Handyman - Luxury Resort Hotel

About the role

Constance Le Chaland, a luxury resort on the south-eastern coast of Mauritius, is hiring a handyman. The role covers maintenance and minor repairs across the hotel, villas, golf course and quarters, ensuring safety rules are followed and keeping the property in good order.

Key responsibilities

• Follow safe work practices, check the work logbook and inform the Maintenance Manager Assistants of the tools and equipment needed.
• Verify work before arriving in rooms and carry out repairs as instructed by the Maintenance Assistant Managers.
• Repair wooden furniture: replace damaged wood, glue partitions, scrape and polish, fix legs and re-varnish.
• Repair doors and windows: polish, detach, adjust and plane pommels, fix hinges and apply grease.
• Plumbing: change taps and fittings, repair toilet handles and tank parts, unplug sinks and toilets, clear blocked pipes.
• Masonry: rough-cast wall cracks, re-fix tiles and lay pathway bricks.
• Painting: retouch paint, mix colours and varnish wooden tables.
• Cleaning: clean roofs according to plan and clean drains on request.

Required profile

• Minimum of 1 year of experience in the hotel industry; proven experience in a top luxury resort is a plus.
• Secondary education; additional training or certificates in the relevant field is a plus.
• Fluent English or another language, written and spoken; knowledge of a second language is a plus.

Required skills

• Solid experience with plumbing and electrical systems.
• Ability to work with hand tools and power equipment.
• Organised, detail-oriented, good problem-solving skills.