Shift Handyperson - InterContinental Brisbane

Nestled in the heart of Brisbane’s CBD, InterContinental Hotel Brisbane will open to guests this winter, offering 319 spacious hotel rooms and suites, all day dining restaurant and lobby bar, outdoor pool, fitness centre and Club Lounge, all in a prime location above Queen Street Mall, perfect for exploring the city’s top attractions. With over 1800 square metres of meeting and events spaces, InterContinental Brisbane offers versatile function rooms and a Grand Ballroom catering for up to 1000 guests, making it a great choice for business and leisure events alike.

We are looking for a dedicated individual to join Engineering team as a Handyperson, playing a vital role in ensuring our guests and colleagues enjoy a safe, well maintained and welcoming environment. Your contribution will uphold the IHG Way of Preventative Maintenance program, helping ensure the hotel asset is effectively maintained.

Your Day to Day:

As a Handyperson, you will play a key role in ensuring the hotel runs smoothly behind the scenes. No two days will be the same, but your focus will always be on creating a safe, functional, and welcoming environment for guests and colleagues alike. 

Reactive Maintenance: Respond to reactive maintenance issues in guest rooms and public areas promptly and professionally. It could be a broken light bulb or a leaking pipe – you will be there to work on a solution.

Preventative Maintenance: Carry out regular proactive preventative maintenance tasks in Guest Rooms and Public Areas as part of IHG’s Way of Preventative Maintenance program, helping to identify and resolve issues before they become problems.

Documentation & Administration: Use our digital maintenance system (HubSOS) to log work orders, track progress, and document completed tasks. Track par levels to request additional supplies as required. 

Assist with basic repairs: work to repair the hotels fixtures, fittings, furniture & equipment, keeping things in top condition. This includes tasks such as patching & painting, pressure washing, cleaning HVAC vents and troubleshooting problems as they occur. 

Support safety and security procedures: uphold our commitment to provide a safe and secure environment for our colleagues and guests. Ensuring all maintenance work aligns with workplace health and safety standards.

Clean & Tidy: Keep workspaces and maintenance areas clean and tidy, always ready for the next job.

Lend a hand with other tasks as directed by the Chief Engineer, contributing to a positive and proactive engineering team.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have a hands-on attitude and strong willingness to learn 
• Be a team player, with excellent communication skills, both within your department and with other teams. 
• Have a high attention-to-detail and a problem-solving mindset
• Demonstrate a commitment to workplace health & safety
• Can manual handle up to 15kg without difficulty  
• Can demonstrate our True Hospitality Values of True Attitude, True Confidence, True Listening, True Responsiveness 
• Hotel experience is preferred but not essential
• Have unrestricted working rights in Australia and the ability to work across varied 7-day Roster

Why join us?

At Holiday Inn Perth City Centre, we offer so much more than just a job. We provide a work environment that values work-life balance and supports your personal and professional growth.

• Flexible Working Options – tailored to your needs, whether you are a parent seeking flexible hours, someone later in their career ready to reduce their work hours, or someone looking for a supportive workplace.
• Permanent Hours – guaranteed hours each week, so you know you are always on the roster.
• Employee Perks & Wellbeing – 
  • Paid birthday leave to celebrate your special day.
  • Enhanced Parental leave options to support your growing family.
  • Proactive Health Days to keep you feeling your best.
• Workplace Support – A friendly and supportive team with managers who provide ongoing training and development.
• Career Growth – Access to our lifelong development program and career milestone celebrations as you grow within IHG.
• Hotel Perks – Enjoy staff meals, accommodation discounts, and food & beverage discounts. Plus, access to a retail discount platform to make your pay go even further.
• Paid Annual & Personal Leave – We value your time off and ensure you get the rest you deserve.