Maintenance Technician - Virgin Active South Africa



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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.



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