required standard.
• Managing maintenance plans & suppliers to be within budget.
• Managing the maintenance team to achieve the desired results

Your Duties and Responsibilities...

A: MANAGING THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND STATE OF REPAIR TO EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES

A1. Maintain and repair plant

• Follow the preventative schedule for HVAC
• Communicate faults and action plans to CGM/Ops and Regional MM
• Use maintenance log-in system on the intranet for faults
• Adhere to downtime as stipulated on the intranet
• Be hands-on and repair faults where possible

A2. Maintain and repair premises

• Liaise with landlord/contractors on issues/repairs
• Be hands-on and repair and maintain where possible according to brand standards.

A3. Maintain and repair gym equipment

• Complete and fax/email downtime reports to relevant contractors.
• Ensure completion of preventative maintenance as per contractor stipulations
• Maintain a history of equipment maintenance and preventative schedules
• Be hands-on, repair and maintain equipment according to brand standards

A4. Inspect the club to establish daily maintenance tasks

• Do visual inspection via walkabout.
• Check job book, MOD checklists and fitness checklists.
• Check the pool and enter the results on the pool log.
• Action tasks as per brand standards RAP sheet.
• Follow up on all maintenance-related issues on the Hey Manager cards.
• Schedule tasks from the preventative maintenance schedule.
• Liaise with CGM/Ops Manager on effects on operations in the club.

A5. Ensure pool maintenance is completed.

• Ensure the pool is checked and pool key readings recorded according to operating standards.
• Ensure inspection of weirs is conducted.
• Ensure the pool is dosed according to readings.
• Ensure backwashing falls within pressure parameters.
• Ensure the pool internal and external is maintained and repaired to brand standards.
• Ensure temperatures are displayed.
• Liaise with Ops/CGM and RMM as required.
• Ensure dosing systems do not run dry

A6. Manage health & safety requirements in the club

• Manage your department to work within the health & safety requirements.
• Familiarise yourself with the OSH Act.

MANAGING ACTION PLANS/PROJECTS TO THE REQUIRED STANDARD

B1. Assist in ensuring that brand standards are maintained

• Conduct regular brand standard checks.
• Assist in developing RAP.
• Assist GM/Ops to manage the RAP to conclusion.

B2. Manage projects to conclusion

• Ensure compliance to job specs.
• Ensure work areas left in condition found.
• Manage contractor to adhere to health and safety standards.
• Liaise with relevant parties.
• Sign off contractors job card on completion if satisfactory and quality checked.
• Follow up on snag lists.
• Refer snags/issues to Regional Maintenance Manager.

MANAGING MAINTENANCE PLANS & SUPPLIERS TO WITHIN BUDGET

C1. Ensure maintenance of Club is within budget.

• Liaise with CGM on budget constraints/availability.
• Ensure all repairs/costs/quotes to within budget.

C2. Control and maintain stock levels

• Ensure there is sufficient stock available at all times.
• Follow e-procurement system with the assistance from CGM/Ops using preferred suppliers and authorisation systems.
• Check quality and delivery of orders.
• Ensure stock control systems in place.

MANAGING THE MAINTENANCE TEAM TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED RESULTS

D1. Manage team to achieve scheduled tasks

• Priorities and set timelines for a team with tasks.
• Adhere to quality control standards.
• Follow up and check completed tasks.
• Establish an understanding of the task and correct tool application.
• Distribute tasks equitably in the team including tasks to yourself.

D2. Manage staffing compliment

• Ensure staff is adequately trained to deliver on functional/operational needs.
• Ensure communication on all company initiatives/launches.
• Manage shift rosters/leave cycles.
• Induct staff on operational needs
• Have a succession plan.

E. MISCELLANEOUS

• Be available for call-outs/ telephonic assistance.
• Assist and comply with any lawful and reasonable requests from the manager.