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Grounds & Site Maintenance Team
Location: Viewfield Manor Leisure Park, Torranyard, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, KA13 7RD
Salary: £7.58 per hour (age 16-17), £11.44 per hour (age 18+)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours a week over 5 days. Shifts will include weekends and bank holidays.
About the Role
Our Grounds & Site Maintenance Team are responsible for ensuring that the park holiday accommodation, grounds, facilities, buildings and equipment are well maintained on a daily basis. They help keep the holiday accommodation in working order, the play parks and grounds safe and inviting, they site caravans, and are generally very handy! The role is key to ensuring our customers receive the high standard of accommodation and facilities they expect from a Verdant Leisure park.
Typical duties and responsibilities include:
- Maintain and landscape the grounds, including grass, hedges, play areas, woodland, gardens, pitches and paths.
- Carry out basic repairs to holiday home accommodation including white goods, interiors, exteriors, boilers, heating systems and bathrooms.
- Complete all work in a timely manner and to a consistently high standard
- Safely operate mowers, tools and other equipment
- Rake leaves, clean walkways and keep the park and facilities attractive, welcoming, safe and free of litter.
- Assist in the siting and de-siting of caravans including plumbing and connections.
About the Person
We are looking for someone with previous experience in a similar role. Skills such as joinery, plumbing, landscaping etc are advantageous but training can be provided. You will need to be well organised, hard working and happy to work outside in all weathers. A valid Driving Licence is essential. In order to succeed in this role you will need a good awareness of relevant health & safety requirements, general maintenance, repair and ground care skills, and the ability to prioritise and adapt in a changing and challenging environment.
Above all, you will need to have the right attitude. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do and so we expect you to do everything in your power to make their Verdant experience the absolute best it could possibly be. We don’t believe in ‘that’s not my job’ so you will need to be adaptable and flexible to help the wider park team meet and exceed our customers’ expectations.
Skills and experience required:
- A current driving licence is essential.
- Experience of using hand and power tools.
- Experience in a grounds/maintenance role would be an advantage.
- Good general maintenance, repair and ground care skills.
- Good communication skills.
- A hard-working approach and a commitment to exceeding customer expectations.
Benefits
When you join Team Verdant you will be working in a fun and collaborative environment. You can also take advantage of some fantastic benefits including:
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement with length of service;
- Save money with our online discount platform;
- Discounts on park breaks for you, your friends and your family;
- Discounts on park facilities, including restaurant and leisure;
- An annual 'Verdant Experience' – a park break, but with no charge!;
- Access to a 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line;
- Opportunities for recognition and reward;
- Training & development opportunities
Interested?
For more information or an informal chat about the role, please call the park team on 01294 850286 or email jobs@verdantleisure.co.uk
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