Landscape Foreman/Woman

This is an onsite position at a resort in Killarney Ontario

** only those candidates that live in and are legally entitled to work in Canada will be contacted**

The Role

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Landscape Foreman/Forewoman will play a key role in enhancing the overall guest experience by ensuring all of our outdoor areas are kept in pristine condition at all times. The Landscaper will ensure that the grounds of the resort are attractive, orderly, and healthy in order to provide a pleasant outdoor environment. You are also required to assist the maintenance team with repairs to resort offerings as needed.

You will join an outstanding team that is passionate and committed. You are comfortable operating in a busy and customer facing environment where you will impact the continued success of the business. Your energy and enthusiasm are infectious. People enjoy being around you because you are friendly, confident and approachable. You possess a unique blend of strong customer service skills, creativity, exceptional relationship building skills and a genuine passion for exceeding guest expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Plants and trims lawns, trees, Flowers, bushes, hedges, and shrubs using hand tools or motorized vehicles
• Landscapes new ground areas, repairs damaged ground areas, replaces bushes, hedges, shrubs, and trees
• Cares for and maintains flowerbeds; fertilizes soil when needed for plant growth
• Ensure the grassy areas are kept healthy and are mown on a regular basis
• Spring, Summer, Fall fertilizer treatments
• Repair deficiencies throughout the resort as required
• Assist the Maintenance team with tasks as required
• All other duties as assigned

Key Goals

• Responsible for following the standard operating procedures
• Responsible for achieving and exceeding the guest satisfaction score
• Provide outstanding customer service in an efficient and professional manner
• Maintain a clean and organized working environment
• Be supportive of your team

Requirements

• Must be able to understand, speak, read and write English at a high school level.
• Must possess superior listening skills and be able to communicate effectively in a busy and noisy environment
• Knowledge of hotel property, facilities, history and region
• Experience using lawn equipment and basic tools
• This position requires minimal guest facing time however we expect all employees to interact with guests, if the situation arises, in a friendly and courteous manner.
• Able to perform high-quality work while unsupervised.
• High school diploma I preferred

Supervision & Budget Authority

• This role does not have any supervisory or budgetary authority

Physical Environment

• Job requires you to be on your feet 100% of your shift.
• Be in good physical condition to perform extensive walking, bending, kneeling, lifting, reaching and stretching.
• Utilizing equipment and chemicals
• Must be able to lift 40lbs
• Must be able to work in a fast paced environment.

shared accommodation available at a nominal fee

Job Types: Full-time, Seasonal
Contract length: 6 months

Salary: $4,000.00 per month

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Every Weekend

Experience:

• Landscape maintenance: 2 years (required)

Work Location: On the road

Expected start date: 2024-04-01