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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 25d ago ⏳ Closes in 66 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 FULL_TIME

Painter and Decorator

Salary Range
£11 - £11
£1 - £1 / mo

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Location Base
Manchester, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

What you’ll be doing!

As a painter and decorator, you will be part of our Maintenance team and your role will be to help with the general upkeep of the hotel to ensure all areas are looking their best. You will have a keen eye for detail and will perform regular checks around the hotel to help keep the hotel looking great! You will be able to work with initiative and identify areas that need to be updated as well as ensuring any damaged areas are highlighted and corrected. You will also work systematically through the hotel updating all areas of the hotel including Front and Back of House.

You will ensure that when working all Health and Safety requirements are adhered to, to ensure the safety of you and your colleagues. As you will be customer facing, you must work ensure you work in a clean and tidy fashion and provide excellent customer service.

Who You’ll Be working for!

Holiday Inn Express Manchester Arena is situated right in the heart of Manchester with the Manchester Arena, The Print works and the Manchester Arndale just minutes’ walk from the hotel. Located in the vibrant Northern Quarter we are ideally located for the business and leisure traveller giving our guests the gateway to what the city has to offer.

At Holiday Inn Express® our purpose is to provide simple, smart travel. That’s where you come in! When you’re part of the Holiday Inn Express brand you’re more than just a job title. At Holiday Inn Express we look for people who are welcoming and smart; people who can focus on the things that really matter to our guests and get them right every time.

Our Values

At Centre Island you’ll be joining a growing family of 9 hotels with over 600 employees. At Centre Island whether you’re working at our branded IHG hotels or our independent boutique we deliver the brand with Centre Island Values. All our employees are engaged, enthusiastic who have Centre Island personality.

We believe our values are an integral part of our business and our teams strive to always:

  • Act with INTEGRITY and CARE
  • ENGAGED with customers and colleagues alike
  • Have PASSION and take OWNERSHIP in everything they do
  • Strive to be CREATIVE to continuously improve

What we offer you!

· 28 Days holiday increasing to 33 days after your 5th year of service

· Full uniform provided

· Access to IHG’s worldwide Employee Rate and Friends & Family discount schemes

· Internal Rewards programme where you can get recognised with Love 2 Shop gift card for demonstrating great work

· Training & Development and the opportunity to work with a fast paced, customer-focused company

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Work systematically through the hotel to ensure all bedrooms and public areas are looking great

2. Respond to any damages and paint/ decorate in a timely manner

3. Carry out requests in a timely manner

4. Walk round of the property internally and externally to identify areas that require painting and updating

5. To prepare all surfaces for painting

6. To apply various coatings to various surfaces as required

7. Ensure all inventory is kept at a suitable level

8. Adhere to Health & Safety requirements

9. Adhere to Brand Standards

10. Customer Service

The statements in this job description are intended to describe the essential nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be ALL responsibilities or qualifications of the job.

So go on - show us how your passion and personality are the perfect fit to deliver memorable experiences to our guests!

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 16 per week

Salary: From £11.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Employee discount

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Manchester, M4 5JY: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

  • painting: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide

Corridor Intelligence

Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General

Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Painter and Decorator roles across Holiday Inn Express Manchester Arena's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £11 - £11 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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