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** Groundskeeper - Hotel Magdalena**
**Job Category****:** Engineering **Requisition Number****:** GROUN001651 Showing 1 location **Job Details**
**Description**
The Groundskeeper will maintain the overall cleanliness, ambiance and beauty of the hotel and office grounds. This position has daily oversight of property grounds and is responsible for coordinating projects with the grounds and maintenance teams.
About our Company:
Life gathers around water in Texas, and Hotel Magdalena honors our spring-fed culture and the community that grows near it. The design of the 89-room hotel honors the local lake house ethos of the 1970s, situated amongst rolling grounds and natural beauty inspired by Texas. The Magdalena will also be home to a restaurant and poolside bar, and several other spaces for hosting events and hanging out. The hotel will open in Spring 2020 on Music Lane just off South Congress.
Hotel Magdalena is proud to be a part of Bunkhouse, which is a hospitality company created by hotelier Liz Lambert that believes in inspired design, connection to place and the value of community. Bunkhouse has designed and developed a celebrated portfolio of hospitality projects including Hotel San Jos, Hotel Saint Cecilia, Austin Motel, and Jos Coffee in Austin, Hotel Havana and Ocho in San Antonio, El Cosmico in Marfa, Texas, The Phoenix in San Francisco, California, and Hotel San Cristobal in Baja, Mexico.
Were Looking for Someone With:
High School diploma or general education degree (GED). College Degree preferred
Six (6) months related experience in hospitality or service industry
Must be able to speak, read, write and understand the primary language(s) of the workplace
Ability to understand other computer programs (i.e. Property Management System) preferred
Bunkhouse is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
Job Responsibilities:
Communicate with Front Desk staff and/or Head of Grounds & Maintenance regarding grounds related problems or issues that need immediate attention
Daily inspection of property (outside, parking lot, common grounds) for trash, cigarettes, etc.
Perform hotel pool check by 9am (pH level check, sweep deck, vacuum, and skim)
Sweep paths and beds for debris
Remove and treat all weeds
Empty trash in all public locations of the property and specific to your department
Clean and maintain all exterior landscape lighting, including the seasonal scheduling needs
Maintain the property sprinkler system
Maintain all plant life (trim hedges, dead-heading flowers, watering potted plants)
Oversee plant life development (maintain fertilizing schedule, potting healthy plants, removing dead plants, report on flower bed status with regard to moisture, insects, fungus, etc., and farming and promoting new growth in greenhouse)
Maintain all grounds equipment/tools; report condition of all equipment/tools and notify Head of Grounds & Maintenance when broken, lost, etc
Maintain organization and cleanliness of your departments work area
Coordinate special projects with other managers
Responsible for offsite maintenance and landscaping purchasing
Assist Maintenance team when needed
Problem-solve and implement methods to improve department
Bunkhouse pays competitive wages and offers a liberal working environment that encourages individuality and creativity. We offer a superior benefits package to employees who work 20 hours/week or more that includes:
Highly subsidized Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
Company paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability coverage
Short Term Disability coverage
Generous Paid Time off (Full Time)
Free stays at Bunkhouse hotels (Full Time)
401k with company matching
Employee Discounts
Bunkhouse Core Values:
BE REAL. We treat everyone like human beings. We are respectful and authentic, we listen, and we develop meaningful relationships with guests, customers and each other. We encourage our employees to have a voice and to use it to improve the work we do.
CREATE MAGIC. In design, service and all things, we go above and beyond to inspire. Every detail counts, and we believe that our work is a collaboration that depends on all of us bringing our creativity and passion to work with us every day.
BE HERE NOW. In our work, creating a sense of place is important. We contribute to the fabric of our respective communities by honoring, representing and supporting the communities in which our businesses exist. We make it our goal to be experts on our cities, and we leave travelers with a sense of where they have been.
EMBRACE ADVENTURE. We dont always know where the road will lead, but we know that well have each other along the journey. We strive to learn and grow from our experiences, to create meaningful structure along the way and, in some cases, to embrace chaos when necessary.
LOOK TOWARDS THE FUTURE. We work with a spirit of continuous improvement in all areas. We seek to provide a path of growth for all of our employees and for Bunkhouse as a whole.
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