The Role
Maintain and landscape hotel and spa grounds including mowing, edging, fertilizing, pruning, planting, leaf removal, irrigation and snow/ice removal. Performs chemical applications, operates small power equipment, lifts up to 70 lbs, and works weekends and varied shifts.
Summary Generated by Built In
Under direct supervision, assist in the maintenance and landscaping of the Umstead Hotel and Spa grounds including, but not limited to: Parking lot, front drive, second entrance, spa entrance and parking lot, dog park, wedding lawn, natural areas, plant beds, terrace, pond, and pond walking trail. This position will be assigned work both Saturday and Sunday each week.
Primary Duties:
- Assist in maintaining a quality, inviting environment for the Umstead property
- Conduct turf maintenance, including mowing, backpack blowing, weed-eating, edging, and preparing lawns for initial seeding.
- Fertilize and over seed lawns.
- Provides irrigation installation and maintenance
- Conducts chemical application when needed
- Properly prunes trees and shrubs
- Removes leaves from property, including blowing and leaf vacuum operation
- Plants trees, shrubs, flowers, and bulbs as directed
- Keeps property and streets clean of debris
- Removes snow and ice from streets, sidewalks and parking lots
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to operate hand tools, small power mowers, edger, weed-eaters, and backpack blowers.
- Ability to follow simple verbal and written instructions
- Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing
- Ability to perform manual labor on a daily basis under various weather conditions
- Ability to regularly lift 70 pounds
Preferred Experience:
- Preferable minimum two (2) years of landscaping experience
- Corporate landscaping experience a plus
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Holidays
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Experience:
- building maintenance: 1 year (Preferred)
Skills Required
- Operate hand tools and small power equipment (mowers, edger, weed-eaters, backpack blowers).
- Follow simple verbal and written instructions.
- Effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
- Perform manual labor daily under various weather conditions.
- Ability to regularly lift 70 pounds.
- Minimum two (2) years landscaping experience.
- Corporate landscaping experience.
- Building maintenance: 1 year.
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The Company
What We Do
The Umstead Hotel and Spa is a luxury, lakefront hotel in Cary, North Carolina, offering upscale accommodations, fine dining, and a full-service spa, set on 12 acres of serene woodlands.
