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Merlin • Dorset-Weymouth, DT4 7SX, UK

Grounds and Facilities Host

Employment type:  Contract
Salary:  £13 per hour
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Job Description

What you'll bring to the team

We have a new opening for a keen and committed handy person to take on a role with us as a Grounds & Facilities Assistant at our SEA LIFE in Weymouth.

As an addition to our Grounds & Facilities team, you will assist in maintaining the upkeep of our 5-acre SEA LIFE site, ensuring a safe, clean, and well-maintained environment for our guests and staff to enjoy.

This is a very varied role where no two days will be the same!

Whether its leaf blowing in the morning, clearing the gutters, taking care of lawns and flowerbeds, painting or maintaining the splash zone, you’ll love making the attraction look it’s very best for our many visitors and guests.

This is initially a seasonal, fixed term position with guaranteed hours of at least 10 per week. Shifts will include weekend and bank holidays.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Friendly approachable manner with good communication skills
  • A can-do attitude with bags of enthusiasm and drive
  • Past experience in a similar role or a genuine keen interest into basic maintenance skills
  • Inquisitive nature and happy to learn new skills and tasks
  • A committed team player able to effectively plan and prioritise their own work

Benefits

Alongside working with a great team, we also offer:

  • 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants and 40% off LEGO online
  • Merlin Magic Pass - giving you free tickets to all our attractions worldwide for you, your family, and friends every year
  • Employee pricing up to 55% off cinema tickets

If you are interested in this opportunity and you would like to hear more, please click on the apply button now.

At Merlin we welcome the world to our magical attractions and resorts every day and we want to reflect that same multicultural mix inside our business too. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse workplace where people can be themselves, have the same opportunities and thrive together. Because at Merlin, everyone matters!

Together, we work to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, no matter their age, race, gender, disability or sexual orientation. Although we understand that we'll always be learning and growing, we aim to be the most inclusive and flexible employer in our industry.

We reserve the right to remove this vacancy advert early, should sufficient applications be acquired.

Pay Range

GBP £13.01/Hr.

Company benefits

Annual bonus
Buy or sell annual leave
Charity donation scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Employee assistance programme
Employee discounts – 40% LEGO Discount
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Eye Care Support
Family health insurance
Health insurance
Theme park discounts
Lunch and learns
In house training
Further education support
Open to part time work for some roles

Working at Merlin

Company employees:

22,000

Gender diversity (m:f):

52:48

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