Gardening jobs in Kinross

COME AND JOIN US . . .

We are currently seeking an experienced, passionate and creative Interior Gardener to join our Floristry team.

The on target earning potential for this role is £16.50 / per hour - comprising a base hourly rate of £14.00, plus a qualified estimate of £2.50 in gratuities and service charge.* As a member of the Gleneagles team, you will also enjoy a fantastic range of perks, benefits and rewards.

ABOUT GLENEAGLES

WORKING AT GLENEAGLES

We’re devoted to making our people feel as valued as our guests. In this way, we strive to support the whole ‘you’ - not just the professional part but the personal part too. People join our team for all sorts of reasons. Some work here permanently to develop a career, some work seasonally, while others have a schedule to fit around their personal commitments. However long you plan to stay with us and whatever hours you’d prefer to work, we’re open to flexible working requests and offer hours, shift patterns and contract types to suit everyone.

Location; Auchterarder, just off the A9. Gleneagles is also within easy reach of a number of Scottish towns and cities: Edinburgh City Centre (1hr), Glasgow or Dundee (50mins), Stirling and Perth (25mins).

Here's a bit more detail on what we see you doing in this role:

• Using your experience, creativity and imagination, you’ll ensure a stunning array of plants in all of our indoor areas across the estate
• Daily, you’ll care for and maintain all of our plants in all inside hotel areas, including all the bedrooms, checking their positions, watering and dusting
• You’ll make sure all our plants remain in full health and beautiful condition, identifying the causes of poor presentation, pests, diseases etc; treating these and replacing when required
• Working with our Marketing and Design teams to fully understand and provide for their particular interior plant requirements
• Collaborating and communicating daily with our Floristry team; creating together bespoke features and arrangements
• Devising and producing planting plans with the Head of Floristry to ensure our presentation is spectacular all year round
• Collaborating with colleagues within Floristry and across the estate to cultivate a functioning greenhouse which produces plants for internal external use
• Using your skill and experience, you’ll also support our Florist Assistants and Florists with educating them further on plant species, habitats and nurturing
• Compiling reports on the performance and condition of the areas you look after; proactively devising methods for improvement and implementing these in liaison with our Head of Floristry and Executive Housekeeper
• Continual checking of Braids Balcony plants and replacing when required, adhering to Brand design
• Following, at all times, Health Safety regulations and ensuring your working areas are maintained to the highest possible standards
• Interacting with our guests, always warm, professional, helpful and doing everything you can to exceed their expectations; playing your part in making their stay with us luxurious in every way

The kind of person we're looking for:

• You have, as a minimum, NVQ Level 3 in Horticulture, with relevant knowledge and practical experience including greenhouse knowledge and plant production
• You have a full driving license, essential for this role.
• You’re keen to progress, ready to work hard and grasp the opportunities on offer working in this incredible, world class Florist team

• Highly motivated and possessing an immense sense of pride in your work; you're passionate about delivering the high standards for our guests in line with the Gleneagles brand
• You have a positive “can do” attitude to solving problems in a professional and courteous manner
• A strong team player with great communication skills and an enthusiastic approach; you're well organised and punctual with an eagle eye for detail
• You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and above all has fun along the way

What’s in it for you:

Time to let your hair down

• 30 days holiday (including bank holidays) that increases with service
• Seasonal parties and local social events
• 50% discount on Food Beverage, Country Pursuits, Spa (Mon-Thu), and the Golf Driving Range
• Golf Membership (with access to all 3 championship courses) for £50.00 per annum

Treats in your pocket

• Flexi points into your Perkbox wallet to spend as you choose. The points can be spent immediately, or you can save them up over a number of months, for perks that cost that little bit more. All this gives you greater choice, so you can pick the things that mean the most to you!
• Free ‘pay day’ lunch and monthly drinks offers
• A generous ‘refer a friend’ scheme

Be our guest

• Stay with us as a guest at Gleneagles or Gleneagles Townhouse for up to 2 nights per year at £95.00 per night – a benefit available upon completion of 12 months service
• Friends Family discounted rate of £225 - £275 BB per night at Gleneagles
• Enjoy discounted rooms and restaurants rates with up to 50% off across the wider Ennismore brands and hotels, located across some spectacular locations, including London, Paris, Rome, Dubai, Doha, Rio, NY, Chicago and LA...to name just a few

Investment in your development and wellbeing

• Pension scheme
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme, offering support and confidential advice for you and your family when you need it most
• Ongoing investment in your personal development with access to internal and external training qualifications and programmes
• Internal career opportunities across a wider range of specialisms and departments
• Monthly recognition programme
• Volunteering day every year with a charitable partner of your choice
• Complimentary access to our staff gym
• Gleneagles Cycle Scheme to spread the cost of the bike that you really want and reduce your carbon footprint

• About gratuities service charge:

• Gratuities (tips) and service charge (an additional charge added to our room rates and services across the hotel that is passed directly to our employees) are paid on a pro-rata basis regardless of your role
• It is estimated that in 2026, our part-time employees can expect to receive around £2.50 in addition to their hourly rate

If you are our next Interior Gardener, please forward your most recent CV to us today!

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