Hotel Grounds Attendant (Gardener)

Job title: Hotel Grounds Attendant (Gardener)

Job description: Working in the Hotel Grounds department, the Hotel Grounds Attendant (Gardener) takes pride in the hotel’s property, ensuring its safety, and with a high attention to detail ensures visitors’ expectations are exceeded.

Rate of Pay: Starting at $16.00 per hour. Full rate after one year is $16.46 per hour.

What is in it for you:

Subsidized staff housing for full time status

Duty meal in our newly renovated staff cafeteria

Competitive extended benefits package including medical, vision and dental for full time permanent status

Employee Travel Program

Comprehensive Wellness Platform (LifeWorks)

Discounts on food & beverage/fitness centre/spa/golf

Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within Fairmont Banff Springs and over 5,000 properties with Accor

What you will be doing:

• Ensure the grounds, curbs, and hard surfaces around property are clean, swept, and free of rubbish, gravel, and plant debris at all times
• Thorough watering, maintenance, and plant health care for all gardens and plant containers throughout the property
• Extensive tracking and monitoring of moisture levels, pests, and fertilizer in plant containers and gardens
• Ensure sidewalks, mulch beds, and other areas of the property are weed free
• Cleaning of sidewalks, driveways, outdoor light fixtures, window ledges, and all outdoor public spaces
• Assisting in major outdoor projects and seasonal events as required
• Changing of rubbish and recycling bins, emptying of ash tubes, replenishing of wood piles, emptying of steel collection
• Other duties as assigned

Opportunity for winter employment (Snow Removal Operator)

• Ensures the sidewalks, pathways, and stairs are free of snow and ice at all times
• Operation of snow removal equipment as required
• Labor intensive work in the form of shoveling, lifting, pushing, walking fast, digging, and assorted tasks
• Other duties as assigned

Your experience and skills include:

Previous experience in a landscaping or snow removal business is an asset

Previous experience operating large vehicles and machinery is required

Must have Class 5 driver’s license and driver’s abstract in good standing

Constant standing and walking throughout shift and must be able to lift, carry, push and pull up to 70+ lbs

Must be able to work in a variety of temperatures and conditions (snow, heat, rain)

Your team and working environment:

Fast-paced, upscale, luxury hotel

Close proximity to multiple ski resorts in winter and world-renowned hiking trails in summer

Hospitality employees worldwide making this a great place to develop lifelong connections

Visa Requirements: Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

Why work for Accor? We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.

By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow’s hospitality.

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Company: Accor

Expected salary: $16 per hour

Location: Banff, AB

Job date: Sat, 17 Apr 2021 04:05:58 GMT