Floral & Plant Specialist (Saudi Only)

About the Role

St. Regis is seeking a Floral & Plant Specialist (Saudi Only) to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time role involves managing both floral arrangements and landscape maintenance, ensuring the hotel's aesthetic standards are consistently met. The specialist will be responsible for the entire lifecycle of floral displays and the upkeep of outdoor areas.

Key Responsibilities: Floral Operations

• Prepare, trim, water, and arrange flowers for display in public areas, restaurant outlets, banquets, and guest rooms.
• Receive flowers from suppliers, including verifying quantities, rejecting unacceptable items, and logging inventory.
• Design and create custom floral arrangements.
• Deliver floral displays to various locations and ensure orders are delivered as requested.
• Coordinate the set-up of floral displays.
• Maintain a clean and organized storeroom and ensure the shop is cleaned before closing.

Key Responsibilities: Landscape Management

• Supervise and maintain the hotel’s landscaped areas, gardens, lawns, plants, trees, and irrigation systems.
• Monitor plant health, irrigation, fertilization, pruning, and lawn care activities.
• Inspect and maintain irrigation systems, coordinating necessary repairs.
• Assign daily tasks and monitor the performance of the landscaping team.
• Conduct regular inspections of all hotel outdoor areas.
• Maintain inventory of plants, fertilizers, tools, and irrigation materials.
• Coordinate with Engineering and external contractors as required.
• Prepare daily and weekly maintenance reports.

Operational Standards and Safety

• Ensure compliance with hotel safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Report accidents, injuries, and unsafe work conditions immediately.
• Follow policies for safe operation and storage of tools, equipment, and chemicals, including using Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
• Complete all required safety training and certifications.
• Adhere to company policies and procedures, including maintaining a professional appearance and protecting company assets and proprietary information.

Guest and Team Interaction

• Welcome and acknowledge guests according to company standards, anticipating and addressing service needs.
• Communicate clearly and professionally with guests and co-workers, including appropriate telephone etiquette.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and other departments.
• Support co-workers and treat them with dignity and respect.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to reach overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping.
• Capability to grasp, turn, and manipulate objects requiring fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
• Ability to move up and down stairs and/or service ramps.
• Capable of moving, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, and placing objects weighing up to 25 pounds without assistance.
• Ability to stand, sit, or walk for extended periods or for an entire work shift.