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Hopeton Simms

Hopeton Simms

london,islington

Summary

An enthusiastic and experienced individual with over 18 years in the Painting and Hotel Maintenance Engineer /Decorating industry. I consider myself to have excellent practical skills and am able to complete given tasks to an extremely high standard while working to deadlines and within a strict budget. I am seeking a position in which to use my expertise and provide the relevant employer with added value./Conscientious and hardworking Hotel Maintenance Engineer with a proven commitment to safe and smooth facility operation. Expert manager of multiple hotel utility spaces and systems. Able to delegate maintenance and repair tasks effectively while exercising the right degree of supervisory oversight. Dedicated working tirelessly to achieve schedules of work within cost and timeframe constraints. Motivated site teams to deliver quality results to deadlines using leadership and decision-making skills. Demonstrated outstanding collaboration and negotiation abilities for successful project management. Energetic employee well-versed in strong communication and organisation skills. Seeks solutions to problems and applies extensive analytical knowledge to findings. Adept at multi-tasking, leading group discussions and managing projects. Motivated painting with 20 years of experience, recognised for assessing operational needs and developing solutions to save costs, improve revenues and drive customer satisfaction. Resourceful and well-organised with excellent leadership and team-building record. Dedicated painting working tirelessly to achieve schedules of work within cost and timeframe constraints. Motivated site teams to deliver quality results to deadlines using leadership and decision-making skills. Demonstrated outstanding collaboration and negotiation abilities for successful project management.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work history

Painting and decorating supervisor

Mayfair townhouse hotel
London
11.2021 - Current
  • Responded to customer concerns with speed and knowledge, delivering professional, personalised service.
  • Handled customer complaints calmly and professionally to maintain hotel reputation.
  • Met health and safety guidelines to maintain compliant working environments.
  • Supported housekeeping management in maintaining first-class hotel conditions.
  • Handled guest complaints to protect brand reputation.
  • Directed maintenance staff to keep facility and grounds at optimum standards.
  • Coordinated strategies to protect hotel property, staff and guests.
  • Applied primer, paints, varnishes and lacquers to walls and surfaces using traditional and sprayer methods.
  • Polished painted surfaces with sandpaper, pumice, rouge, wax and other finishing materials.
  • Prepared trim, walls and ceilings for painting by cleaning, smoothing and priming surfaces.
  • Minimised accidents and incidents by maintaining health and safety procedures.
  • Used touch up techniques to mask or correct localised damage.
  • Protected furniture and flooring, laying dust sheets to avoid harm from paint and paste slashes.
  • Prepared walls and surfaces by cleaning areas and correcting defects.
  • Executed domestic and commercial painting and decorating accurately and efficiently.

Painter and decorator

DG paint and decorating
City of London, london
02.2011 - 01.2018
  • Carried out painting and decorating work on large properties to exceptional standards.
  • Levelled surfaces by filling holes and cracks.
  • Worked flexible schedule to meet needs of different painting projects.
  • Refreshed walls, doors and trims with strict attention to detail.
  • Applied varied types of paints, stain products and decorative finishes to all types of surfaces.
  • Primed surfaces, laid down dust sheets and prepared materials.
  • Completed thorough snagging and finishing.

Decorator

Metalwork
01.2004 - 10.2015
  • Now working at the Radisson blue hotel as maintenance engineer /painter keeping the maintenance painting in the hotel up to date installing wallpaper repair wear need to be repair fix what need to be faked and keep it Work at Westfield shopping center as maintenance painter for two and a half year Also managing the maintenance in the car park making sure all safety equipment is up-to-date Also responsible for all painting in the car Park by keeping up-to-date all safety yellow line, Job estimation and pricing Painting and decorating Plastering Woodwork Painting concrete and steel bridges.

Construction & Maintenance Painter

Rainbow Decorating Specialists LTD
01.2009 - 01.2010
  • Job estimation and pricing Plastering Woodwork Metalwork Concrete finishing on sites including schools, construction sites and private properties Oak line Construction Heffner Playboy Mansion 2010 Painter &decorator Painting and decorating Fine finishing of metal and woodwork Gloss work.

Supervisor

SAS Decorating LTD
01.2007 - 01.2008
  • Reporting to the site manager Selected a team of competent painters and decorators from 30 possible applicants Verification of conformance to specifications Examined work finished by employees Executed daily operations of decorating Selected and mixed ingredients to prepare coating substance according to specifications using paddle and mechanical mixer Assess job order and inspect work to determine materials required and following procedures Supervised employees, plan and prepare staffing Rota's Determined salaries Bar more Construction 07-08 Concrete finisher and Painter Concrete finishing Painting and decorating Extensive expansion joint repairs on water recycling tanks Repairing Thames Water dams Rainbow Building Contractors 04 -07 Painter & Decorator Job estimation and pricing Painting and decorating Plastering Woodwork.

Maintenance Man

Dreamscape Hotel
01.1996 - 01.2000
  • Hotel Maintenance Engineer of all hotel areas Designed and implemented special strategies related to maintenance procedures.
  • Performed routine maintenance inspections of equipment to identify and respond to problems in a timely manner, thus preventing breakdowns.
  • Provided solutions and fixed equipment malfunctioning, system faults and network errors - Used root-cause-failure techniques, corrective actions, modifications and performed replacements and/or new installation.
  • Assigned personnel and technical support teams to sites requiring 24/7 maintenance.
  • Worked with company's vendors and supervised subcontractors during various maintenance projects to ensure proper completion of work performed at customers' facilities.
  • Utilized different reliability and testing strategies in plants to maintain and improve operation's profitability.
  • Directed storage of equipment and assured safety measures were followed 

Education

High School Diploma - Hospitality

learning platform of Capernaum Ltd, trading as Ali
2019
  •       Certificate: Introduction to Hospitality Management Studies - Revised
  •                  Diploma in Hospitality Management - Revised 2017     
  •                  Diploma in Workplace Safety and Health- Revised 2017 
  •                          Hospitality Management     
  •           Special Recognition in Decorating and Industrial Painting 2008

                 City & Guilds Decorative Finishing and Industrial Painting 2008

  •                     RTITB Accreditation- Forklift Driver 2007
  •        Certificate in Confined Space entry procedures with escape sets 2007

2016
Hopeton Simms New Hire Orientation [Induction Responsible Business - Living

2015

Skills

  • Extremely high level of accuracy and attention to fine detail
  • Skilled at encouraging others and developing a rapport
  • Possess strong training skills
  • Professional demeanor
  • Work well in a high-pressured environment
  • Self-motivated and goal oriented with confident outlook
  • Able to work within budget guidelines and in a timely manner
  • Excellent understanding of Health and Safety at work issues
  • Outstanding punctuality and Attendance
  • Practical approach to problem solving
  • Proven record of working within a budget
  • CSCS Health & Safety card holder
  • approach, bridges, budget, dc, Dec, engineer, Food Safety, Gloss, Information Security, inspect, managing, materials, mechanical, outlook, network, Painting, Painter, personnel, pricing, problem solving, rapport, repairs, Repairing, Reporting, Safety, SAS, Self-motivated, staffing, technical support i have a Diploma in Workplace Safety and Health - Revised 2017
  • Painting and decorating
  • Exterior painting
  • Interior painting
  • Job planning
  • Team management
  • Health and safety adept
  • Staff development
  • Quality Assurance
  • Construction management
  • Preventive and reparative maintenance

Affiliations

UK Consumer Protection Agency Member 2010Painting & Decorating Association Member 2008

Timeline

Painting and decorating supervisor - Mayfair townhouse hotel
11.2021 - Current
Painter and decorator - DG paint and decorating
02.2011 - 01.2018
Construction & Maintenance Painter - Rainbow Decorating Specialists LTD
01.2009 - 01.2010
Supervisor - SAS Decorating LTD
01.2007 - 01.2008
Decorator - Metalwork
01.2004 - 10.2015
Maintenance Man - Dreamscape Hotel
01.1996 - 01.2000
learning platform of Capernaum Ltd, trading as Ali - High School Diploma, Hospitality
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