Grounds Manager

WHO WE ARE

Deerhurst Resort is your host to the
**true Muskoka experience**.

What is important to us

We
**CARE.**

We have
**FUN.**

We value
**INTEGRITY.**

We believe in
**TOGETHERNESS.**

**POSITION**: Grounds Manager

**SALARY**: Negotiable, full time/year round

**DEPARTMENT**: Grounds Department

**Why Deerhurst Resort?**

Looking to work outdoors? Nestled in the heart of Muskoka, Deerhurst Resort is the perfect place to work and play. Employees enjoy complementary use of resort facilities.

**Position Summary**

**Duties & Responsibilities**
- Maintains equipment, tools and related inventory ensures regular routine maintenance is performed.
- Assists in planning, assigning, and scheduling grounds crews engaged in the construction, maintenance, and care of grounds, grass, shrubbery, trees, and other plants.
- Responsible for the maintenance of roads, driveways and parking areas.
- Demonstrates and teaches proper work methods and techniques to employees.
- Conducts periodic inspections of properties and prepares preventive maintenance reports.
- Maintains a preventive maintenance record system and assists in the establishment of work priorities.
- Inspects all areas of grounds to be sure no hazard exists.
- Maintains outdoor furniture, waste receptacles, ashtrays and firepits
- Assists in coordinating, directing and overseeing sub-contractors including but not limited to landscape construction, paving and general labour crews.
- Assists Superintendent / Director of Golf in planning, designing and implementing landscaping improvements where needed.
- Ensures tools and equipment are kept stocked and secured.
- Ensures roadways are maintained as free of snow and ice as possible and on a timely basis.
- Oversees payroll and scheduling of grounds department.
- Works with Human Resources with recruitment and selection.
- Ensures all Deerhurst Resort policies and procedures are followed.
- Foster a positive work environment through team-building and by example
- Regular consultation with the Superintendent / Golf Director regarding any work-related issues.
- Working outside, in a team environment, leading the Grounds Team in maintaining the resort grounds, project management and resort capital projects
- Landscaping/hardscaping and management experience required
- Performs related work as required.

**Qualifications**
- Valid class G (minimum) Ontario driver’s license with clean driving record
- Previous experience in turf maintenance, horticulture, or landscaping
- Post-secondary education in the Horticulture/Landscaping industry and/or 3 years’ experience in the field an asset
- Previous experience operating a lawnmower, tractor, or front-end loader and skid steer
- Guest oriented with a sincere, helpful, caring and friendly personality
- Able to work well with others and individually
- Able to lead a team of skilled and unskilled employees
- Is passionate about maintaining the quality and cleanliness of Deerhurst Resort grounds.
- Able to take direction well.
- Able to adapt in a fast pace, constant changing environment within a dynamic work schedule
- Able to maintain composure and objectivity
- Able to identify problems and make recommendations for improvement
- Able to evaluate and select among alternative courses of action quickly and accurately
- Is flexible with their schedule, able to work long hours, shift work, evenings, weekends and holidays as business levels require
- Able to perform heavy work - exerting in excess of 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force frequently and often to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects
- Enjoys working outdoors

**Visa Requirements**: Must be eligible to work in Canada
- The above job description is not intended to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills or efforts associated with or expected of the role, but are intended to accurately reflect principal job elements._