Maintenance Engineer (m/f)

Zoku, which is Japanese for family, tribe or clan, facilitates global living and working for the traveling professional. Zoku is a new category in the hotel industry: a flexible home/office hybrid, also suitable for long stays, with the services of a hotel and the social buzz of a thriving neighbourhood. You can live, work, relax and socialize with like-minded people – while getting wired into the city. 

Zoku still feels very much like the high-energy and ambitious entrepreneurial start-up from its early beginnings; yet, it also benefits from strong financial backing and a professional set-up to “make it big”. Zoku is created by a small team of highly enthusiastic and engaged individuals who bring on board bags of enthusiasm and gumption. It describes itself as “a sprawling family thanks to an amazing group of people who have supported the company over the last few years”. 

After opening the first Zoku in Amsterdam in 2016, the team started the European expansion and has now several deals in the pipeline to open in 2021 and beyond.

Further information on Zoku can be found at www.livezoku.com, as well as by browsing its various social media platforms (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube).

It is also noteworthy to mention that Zoku became B-corp certified in August 2018. On its website, under the ‘Green Zoku’ page you can find an overview of Zoku’s social and sustainable responsibilities as well as its impact vision, i.e. the ‘why’ as it pertains to how we believe we can make a difference 

As our  Maintenance person you are responsible for the smooth-running of the entire building (its resources and the building itself). You handle all internal repairs and carry out preventive maintenance yourself. You coordinate repairs in more specialised areas with external parties, by managing the entire process from contracting, requesting, reviewing quotes and following up on the process. It concerns a part-time job of 32 hours. The position reports directly into the General Manager.  

We will be opening our third location in Vienna, Austria in Q1 2021. Located in the central Second District of Leopoldstadt, Zoku Vienna will be close to the Vienna University of Economics and Business, the Messe Wien Conference Center, and the iconic Prater park. The role of the handyman will firstly be focused on the preparation of the opening, followed by opening the property and then operating it.  

You will be responsible for handling incidental repairs and preventive maintenance like:   

• Keeping control over the maintenance plan  
• Operating legal operational tasks like legionella prevention and fire safety  
• Assisting and checking repairs handled by external parties  
• Assigning tasks, giving instructions and auditing work on quality and progress executed by external parties   
• Small adjustments to electricity and data facilities   
• Executing common repairs, installing equipment and hardware, sanitary facilities, lighting, door mechanisms, paintwork etc.  
• Managing arising issues and responding to any questions/concerns from internal departments/guests  
• Monitoring equipment/supplies and request purchasing orders if necessary  
• Operating our Building Management System, Maintenance program, and recording/managing all repairs within this system  

• Have a hands-on mentality, and are not afraid of getting their hands dirty
• Can juggle many tasks at the same time while remaining cool headed   
• Have an entrepreneurial spirit, who like to discover new things and think in solutions with us  
• Have a good sense of humor  
• Work securely with a lot attention   
• Have a fantastic eye for detail 

MUST HAVES

• You have at least 2 years of experience in a similar position   
• You are fluent in German, and English - other languages are a plus  
• You are an EU citizen or have a valid work visa for Austria 
• You are fully flexible/no fixed working days/hours  

• A market conform salary, in accordance with experience and know-how (minimum of € 2.100 gross per month based on full time)
• Part time (32 hours) position at “One of the 25 Coolest Hotels in the World” according to Forbes  
• 25 vacation days to relax and unwind, based on full-time (40 hours) 
• Enrolled in retirement fund 
• A cool comfy uniform – no more looking like a log!  
• Loads of trainings on the job  
• Cool Benefits