Greenskeeper / Turf Care

Accor Hotels; Whistler; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player invites you to join their team as a Junior Groundskeeper for the Summer 2025 Golf season. This full-time seasonal role offers a unique opportunity to work in a stunning mountain setting, ensuring the golf course meets the highest standards of maintenance. You'll engage in various tasks from mowing to landscaping, all while providing exceptional service to guests. With competitive pay rates that increase with tenure, this position is perfect for those looking to launch their career in a vibrant outdoor environment. Join a team that values hard work and dedication while enjoying the perks of working in a premier resort.

Benefits

Subsidized staff accommodation

Complimentary meals during shifts

Employee Travel Program discounts

Hotel leisure benefits including Golf/Ski passes

Qualifications

• Experience in golf course maintenance is an asset.
• Knowledge of landscaping tools and methods is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Maintain golf course cleanliness and neatness.
• Perform labor-intensive tasks including digging and lifting.
• Provide friendly service to guests.

Skills

Golf course turf care

Teamwork

Independence

Knowledge of landscaping tools

Education

Class 5 Driver’s License

Tools

Self-propelled mowers

Push type mowers

Job description

Company Description

Nestled at the base of Blackcomb Mountain, just two hours north of Downtown Vancouver, Fairmont Chateau Whistler defines mountain luxury. Offering ski-in, ski-out convenience in the winter, and an on-site championship golf course in the summer, we are Canada’s year-round outdoor adventure destination. Additionally, we are Whistler's largest conference resort hotel, offering 5 unique dining outlets, a slope-side Health Club, and 519 guestrooms and suites.

Job Description

Golf Greenskeeper / Turf Care - Junior Groundskeeper

This is a full-time seasonal position, startingthroughout Mayand ending inOctober 2025.

The Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Course is Audubon-certified and carved right into the slopes of the coastal mountain range.Working in the Golf Grounds department, the Groundskeeper team's high attention to detail ensures golf course maintenance is completed to exceed our golfers’ expectations.

At Fairmont Chateau Whistler,Junior Groundskeeper roles are available for the Summer 2025 Golf season.

Starting rate of pay:$19.95 per hour

We recognize tenure through our compensation - hourly rates increase after 6 months and then yearly to three years. At three years the pay rate for this role would be $25.60

Job Duties Include:

• Consistently offeringprofessional, engaging and friendly service
• Cutting grasswith a wide variety of self-propelled and push type machines
• General landscaping, hand-mowing and weed-eating duties
• Maintaining cleanliness and neatness of the Golf Course area, including cart paths, fairways, greens, roughs and tees
• Smoothing bunker sand with hand rakes and machines
• Setting the golf course for play
• Labor intensive work in the form of digging, lifting and pushing

Qualifications

• Experience working in Golf course turf care is an asset but not required
• Class 5 Driver’s License
• Updated driver’s abstract
• Perform tasks under minimal supervision
• Knowledge of tools, methods, and materials used in grounds and landscape maintenance work
• Understanding of the rules of golf
• Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team

Job Perks & Benefits:

• Subsidized staff accommodationprovided
• Complimentary mealin our staff cafeteria per shift
• Access to our Employee Travel Program, with discounts on room rates and food & beverageat Fairmont & Accor properties worldwide
• Hotel leisure benefits including Golf/Ski passes

Additional Information

Visa Requirements: To progress with your application, you must be legally eligible to work in Canada. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.

APPLY TODAY:Whether you're just launching your career or looking for a new adventure, we invite you to visitwww.Whister-Jobs.cato learn more about Fairmont Chateau Whistler and the extraordinary opportunities that exist within our resort!

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