Grounds Crew - with Growth Opportunities

We are on the lookout for a resourceful Grounds Crew to join our amazing team at Horseshoe Resort in Barrie, ON.
Growing your career as a Full Time Grounds Crew is a fantastic opportunity to develop excellent skills.
If you are strong in project management, decision-making and have the right personality for the job, then apply for the position of Grounds Crew at Horseshoe Resort today!

POSITION: Grounds Crew

DEPARTMENT: Mountain Operations 

REPORTS TO: Mountain Operations Manager

STATUS OF POSITION: Full-Time

 

WHO WE ARE: At Horseshoe Resort, we are a team that loves to serve people, priding ourselves on the service that our colleagues deliver to our guests. Horseshoe Resort is always looking for talented individuals to join our growing team of hospitality professionals and recreation enthusiasts. If you are outgoing, friendly and love adventure and the outdoors, you may be the person we are looking for!

 

Position Summary

The Grounds Crew will be responsible for maintaining the Resort grounds to ensure they are safe, clean and presentable to the guests and employees. The Grounds Crew will perform all outdoor maintenance including landscaping, property clean-up, snow removal and outdoor property enhancements. 

 

Operational Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for debris, garbage, and snow removal of walkways, patios, emergency exits and parking lots
• Using both hand held and gas powered snow removal equipment 
• Performing landscape maintenance duties, such as mowing, fertilizer applications, weed control, aeration, spring clean-up, fall clean-up, trimming, etc
• Operate a variety of mechanical equipment including but no limited to bed edger’s, commercial mowers, blowers, trailers, chainsaws, line trimmers, etc
• Perform landscape enhancement activities such as mulch application, plantings, top soil, gravel, lawn seeding
• Address guest questions, comments and concerns
• Minor equipment repairs such as sharpening blades
• Ensure you are working in conjunction with Health & Safety protocols and practices, and report any damages to equipment or injuries of staff to appropriate Manager immediately

Guest Experience Duties and Responsibilities:

• Energetic, outgoing with a positive attitude, driven to deliver elevated guest experiences
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal as well as excellent problem-solving abilities
• Respond to special guest requests with a sense of urgency in a friendly and efficient manner
• Guest-centric health & safety conscious and actively involved in maintaining a safe work environment

Qualifications:

• Current and unrestricted G Driver’s license with a clean abstract
• Two years’ experience in this or related field is required
• Able to work days, weekends, early morning and evenings
• Willingness to work occasional overtime
• Must be comfortable working independently
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds to waist level and perform all other physical requirements associated with a position of this nature

Join our team today, and enjoy employee perks such as Resort staff pass for yourself and your dependents, retail, lodging, and restaurant discounts, along with additional perks and discounts at our other affiliated resort – Deerhurst Resort in Muskoka. 

Benefits of working as a Grounds Crew in Barrie, ON:

● Excellent benefits
● Advancement opportunities
● Advantageous package