Property management and farming,
Hospitality Seasonal jobs
in
Cromwell Otago New Zealand
Do you love variety highly flexible and able to work in multiple locations.
Seeking a hands on manager who will step in and roll their sleeves up when required.
We are a small but diverse business focusing on :
Residential rentals Commercial property (motels) and rural land rental Cherry production and domestic cherry sales and marketing Budget short stay and staff accommodation Food vending - food trailer
You will need to be highly flexible in mindset and able to switch between these business elements in order to meet the needs of our tenants and food customers.
Summers are largely focused on cherry sales (you will be expected to help direct road side sales along with delivery of cherries to retail outlets which you are expected to build a relationship with and find new outlets - a full driving licence is essential). We also operate a pick your own cherry business for several weeks.
In addition over summer we attend several events selling hot food and cherries from a food van. You will be expected to attend these events alone at times. Mostly we attend events on the West Coast and Otago you will be expected to stay away from home at times.
During the winter months we focus on maintaining our rental properties (you will be expected to undertake gardening weed control and in particular inside and outside painting). During this period we also take steps to develop our Cherry sales channels for the following summer.
The summer is most busy and so during the cherry selling season you will be expected to work more than 5 days a week. No holidays over this period will be possible.
Most events where we operate the food van over summer are on weekends and public holidays so days off are likely to be mid week during the summer.
Throughout the entire year you must be able to respond to the needs of our commercial and residential tenants undertaking property inspections and overseeing urgent maintenance.
Ideally you will have: Excellent written and oral communication skills Ability to get on well with a wide range of people Highly flexible approach to problem solving A qualification or experience in Tourism or hospitality Experience with restaurants and food control plans Experience with dealing directly with customers Experience with painting and gardening or the desire to learn Experience as a tenant or landlord with the current tenancy rules or property management experience. Ideally you will have a knowledge of or interest in horticulture and agriculture.
Someone that has had hotel or motel and restaurant management experience that is practical and good with sales looking for more variety may suit this role.
Applicants may be subject to a drugs test and required to operate orchard mowers at times.
