Cluster Painter and Polisher

Role Overview

Cluster Painter and Polisher at Minor International, located at Dukes The Palm Dubai Hotel.

Company Overview

NH Collection Hotels & Resorts operates captivating hotels housed in authentic landmark buildings across Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, and beyond. The hotels feature an eclectic-elegant atmosphere designed to evoke extraordinary feelings through stimulating details and memorable moments. The company welcomes business travellers, friends, and couples seeking premium service, crafting experiences centred on wellbeing, gastronomy, culture, and pure indulgence.

Role Purpose

The Cluster Painter and Polisher maintains the appearance, quality, and condition of painted, polished, and decorative surfaces across both hotel properties. The role carries out painting, polishing, touch-ups, repairs, and preventive maintenance in guest rooms, public areas, restaurants, offices, and back-of-house areas to ensure the hotels consistently meet required brand and presentation standards.

Key Responsibilities

Painting and Surface Finishing

• Carry out painting, polishing, varnishing, staining, and finishing works throughout both hotel properties.
• Prepare surfaces for painting by cleaning, sanding, scraping, filling cracks and holes, and applying primers or undercoats as required.
• Mix and match paints, stains, varnishes, and other finishing materials to achieve the required colour and finish.
• Apply paint using brushes, rollers, spray equipment, and other appropriate tools.

Touch-Up and Corrective Works

• Perform touch-up painting and corrective works in guest rooms, corridors, public areas, restaurants, offices, and back-of-house areas.
• Repair minor surface damage, scratches, chips, cracks, and other imperfections before applying finishes.

Furniture and Surface Maintenance

• Polish, restore, and maintain wooden furniture, doors, decorative panels, fixtures, and other surfaces.
• Maintain walls, ceilings, doors, frames, furniture, and decorative elements to the hotel's required standards.

Maintenance Operations

• Attend maintenance requests and complete assigned work orders efficiently and within the required timeframe.
• Conduct regular inspections and identify areas requiring painting, polishing, or refurbishment.
• Support preventive maintenance and hotel refurbishment projects as assigned by Engineering Management.
• Monitor stock levels of paint, polishing materials, consumables, and tools and report replenishment requirements to the supervisor.
• Minimize material wastage through proper planning, preparation, and usage.

Guest and Operational Considerations

• Protect furniture, flooring, guest belongings, and surrounding areas before commencing work.
• Ensure work areas are properly isolated and appropriate signage is displayed when carrying out maintenance in operational areas.
• Minimize disruption to guests and hotel operations when carrying out work in guest-facing areas.

Safety, Compliance, and Equipment Management

• Maintain proper storage and handling of paints, thinners, chemicals, and other materials in accordance with safety requirements.
• Ensure tools and equipment are maintained in good working condition and stored safely after use.
• Follow all hotel health, safety, fire, environmental, and Engineering procedures.
• Use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when handling paints, chemicals, and equipment.

Collaboration and Flexibility

• Work collaboratively with other Engineering colleagues and departments across both properties.
• Be flexible to work at either hotel based on operational and maintenance requirements.
• Perform other reasonable duties assigned by the Cluster Chief Engineer or Engineering Management.

Qualifications & Experience

• Technical or vocational training in painting, decorating, carpentry finishing, or a related trade is preferred.
• Minimum 2–3 years of experience as a Painter/Polisher, preferably within a hotel, resort, commercial property, or facilities management environment.
• Previous experience in a 4- or 5-star hotel environment is an advantage.

Skills & Competencies

• Good knowledge of different types of paints, varnishes, stains, primers, polishing materials, and surface-finishing techniques.
• Strong skills in surface preparation, colour matching, painting, polishing, and finishing.
• Experience working with wood finishes, furniture polishing, doors, wall finishes, and decorative surfaces.
• Ability to use brushes, rollers, spray equipment, sanding machines, and other painting and polishing tools safely.
• Good understanding of health and safety procedures related to paints, chemicals, solvents, and working at heights.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality finishes.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multicultural Engineering team.
• Basic communication skills in English.

Additional Information

• Physically fit and able to perform manual duties and work at heights when required.
• Flexible to work shifts, weekends, public holidays, and across both hotel properties according to operational requirements.