Patrick Baker, Multi Site Maintenance Manager

Patrick Baker

Multi Site Maintenance Manager

Cheval Residences Three Quays and Calico House

Location
United Kingdom
Education
Diploma, Presently enrolled
Experience
23 years, 3 months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 3 months

Multi Site Maintenance Manager at Cheval Residences Three Quays and Calico House
  • United Kingdom - London
  • My current job since December 2013

Pre Opening team member of Cheval Three Quays, 159 Luxury serviced apartments
Assist in planning of workshop, employment of team members, setting of rotas
Liaising with contractors re; finish and snagging of MEP issues
maintenance management of Cheval Calico House, 49 Luxury serviced apartments over three sites
Overall Duties;
To lead the maintenance team and assign duties to the team members.
To organize the day to day running of the maintenance department
To repair and maintain all electrical and plumbing effectively.
To replace fixtures, fittings and general appliances for apartment guests and staff, ensuring minimum inconvenience.
To carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance for all areas of the apartments as laid down in procedures.
To carry out daily inspections of the building in accordance with daily maintenance procedures.
To keep an up to date log of all work done and report daily to the Maintenance Manager.
To have a complete working knowledge of the Apartments including geographical layout, technical services, security devices and safety routines.
To monitor the storage and issue of all materials, equipment and spares.To maintain a par level stock in conjunction with management.
To inspect and maintain all maintenance equipment, to ensure that it is in safe and working order and to either report or repair any defects found.
To control the safety and security of all apartment tools.
To ensure that operating routines and standards are maintained throughout the day whether the apartments are busy or not.
To be flexible throughout the working day, so as to meet demands from the guests.
Training members of the maintenance team in a technical skill.
Contribute to the Health and Safety committee.

Engineer / Project Administrator / Procurment at Shangri-La Hotels
  • United Kingdom - London
  • My current job since April 2013

Project office duties including snagging, data collaboration, MEP installation coordination and contractor interaction.
Procurement of engineering supplies and consumables.
Special projects coordination.
Hotel Pre Opening team member.

Duty Engineer - Pre Opening Team at Grosvenor House Apartments by Jumeirah Living
  • United Kingdom - London
  • January 2012 to March 2013

To deal with: electrical, sewage, plumbing, heating and lighting issues and to ensure that the building is maintained in good working order and that any defects are corrected promptly and properly.
Carry out all pre-opening and building commissioning tasks - compile snagging lists for contractors and ensure same completed.

• To undertake regular inspections to the building- action repairs as required
• Key engineering member of opening team
• Ensure Health and Safety procedures in place
• Ensure sufficient consumable stock on hand
• Liaise and oversee external contractors on site
• Ensuring statutory test of safety systems carried out and properly recorded
• Maintain brand standards without impairing guest safety and comfort
• Awards - Hallmark Champion of the year, 3 nominations monthly Colleague of Exceptional Value, nominated for Smile of the Year Award.
Control4 IT computer controlled room management system service

Engineer Supervisor at Exclusive Hotels
  • United Kingdom
  • March 2010 to December 2011

Supervisor engineering department
Staff rota's, work allocation and quality monitoring
Liaison with user departments re work scheduling delivery quality and efficiency
Plant Room Conference Centre and Room Pre Planned Maintenance scheduling and control
Project management of section upgrades
Purchasing of spares and accessories as required

Project Manager at Hire All (Moz) lda construction equipment sales hire
  • Other
  • October 2007 to November 2008

Construction equipment sales and hire company
Objective:
Company establishment in Mozambique
All legal and administrative tasks
Marketing of product range and services to new market
Hiring and training of staff
Import and logistics control including customs issues
Management of building site, new premises
Control of contractors, purchase of material
Purchasing and procurement of non stock items to meet customer needs.

Project Manager at Specialist Mechanical Engineers
  • Mozambique
  • January 2007 to September 2007

Company establishment in Mozambique
All legal and administrative issues
Establishment of workshop premises
Hiring and training of staff
Marketing of company skills and abilities
Management of projects
Logistic and import (customs) oversight
Purchasing of required equipment and materials, full tender program
Specialist bespoke air conditioner manufacturer and mechanical engineers
Purchasing of equipment and spares to meet project needs

Manager at Hire All
  • South Africa
  • March 2005 to January 2007

Business control - purchasing, sales, administration, staff oversight
Promote companies services into the area.
Market the company to local businesses.
This position included the establishment of this branch into the local area, this was an opening.
Purchasing of spares and equipment for resale
Purchasing spares for internal use

Project Manager at Tradevest 198
  • South Africa
  • January 2004 to December 2004

Building and Construction Company
Project oversight, day to day control of building site’s
Purchase and stock control of materials
Planning project flow
Procurement of quotations from contractors, evaluation and issuing of work orders
Monitoring of quality
Dealing with local authorities re; permits licences planning permission ect
Projects
Ground works levelling and compaction
Construction of 4 bedroom house
Major refurbishment of 4 bedroom house
Various building projects to lodges alongside the Kruger National Park
(Construction of Septic Tanks, installation of Solar Water Heating Boilers ect)

Manager at Triumph Mozambique
  • Mozambique
  • July 1999 to December 2003

Transferred to Mozambique to head up Joint Venture Project (Turner Morris/Triumph joint venture)
Objective; Hire and Sales of medium size construction equipment into a new market
Sale of spares and accessories
Procurement of non stock items for resale including all logistical and customs issues
Branch oversight including administration and staff control
Main function was procurement of spares and non standard equipment to meet the needs of our customers

Education

Diploma, Presently enrolled
  • at Senior Professional Supply Management
  • July 2014

Split System Installation (Air Condition) with F gas Cat2 Certificate EAL Domestic Electrical Installer City & Guilds 17th Edition British Wiring Regulations Star Certificate CPD Air Condition Fundamentals Star Certificate CPD Refrigeration Fundamentals PCI Certificate Concrete for Foremen PASS Certificate Portable Appliance Testing Prince2 Project Management Aligned Fundamentals of Business Buying and Purchase Management MRO Buyer APM Certificate Project Management Purchasing

Specialties & Skills

Business Development Manager
Procurement
Project Collaboration
Customer Service
Project Management
Technical

Languages

English
Expert
German
Intermediate
Afrikaans
Expert