Operations

Hopetoun House is regarded as Scotland’s finest Stately Home. We welcome around 50,000 visitors each year and are proud to be graded as a 5-star Visitor Attraction by Visit Scotland.

Permanent Cleaner/Housekeeper(s)
Hopetoun House is looking for Housekeeper(s)/Cleaner(s) to work as part of our dedicated Housekeeping Team, assisting the Head Housekeeper in the cleaning and upkeep of the publicly accessible areas of Hopetoun House. (Please note that this does NOT include the family/resident areas, bedrooms or catering kitchens).

Hours of Work and Rate
There are 20 hours per week available in total, this is available to either one candidate for the full 20 hours or can be split into 10 hours per week for two candidates. Therefore, it is important to tell us which option you would like to be considered for in your application.

20 Hours Position
During Visitor Attraction Season (Easter to end September)
5 hours per day, 4 days per week (days negotiable). Weekend work is required during our Visitor Attraction season, typically working Saturday and Sunday every second weekend. Working hours are 06:00 to 11:00.
During Closed Season (October to Easter)
5 hours per day, 4 days per week. There is occasional weekend work during our closed season, depending on the needs of our events business. Working hours are 07:00 to 12:00.
Rate of pay is £12 per hour.

10 Hours Position
During Visitor Attraction Season (Easter to end September)
5 hours per day, 2 days per week (days negotiable). Weekend work is required during our Visitor Attraction season, typically working Saturday and Sunday every second weekend. Working hours are 06:00 to 11:00.
During Closed Season (October to Easter)
5 hours per day, 2 days per week. There is occasional weekend work during our closed season, depending on the needs of our events business. Working hours are 07:00 to 12:00.
Rate of pay is £12 per hour.

Typical duties include the following:
• Vacuuming, floor polishing and dusting
• Cleaning WCs and maintaining adequate supplies of toiletries in WCs
• Before and after cleaning of any rooms used for Hopetoun events
• Finer conservation detailed cleaning in winter
• Anything else within reason that the Head Housekeeper requires in order to maintain the proper upkeep of Hopetoun House

The post-holder should be confident and friendly, being able to work both under direction and on own initiative. Previous corporate cleaning or housekeeping experience is required. An interest in heritage/visitor attractions would be an advantage although not essential. Full training will be given.

IMPORTANT: There is no public transport near Hopetoun, so own transport is essential.

To apply, please email and tell us a bit about yourself, why you’d like this job and why you’re suitable, please also attach your CV.

Email: info@hopetoun.co.uk
The Hopetoun House Preservation Trust is a registered Scottish Charity No SC009760

OI PEASANTS! WE’RE RECRUITING… Fancy a job like no other? Then prepare to swap your current work environment for one that’s far from traditional!

Edinburgh Dungeon is currently seeking a Technical Supervisor responsible for ensuring the overall maintenance and safety of the attraction. This includes the fabric of the building and building facilities, audio-visual systems, lighting, special effects, live actor shows and the Drop-Dead ride.

As well as lead and develop the technical team alongside the Technical Manager, you’ll ensure through effective and proactive maintenance programs that all systems operate efficiently, effectively, and safely. With input from the General Manager, you’ll also be responsible for delivering projects on time and within budget parameters.

You must ensure that all shows and display gag features are in full working order, ensuring the downtime is minimised and the turnaround is maximised.

This is a highly demanding but exciting role providing vital support to the attraction, ensuring its unique brand of scary fun is being delivered at an efficient level.

This role is full-time, permanent, and will include weekends and bank holidays as part of a shift rota. Regular weekend and night work is required for this role.

Qualifications & Experience
Completed a recognised apprenticeship or hold a recognised qualification (e.g. City and Guilds, BTEC, NVQ level 3, ONC in a mechanical or electrical engineering discipline or a comparable national or service qualification),18th Edition.
Highly skilled and motivated
A strong eye for detail
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work as part of a team
Ability to be flexible/adaptable as per the business operational requirements
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Great
Benefits
Alongside joining a truly inclusive culture where everyone is encouraged to be themselves at work, we also offer:

40% online LEGO discount
25% off food and retail in our attractions
Local benefits
Enjoy the Ride Pass – giving you and 5 others a Merlin Annual Pass (Gold Edition)
Merlin Magic Pass – allowing you, your family, and friends free entry into our attractions globally!

Edinburgh Dungeon is currently seeking a Maintenance Technician to provide vital support to our attraction, ensuring its unique brand of scary fun is being delivered at an efficient level.

Helping to maintain and operate our shows and rides and working in a small multi-skilled team of dungeon dwellers, you’ll be responsible for the maintenance of equipment, theming, rides, and the facility. Including carrying out electrical and mechanical inspection, maintenance activities and provide support to the daily operation of this thrilling attraction.

This naturally means you’ll be dealing with both routine maintenance and breakdowns and therefore you will work swiftly and with care to diagnose and resolve problems. Utilising your hands-on knowledge and experience you will sustain minimal downtime of rides and themed attractions for the visiting peasants.

You will also provide timely and regular communication to the Technical Manager or Supervisor regarding operational issues, ensuring the earliest possible resolution and displaying the ability to make sound decisions and take decisive action.

This is a permanent full-time role, which will include working weekends and bank holidays as required. Flexibility will be required as time and days of shifts will vary.

Qualifications & Experience
NVQ/HNC Qualification in Mechanical or Electrical discipline
Extensive experience in a similar role
Experience with hydraulic and Pneumatic systems
IT experience (Microsoft outlook,excel,word)
A positive and self-motivated individual with a strong eye for detail
Someone who takes pride in their work
Benefits
Alongside helping transport guests back to Edinburgh’s darkest history, you’ll also receive:

25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants
40% off LEGO online
Merlin Magic Pass – giving you free tickets to all our attractions worldwide for you, your family, and friends every year
Enjoy the Ride Pass – giving you and 5 others a Merlin Annual Pass (Gold Edition)
Discounted rates at Merlin hotels all over the world
Cycle to work scheme and O2 discount

Hours: Full Time (40 Hours per week/any 5 days out of 7, between the hours of 7am and 7pm)
Duration: Temporary

The Royal Yacht Britannia is an award-winning, five-star visitor attraction and exclusive evening events venue in Edinburgh, which employs more than 160 staff. This former floating palace of Queen Elizabeth II, usually attracts circa 350,000 visitors a year from around the world, and would normally host circa 100 exclusive evening events per annum.

Britannia provides an exceptional experience for visitors. This dedication to excellence has led to the Royal Yacht being rated as Tripadvisor’s No.1 UK Attraction (AGAIN), and the top 1% in the world in its category.

Our Visitor Experience department is dedicated to ensuring that visitors receive the highest level of customer experience possible and we are looking for a Housekeeper to join the team.

Reporting directly to the Housekeeping Team Leader, key responsibilities will include:
– Ensuring that the Britannia tour route and Visitor Centre are cleaned to a high standard and maintained throughout your shift.
– Safe use and storage of all equipment and chemicals required to maintain the cleanliness of the tour route and Visitor Centre.
– Assisting with any other duties, as required by the Housekeeping Team Leaders and Visitor Experience Managers.
– The ideal candidate will enjoy a varied role and be committed to delivering high standards in Housekeeping, have a friendly, can-do attitude and a desire to help and assist staff and visitors alike.

Company benefits include:
– 10% employer pension contribution with a choice to contribute up to a further 5% yourself, which would then be matched by us as well! (So 20% potential contribution to your pension).
– 33 days pro-rata annual holiday entitlement.
– Life Assurance.
– Complimentary tickets.
– Staff discount in the Gift Shop, Royal Deck Tearoom & The Lighthouse Restaurant & Bar aboard Fingal.
– Free car parking for staff.

If you feel you have the personality, skills and experience we are looking for, then we would love to hear from you.

Please send your CV outlining why you feel you would be suitable for the role of Housekeeper to: recruitment@tryb.co.uk or postal applications to:

Sarah Thomson
Visitor Experience Manager
The Royal Yacht Britannia
Ocean Drive
Leith
Edinburgh
EH6 6JJ

No agencies please.

Please note, due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to unsuccessful candidates. If you have been selected for interview you will be contacted directly.

Do you have the desire to be part of our brand-new Distillery, with a passion for cleanliness, presentation and maintaining high standards? This could be the perfect opportunity for you…

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Setting the Scene…

Born in 2010, and distilled in the heart of our namesake city, Edinburgh Gin has established itself as a pioneer in craft and wonder-filled flavour. Having been consistently rated on Tripadvisor as one of Scotland’s top tourist attractions through an offering of innovative and engaging experiences, but not one for ‘resting on our laurels’, in January 2024 we closed the doors to our Edinburgh Gin West End Distillery and Hanover Street retail shop in preparation for our extraordinary next chapter…

Nestled in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town, excitement is distilling as we look forward to opening our brand-new, state-of-the-art distillery at the Arches on East Market Street, where traditional craft meets innovation and we celebrate the art of gin-making amidst breath-taking views of Edinburgh’s skyline. This ongoing investment is a true testament to the pride we have in our product and our commitment to sharing this with our visitors, ensuring everyone who comes to see us has the most exceptional Edinburgh Gin experience.

With plans to welcome visitors from Autumn 2024, our new Brand Home is more than just a distillery; it’s a place where stories are told, where discoveries are made, where life-long connections are made with our brand, and where the spirit of Edinburgh comes alive.

As we embark on this next evolution of our Edinburgh Gin journey, fuelled by our passion for gin and dedication to excellence, we are now looking for kindred spirits to join us at this truly exciting time…

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Our Opportunity…

As we near the end of our construction activities, it is now time for us to prepare for the opening of our new and much anticipated Brand Home. As part of our pre-opening activities, we are now therefore looking to appoint a brand new role of Housekeeping Supervisor on a full-time, permanent basis.

As part of our small team of Housekeepers, your role will oversee the day to day operational activities delivered by our new Housekeeping team to ensure our Brand Home is always presented to the highest standard. Our Housekeeping team play a crucial role in supporting the delivery of a 5* visitor experience by upholding exceptional tidiness and cleanliness, ensuring all of our guests feel safe, comfortable and at ease throughout their visit.

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Who We Are Looking For…

If you are passionate about cleanliness, presentation and maintaining high standards then this could be the role for you! We are looking for someone who has previous experience of leading a small team to deliver the day to day operational requirements of our Housekeeping team. We need someone who can lead by example and create an environment that inspires and motivates the Housekeepers to maintain our high standards and deliver an exceptional visitor experience. In addition, our successful candidate will have a positive work attitude and display strong attention to detail. A warm and friendly personality will fit in well amongst the team.

We are looking for can be flexible in their availability as we operate 7 days per week, and will be offering the vacancy on a 5 from 7 day basis, working the equivalent of 37.5 hours per week. As working shifts will be dependent on the needs of the business, specific working hours may fluctuate in line with consumer demand, so we are therefore looking for individuals who are flexible in their approach.

Candidates must be 18 or over and also be able to demonstrate that they currently have the required documents to live and work in the UK.

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What We Will Provide You…

With a highly competitive hourly rate of £13.17, we will offer the successful candidates with a full-time, permanent role and a generous benefits package. Our Housekeeping Supervisor role is offered on an annualised hours contract meaning you will receive a guaranteed monthly income.

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Additional Information…

Edinburgh Gin is part of Ian Macleod Distillers, an entrepreneurial, family owned whisky and spirits business who own other premium and luxury brands such as Rosebank, Glengoyne, Tamdhu, Smokehead, to name but a few… ‘Crafting Spirits With Passion’ is what we do best!

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Next Steps…

If this sounds like the perfect role for you, then we’d love to hear from you…

Please note, that along with your CV, you will need to answer some key questions and submit a tailored cover letter, clearly outlining why your skills and previous experiences are a perfect fit to what we are looking for – remember this is your opportunity to make yourself stand out from the crowd!

Please note, this is an open application window therefore we may close the advert at any point depending on the candidate applications received so our recommendation is that you apply early to ensure you don’t miss out!

Proudly supporting the #OpenToWork movement.

Ian Macleod Distillers (IMD) are proud members of the Scotch Whisky Association, Drink Aware and the Portman Group. In our individual IMD way, we endeavour to follow best practice to help shape our commitment to wider social responsibility and industry standards. We are advocates of promoting responsible selling and consumption of alcohol

CONTEXT
The Isle of Canna is one of a group of islands known as the Small Isles situated 19 miles off the coast of the nearest mainland port of Mallaig, Western Scotland. Canna Harbour is the only port owned and managed within the Trust portfolio and therefore there is a significant responsibility and accountability for the Trust to ensure the harbour is managed safely and efficiently.

Canna Harbour operates all year providing a vital link for the island community with the mainland. There is a regular ferry service provided by Caledonian MacBrayne which operates 6 times per week between March and October and 3 times per week in the winter months. In addition to the ferry service there are increasing numbers of other commercial and leisure vessels utilising the harbour facilities such as cruise ships, private yachts, RIBS and fishing vessels. The latest operational figures recorded show 13 international cruise ships (1063 passengers), 26 sailing boats (613 passengers), 69 small cruise ships (315 passengers) and tour operator RIBS of approximately 5000 passengers. Further marine traffic is evident from high season yacht moorings (up to 30 boats per night) and frequent fishing vessel berths (c. 50). Although commercial activity is a lesser part of the harbour operation it does however support the delivery of vital island life-line commodities such a food, utilities, equipment and island and contractor vehicles.

Thank you for your interest in the post of Grounds
Maintenance Operator with Historic Environment
Scotland based at Dirleton Castle Depot. This is a
permanent and pensionable appointment.
You will be responsible for the conservation and
maintenance of the Dirleton Castle Garden and
other Historic Scotland monuments within the
South Region with specific focus on carrying out
grounds maintenance duties in the East Lothian
region.