Crowne Plaza - Handy person/Gardener in Belfast

About us

Andras Hotels is Northern Ireland’s largest hotel group with nine hotels in Belfast, Coleraine and Portrush, two apartment complexes, a Café Bar and a Health Club and Spa. We are rapidly expanding our portfolio and we are dedicated to promoting tourism and hospitality across the country. We develop our people through our Andras Academy, the industry Wellbeing and Development Promise, and we are proud to be signed up to Green Tourism

What is the job?

We love and cherish our gardens here at the Crowne Plaza and looking for someone with the same passion to join the team. You will cherish the outdoors and be passionate about horticulture. As a Gardener / Handyperson – you’ll make sure our gardens are always ‘maintained and welcoming ‘for our guests. You will be responsible for the maintenance of the hotel grounds, cutting the lawn and maintenance of plants and shrubbery in order to ensure an attractive and well-maintained hotel. and for seeing that all other duties necessary for the upkeep of these areas are at the high standard of the Crowne Plaza.

Hours

40 hours per week

What we offer

· Discounted Hotel Rates across ‘000’s of hotels worldwide for employees and for family and friends

· Health Care Cash Plan

· Diamond membership of Kingsbridge Hospital Group

· Enhanced Pension Scheme

· Enhanced Maternity Pay

· Enhanced Paternity Pay

· Cycle to work

· Recruit a friend scheme

· Employee Appreciation and Social Events

· Employee of the Month Award

· £20 for completion of FLOW training

· Increased Annual leave with service

· Discount at Bodyscape – Employee rate and family and friend rate

· Cyrospa discount rate at Bodyscape

· Discount at Puregym

· Communication and advice on Health and Wellbeing

· Andras Academy – Training and Development Programmes and progression opportunities within the Andras Hotels Group

· Work for globally renowned Hotel Brands

· Reward Club Incentive Scheme

· Hotel Incentive scheme

· Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) & Wellbeing App

· Perks & Discounts – access to perks and discounts on travels, shopping and much more

Your day to day

• Manage the day to day running of all aspects of the gardening

• Keep grounds clean, free of garbage and debris.

• Keep loading dock clean, free of garbage and debris.

• Mow and cut the grass and lawns

• Maintain flower beds, shrubbery, etc.

• Maintain boundaries, hedges, borders and plant cultivation

• Prune trees, shrubs and hedges

• Regularly inspect any garden structures and undertake minor repairs or advise the maintenance manager

• General garden carpentry such as assembling and maintain of furniture, replacing handles and similar hardware

• General minor painting and decorating of garden appearance

• Report major repairs and items, which cannot be repaired to the maintenance manager for further action.

• Due to the nature of the business the individual may be required to carry out other maintenance related tasks including but not limited to painting, cleaning and general repairs

• Attend all relevant departmental / hotel / company training

How do I deliver this?

We genuinely care about people, and we show this through living out our promise of True Hospitality each and every day. It’s what connects every colleague in all Crowne Plaza hotels.

Crowne Plaza hotel brand delivers True Hospitality in their own way, and at the heart of it all are specific, core service skills.

· True Attitude: being caring, wanting to make a positive difference, and building genuine connections with guests

· True Confidence: having the knowledge and skills to perform your role, and giving guests the confidence that they can trust you, to help and support them during their stay

· True Listening: focusing on what your guest is saying, picking up on body language that is often overlooked, and understanding what the guest wants and needs

· True Responsiveness: is about providing guests with what they need, and doing so in a timely and caring manner

There’s so much more to the job than we can capture here. It’s simply about creating great experiences, doing the right thing and understanding people

The statements in this job description are intended to represent the key duties and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be ALL responsibilities or qualifications of the job.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applications from everyone. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process. Please contact us to discuss this further

What you will need