Careers at CaterHire

Maintenance Operative – Catering & Refrigeration Equipment

We’re looking for a practical, hands-on Maintenance Operative to join our team at CaterHire’s Dublin HQ. This day-based role involves the maintenance and preparation of catering and refrigeration equipment, alongside general maintenance duties across our premises.

Location: Dublin

️ Department: Maintenance

☀️ Hours: Day-Based Role

The Role

This is an ideal prospect for someone who is practical, technically minded and enjoys working in a hands-on environment.

You’ll work closely with our operations and warehouse teams to ensure our catering and refrigeration equipment is maintained, prepared and ready for use.

Full training will be provided, with a clear opportunity to develop your technical skills and progress towards a Catering Service Engineer role over time.

For the right person, this is a great opportunity to build a long-term career with Ireland’s leading event hire company.

Key Duties

Carry out basic repairs and maintenance on catering and refrigeration equipment.
Inspect,



check and prepare equipment before it is issued for hire.
Complete general maintenance duties within our Dublin HQ.
Work closely with our operations and warehouse teams to keep equipment in safe and good working order.
Identify technical issues and escalate more complex repairs to external catering engineers when required.
Help maintain a safe, organised and efficient working environment.

What We’re Looking For

We’d particularly like to hear from candidates with experience in one or more of the following areas:

Hospitality, commercial kitchens or back-of-house environments.
Maintenance, facilities or warehouse roles.
Basic electrical, plumbing or carpentry skills.
Experience working with catering or refrigeration equipment would be an advantage, but is not essential.
A practical, hands-on approach with good problem-solving skills.
Proactive, dependable and comfortable working in a busy environme

📌 Maintenance Operative – Catering (Chas)
🏢 Caterhire Ireland
📍 Chas