Landscape Gardener
Onshore applicants only
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Auckland, New Zealand · Full-Time · $25 - $40/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored · Applicants: Onshore applicants only
Landscape architects, builders, horticulturists, landscapers and project managers make up an Auckland team that is now looking for a passionate, experienced Landscape Gardener. The business wants clients to receive excellent service from first consultation to finished product, and you will lead by example while delivering lawn care, pruning, weeding, planting and trimming to a high standard.
The role is full time at 40 hours per week, and part-time and casual opportunities are also on offer. The employer holds accreditation and is able to sponsor the right candidate, and the right to work in New Zealand is needed from the outset.
Landscaping employers hire on evidence. Describe the gardens and hard landscaping projects you have completed, list your horticultural qualification, then turn your landscaping record into a CV with Build AI CV that shows both your plant knowledge and your equipment skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Keep lawns tidy, prune, weed, plant and trim to a high standard
- Lead by example, giving clients exceptional service and listening to the needs and concerns of clients and team members
- Operate and maintain landscaping equipment of many kinds
- Handle power washers, line trimmers, hedge trimmers, lawn mowers, chainsaws and building tools
Requirements & Eligibility
- Experience as a landscape gardener for 2 years or more, with hard landscaping ideally included
- Horticultural qualification
- Outstanding horticultural knowledge, with a real interest in plants
- Excellent communication skills, including talking confidently with clients
- Comfortable in a team and working unsupervised, following instructions and meeting deadlines
- Full driver's licence covering manual and automatic vehicles, with training on manual available if needed
- Pays attention to detail, focuses on health and safety and shows a high level of initiative
- Good physical fitness
- The right to work in NZ
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