Groundskeeper

Dorchester Collection

Jun 24

Applications are closed

Job
Full-time
Entry Level
Hospitality & Retail
Beverly Hills

Requirements

You’ll bring your unique personality and passion to the role and the team.
All of our employees are ambassadors of our Vision, Values and culture. Our Groundskeeper do this with all they do.
English is the primary language used in our hotel. Our Groundskeeper must feel comfortable communicating in this language.
Attention to detail is critical for our this role.
We pride in nurturing an environment where Working Together is a must. Our Groundskeeper are our biggest champions of this.
Our hotels operate nonstop, this require flexibility from everyone on the team.

Responsibilities

You’ll love what you do and take pride in delighting our guests:
A day in the life of our Groundskeeper … it demands high levels of energy in order to keep up. They need consistency even though the days are never alike; and creativity to tackle daily adventures. Listing all of the tasks that our Groundskeeper accomplish would be lengthy but the list below is essential to know.
Our Groundskeeper are responsible for planting flowers and shrubbery, mowing lawns and cleaning hotel grounds during their day. This will include trimming hedges, watering plants, Installing sprinkler and irrigation systems. Maintaining gardens and lawns, including planting, fertilizing, weeding, soil conditioning, mulching and applying pesticides .Operating and maintaining garden and landscaping equipment all to ensure our guests receives nothing but the best experience.
Sometimes our guests have special requests involving preparing outdoor areas for various weather conditions by weatherproofing, covering outdoor furniture with tarps, tying down unsecured items on special occasions. Most of these requests are fulfilled by our Groundskeeper.
Our hotels are truly luxury hotels. This requires preventing and correcting the imperfections and blemishes that tend to come up. Our Groundskeeper are relied upon to report these and work with several other positions to correct.
Communication is what keeps our departments running perfectly. Our Groundskeeper must communicate with other departments and extended hotel team in order to ensure the alignment remains.
The items shared are essential. However, to ensure consistency, our Groundskeeper are provided with specifics on how we care for their department and our hotel.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to but not limited to the following : standing, sitting, squatting, climbing, walking. Vision is a key element , close vision, distance vision, clarity and color vision are very important. There can be a lot of up close intricate work. A full range of motion is also required, there will be times when crawling, bending , twisting, reaching, working with hands over your head will be needed. There will be pulling and pushing involved of tools and or equipment. There is a need for hand strength, gripping tools, pulling wire, securing ropes etc. Balance and agility are also important. Working on a ladder is also a requirement. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The proper lifting techniques are to be used and proper equipment to be employed. In the course of your work you will be exposed to moving mechanical parts, live electrical wiring. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. To include hot days, cold days, rainy days, day hours, mid-day hours and at night time.

FAQs

What kind of training opportunities are available for Groundskeepers at this company?

Groundskeepers at our company have access to our award-winning learning academy where they can develop their skills and learn from industry leaders to achieve the highest standards in their craft.

What sets this company apart in terms of career development for Groundskeepers?

Our company is known for having the absolute best people in the industry, and we are dedicated to helping our Groundskeepers become celebrated as the very best in their field through ongoing training and support.

How can a Groundskeeper become a legend in their own story at this company?

By learning from fellow Legends in the industry, participating in our learning academy, and consistently striving for excellence in their craft, a Groundskeeper at our company can achieve the highest standards of service, leadership, and become a legend in their own story.

Dorchester Collection

Travel & Leisure

Industry

1001-5000

Employees

2007

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Dorchester Collection is a portfolio of the world’s foremost luxury hotels in Europe and the USA, each of which reflects the distinctive culture of its destination. By applying its unrivalled experience and capability in owning and operating some of the greatest individual hotels, the company’s mission is to develop an impeccable group of the finest landmark hotels through acquisition as well as management of wholly-owned and part-owned hotels, and to enter into management agreements.The current portfolio includes the following hotels (in order of them joining the group): The Dorchester, London; The Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills; Le Meurice, Paris; Hôtel Plaza Athénée, Paris; Hotel Principe di Savoia, Milan; Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles; Coworth Park, Ascot, UK; 45 Park Lane, London; and Hotel Eden, Rome.