{"id":32548,"date":"2021-02-24T16:37:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T16:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/?p=32548"},"modified":"2025-05-19T20:49:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T19:49:47","slug":"calling-tradesmen-travelodge-hiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/news\/calling-tradesmen-travelodge-hiring\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling all tradesmen: Travelodge are hiring"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><b>Calling all tradesmen: Travelodge has 41 new maintenance positions available to help support our growing estate.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Travelodge is expanding its 120-strong dedicated nationwide maintenance team with 41 new maintenance positions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These new full time roles are field based and offer an amazing opportunity to join a bespoke team dedicated to supporting Travelodge\u2019s 570 hotel estate. No two days are the same on the team as you\u2019ll be carrying out a variety of maintenance tasks from painting and decorating, to air conditioning and electrical work with every member having their own network of hotels to service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applicants must have a full UK driving license and at least one trade skill-set which includes a City &amp; Guilds\/ NVQ 2 or equivalent qualification. Many different trade skills are welcome to help build a strong and diverse team, so whether you specialise in plumbing, electricals, carpentry, painting or plastering, you can join a team who\u2019s willing to get stuck in and make a difference.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Travelodge is committed to developing its maintenance team and has an established training programme in place to up-skill maintenance team members so they have plenty of opportunity to become fully versatile, multi-skilled and confident members of the team. As well as training, successful candidates will be given a branded kitted-out vehicle to enable them to travel across their network of hotels to carry out essential work, and will also be given a comprehensive personal package of branded uniform and high quality tools.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>The 41 positions are located across the UK in the following areas:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Aberdeen<\/li>\n<li>Bath<\/li>\n<li>Bolton<\/li>\n<li>Bristol<\/li>\n<li>Cambridge<\/li>\n<li>Chester<\/li>\n<li>Dudley<\/li>\n<li>Edinburgh<\/li>\n<li>Farnborough<\/li>\n<li>Grantham<\/li>\n<li>Kendal<\/li>\n<li>Leeds<\/li>\n<li>London<\/li>\n<li>Manchester<\/li>\n<li>Milton Keynes<\/li>\n<li>Newbury<\/li>\n<li>Northampton<\/li>\n<li>Perth<\/li>\n<li>Pontefract<\/li>\n<li>Southampton<\/li>\n<li>Sterling<\/li>\n<li>Taunton<\/li>\n<li>Worcester<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Other fantastic Travelodge benefits include:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Performance- related annual bonus<\/li>\n<li>50% discount on Travelodge rooms for personal use<\/li>\n<li>4% contributory pension scheme<\/li>\n<li>Company phone\/PDA<\/li>\n<li>Training and devlopment schemes available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">To find out more and apply, visit our Careers site-<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-blue wpel-icon-right\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/careers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">View and Apply<span class=\"wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-6\"><\/span><\/a><\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Calling all tradesmen: Travelodge has 41 new maintenance positions available to help support our growing estate. Travelodge is expanding its 120-strong dedicated nationwide maintenance team with 41 new maintenance positions. These new full time roles are field based and offer an amazing opportunity to join a bespoke team dedicated to supporting Travelodge\u2019s 570 hotel estate. 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