General Maintenance Technician (Hotel)

Handy with a drill, a paintbrush and a tap washer? The retirement village in Mamelodi has a list waiting for you. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

Home base is a retirement village on the Mamelodi side of Gauteng. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Work through the maintenance log each morning and prioritise urgent requests
• Check fire extinguishers, emergency lights and escape routes on a monthly checklist
• Get quotes from outside contractors and let them in for bigger jobs
• Hang doors, fit locks and adjust sliding door rails
• Service pool pumps, gate motors and garage door openers

• Honest and trusted to work inside occupied units
• Code 08 licence to run errands to the hardware store
• Grade 10 at least; matric is a plus
• Your own tools are a plus, but safe tool handling is a must
• Available for the occasional weekend emergency

• Experience with a work order system on a phone app
• Pool and borehole pump experience
• Basic first aid certificate

• On-site accommodation at some estates
• Meals on duty at hotel sites
• Uniform and safety boots supplied
• Training on specialised equipment like gate motors and pool plant

• Write your CV as a skills list first: painting, tiling, plumbing, gate motors, pools. Managers scan for the skills their site needs.
• Do not claim electrical work you are not licensed to sign off. Say "basic electrical, no DB work" instead.