Horticulturist

Richmond Country Club; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Horticulturist to join their vibrant Golf Course team. This role involves maintaining the beauty of their renowned golf course and grounds, ensuring every detail is tended to with care and professionalism. As part of a close-knit team, you will be responsible for planning, planting, and nurturing various landscapes while enjoying the camaraderie of fellow nature enthusiasts. This seasonal opportunity offers a unique work environment where your contributions will be valued and recognized, all while working in a stunning outdoor setting. If you're passionate about horticulture and service excellence, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Benefits Plan

On-site Free Parking

Staff Meal Plan

Group RRSP Contribution

Use of Golf Course and Tennis Courts

Merchandise Discount

Employee Sports Events

Career Growth Opportunities

Team Building Events

Qualifications

• Passion for outdoors and landscape maintenance is essential.
• Previous experience in golf course or nursery is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Planning and ordering plant materials and tools.
• Caring for flower beds and monitoring plant health.
• Executing horticulture tasks throughout the golf course.

Skills

Landscape Maintenance

Plant Identification

Irrigation Knowledge

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Education

Diploma or Degree in Horticulture

Tools

Utility Vehicles

Job description

Richmond Country Clubs Golf Course team is hiring!

Horticulturist

Job Type: Hourly, Seasonal (April - December) | Full-time | On-site | Pay: $32-34 per hour

Join a diverse and talented team at the Richmond Country Club!

We are looking for an enthusiastic, sincere, and authentic individual, who is passionate about hospitality in a country club setting where we offer fun, lively shifts in a beautiful and social environment, entailing a lot of teamwork and professionalism. No matter which team you work for, in the RCC family, we value each other and truly believe that every individuals contribution can make a positively impactful difference for our esteemed members and colleagues.

About This Opportunity

Richmond Country Club is seeking a Horticulturist to join our Golf Course and Grounds Maintenance team, for the 2025 season starting April to December. This individual will be reporting to the Head Golf Course Superintendent and the Assistant Superintendent. The individual will work as a cohesive crew with the Golf Course and Turf team. The Richmond Country Club has a challenging 6800-yard A.V. Macan golf course. With approximately 1000 members, our club is unique among the other Lower Mainland golf and athletic clubs we are the only club to offer golf, tennis, aquatics, athletics and social programming for families and members of all ages.

Who You Are

We are looking for a motivated individual who has a passion for the outdoors and landscape maintenance to join our team.

If you are someone who takes pride in your work ethics, have a genuine desire to put your best foot forward and are passionate about service excellence, we look forward to receiving your application to being a part of the RCC family!

The Horticulturist Duties:

1. Planning and ordering needed plant material and tools.
2. The care of all flower beds and hanging baskets.
3. Carrying out all fertility and soil maintenance needs.
4. Monitoring and Control of plant pests.
5. Performing all labor-related duties needed for position.
6. Design and implement new flower bed ideas.
7. Maintain a good standard of required daily record keeping.
8. Keep all work areas clean and organized.
9. Planning and execution of all horticulture and some arboriculture related tasks throughout the golf course and clubhouse areas.
10. Developing the yearly plant order.

Knowledge and Experience:

1. A diploma or degree in Horticulture is an asset- A combination of education and experience will be considered
2. Having previous golf course or nursery experience would be an asset
3. Strong knowledge of West Coast Plant ID
4. Irrigation system knowledge an asset
5. The ability to operate utility vehicles
6. Must hold a valid BC Drivers License
7. Ability to lift objects weighing up to 40 lbs.
8. Able to communicate clearly with management and staff
9. A professional and courteous outlook
10. To be physically fit, reliable, hardworking and committed to doing a great job

More information on the role:

1. Salary: $32-34 per hour
2. Seasonal Duration: 9-month position (April 1 to December 1)
3. Hours of Work: Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
4. General Shift Timings: Early morning, starting between 5-7am until 1-3pm (based on day light)
5. Start Date: April 1, 2025
6. Job Environment: On-site only, outdoors
7. Ability to commute/relocate: Richmond, BC- reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
8. Application End Date: March 22, 2025

Some of our great benefits:

1. Competitive annual compensation, commensurate with experience and qualifications
2. Comprehensive Health Benefits Plan- including Life Insurance, AD&D, Extended Health and Dental
3. On-site free parking
4. Staff meal plan
5. Group RRSP contribution (conditional to length of service)
6. Use of the Golf course, Tennis courts and gym (subject to off-peak hours)
7. Merchandise discount in the Golf Pro shop
8. Employee Sports events such as Golf, Tennis and athletic tournaments
9. Recognition: RCC prides itself on recognizing our employees in creative ways
10. Career growth and training opportunities
11. Team building events with the Golf Course team

The Operations:

Our 6800-yard, par 72 A.V. Macan designed course is one of BCs premiere golf venues. Our championship level golf course is known for its tree lined fairways, well-positioned bunkers, and its signature raised, undulating greens. Our green and serene golf courses require year-round TLC and involve multi-level technicalities to keep the course season ready. Our Golf Course or Greens team weathers all types of conditions to maintain the expectation and satisfaction of our members and their love of golf. Our Golf Course team comprises of irrigation technicians, grounds keepers, gardeners, horticulturist, and assistant and head superintendents.

What's it like to work for RCC?

Since 1958, the RCCs core principle has been that no member would be denied admission because of their race, color or creed; holding the spirit of inclusion as our core value. The goal for all staff is to always follow our Golden Rule which is Do unto others as youd have done to you and applying this principle into our day-to-day personal mission- to provide our members with a family-friendly experience that exceeds expectations while building life-long relationships. In all that we do, we are expected to strive to be the best.

ARE YOU INTERESTED? APPLY HERE:

If this is the role for you, please submit your application in the link below:

Richmond Country Club Careers (https://www.careers-page.com/richmond-country-club)

Documents you may need:

1. Required: Resume, Cover Letter and Certifications where applicable
2. Optional: References

All applications will be reviewed and those applicants meeting the profile expectations, will be contacted. We thank you for taking the time to consider the Richmond Country Club for your career aspirations.

We are Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) enthusiasts:

Richmond Country Club is strong believer in and practice Equal Employment Opportunity, as inclusivity is at the core of how we treat people. To access the 'EEOC is The Law' Information poster please visit this website: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/E-5.401.pdf

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