Technical Assistant - Beckenham

Technical Assistant - The Spa at Beckenham

Reports to: Assistant General Manager        

Location: Beckenham, Kent

Salary: £19,000

Job Type: Permanent, 40 hours per week, including weekends, evenings and early morning shifts as required.

Start date: ASAP

Mytime Active’s aim is to improve the wellbeing of our customers and their communities through well managed, accessible and good value leisure, golf and health services.

Mytime Active Leisure is predominantly in the London borough of Bromley, we invest in our local communities to improve their access to quality health and fitness services.

We are looking for a technical assistant to provide technical support at the Spa Leisure Centre.  You may be required to work at other sites at times.   You will play a key part to ensure that effective and efficient routine, planned and reactive maintenance is undertaken to a high standard.  Your responsibilities will include:

• First line response to maintenance issues and general maintenance in the centre including lock fittings, ladder height light bulb changes, minor repairs including door fittings, windows, bathroom fittings and fixtures

• General upkeep of the building including updating decoration, undertaking building routine and planned maintenance tasks, including emergency repairs to ensure the site is safely maintained
• Liaising with the General Manager regarding technical problems affecting the site, including regular updates regarding outstanding faults, ensuring that all relevant tests and records associated with statutory testing, PPM, defect reports and service reports are undertaken and maintained correctly
• Monitoring of pool water, quality testing including weekly water balance index in accordance with the current swimming pool water treatment guidelines, recording and taking appropriate action.  Able to carry out the correct operation of the pumping, dosing and filtration plant

You need to have good practical skills with the ability to carry out minor repairs efficiently and neatly in a leisure or similar environment. You will be a team player with good organisation/time management skills and be able to achieve results without close supervision.  Good verbal, written and numeracy skills are also needed for this job role.  A Pool Plant Operator qualification is desirable but training will be provided for the right candidate.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including:

• Free access to Mytime Leisure & Golf;
• 22 days annual leave plus bank holiday entitlement;
• Holiday purchase scheme;
• 20% off food and beverage and free hot drinks;
• Stakeholder pension;
• Exceptional achievement award scheme;
• Employee discount & salary sacrifice scheme; and Childcare vouchers.

*Please note we will give preferential consideration to internal employees that are to be re-deployed providing they meet the criteria.

Mytime applies its Equal Opportunities Policy at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection is carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age or trade union membership.  Those with disabilities meeting the minimum requirements for the post will be shortlisted and reasonable adjustments will be made to ensure they are not disadvantaged during the interview process.