Pool Plant Technician

Fairmont St. Andrews encapsulates luxury and this experience begins and ends with our colleagues. Fairmont St Andrews is one of Scotland’s most iconic five-star luxury hotels and resorts in the home of golf.

Our 213-bedroom property is located on the outskirts of St Andrews, boasting two championship golf courses and award-winning spa and leisure facilities. With multiple food and beverage venues on site, including our two AA Rosette Restaurant, St Andrews Clubhouse & Grill - serving the finest Scottish steak and seafood, we are able to offer our guests a world class experience for dining and leisure activities, right here on property.

Within 20 minutes from Leuchars Railway station and 35 minutes from Dundee, we are an easy commute from numerous Scottish destinations.

Fairmont St Andrews has an excellent opportunity for a motivated and experienced pool specialist, who is knowledgeable about pool systems and is looking to advance their career within a Hospitality environment.

The Pool Plant Technician will be responsible for maintaining and repairing minor pool plant equipment and providing general maintenance of the pool plant facility. This will be a cross functional role between Fairmont Spa and the Engineering Department. 

A little more about the role: 

· Perform all aspects of routine maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs of spa pools and general spa facilities. May also include water treatment/water hygiene tasks within the hotel when not within the spa.

· Demonstrate a good knowledge and practice of pools circulation pumps, chemical dosing systems, heating systems, filtration systems and equipment

· Provide daily inspections of the pool plant facility to ensure all systems and equipment are in good working order.

· Work closely with the Spa Leisure and Resort’s Engineering teams to ensure all daily water testing and water treatment schedules are completed in line with NOP and ERP guidelines.

· A key point of contact for our Spa Manager, Director of Facilities and external Pool Plant Engineers - Jet Pools - to maintain the health and safety standards of all spa facilities.

· Work closely with Jet Pools, Engineering and the Spa Leisure team to provide a range of planned maintenance tasks and spa programming with minimal disruption to hotel guests and members.

· Perform a range preventative maintenance procedure in accordance with existing safety protocols, daily, weekly, quarterly and annual servicing schedules.

· Maintain excellent records of pool maintenance and water testing records.

· Ordering and inventory of all pool chemicals, PPE and cleaning supplies in line with the required Health & Safety guidelines.

· Monitor and service amenities such as sauna, steam room and drench bucket shower and sounding spa environment, reporting any faults to Duty Engineer.

· Provide an emergency response support, problem-solving and troubleshooting with all aspects of the pool and pool plant equipment.

· Perform all other duties as required for the role.

• An Accredited Level 3- or Three-Day pool plant technician qualification or equivalent, demonstrating good knowledge of and practice of pool water treatment and testing, principles of pool plant operations and chemical safety.
• A minimum of 1 years’ experience in a maintenance role, preferably in health club, spa or hospitality environment is desirable
• Experience with pool plant rooms and excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritise tasks. Good communication and interpersonal skills and ability when working in multiple departments.
• Must be eligible to work in the UK 

• Competitive hourly rate + Commission
• Staff shuttle service to/from St Andrews
• Complimentary staff canteen
• 50% off dining in our Food and Beverage outlets
• Employee rates for Spa treatments and green fees
• Complimentary access to gym and pool services
• Growth opportunities
• On-the-job training
• Regular social events