Gardener

Programmed; Cannons Creek; On-site; AUD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Programmed is hiring experienced Gardeners / Grounds Maintenance workers for Melbourne's Eastern Suburbs. This hands-on outdoor role covers parks, schools, reserves, and community spaces, requiring reliable team players with mower operation and equipment handling skills.

Applicants should have at least 1 year in grounds maintenance, a valid manual license, WWCC and Police Check. Day shifts with field duties across multiple sites, using tablets for digital reporting and logging tasks.

Qualifications

• Commercial mowing experience.
• Minimum 1 year in grounds maintenance, horticulture, landscaping, or similar outdoor maintenance roles.
• Experience operating ride-on mowers and outdoor maintenance equipment.
• Experience towing trailers and transporting equipment.
• Physically fit and comfortable performing hands-on outdoor work.
• Valid Driver's License (Manual license highly regarded).
• Valid WWCC and Police Check are mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Operate zero turn ride-on mowers (52"-72"), wide area mowers, and other landscaping equipment.
• Conduct brush cutting, hard edging, pruning, hedge trimming, and weed removal.
• Apply herbicides using knapsack sprayers where required.
• Carry out pre-start checks on mowers, trailers, and equipment.
• Load/unload and safely tow trailers carrying mowers and machinery.
• Use tablets and apps to log jobs and complete digital reporting.
• Maintain parks, recreational reserves, roadsides, and community areas to a high standard.
• Work collaboratively within a team guided by a Team Leader.

Skills

Mowing

Grounds maintenance

Ride-on mowers

Trailer towing

Physically fit

Manual license

WWCC

Police check

Tools

Zero turn mowers

Landscaping equipment

Digital reporting apps

Job description

Love working outdoors? Join our team maintaining parks, schools, reserves, and community spaces across Melbourne's Eastern Suburbs.

We are currently seeking experienced Gardeners / Grounds Maintenance across Melbourne's Eastern Suburbs, Day Shift .This is a hands-on outdoor role working across parks, gardens, schools, recreational reserves, roadsides, and community spaces. We are looking for reliable candidates with strong grounds maintenance experience who are comfortable operating equipment and working within a team environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate zero turn ride-on mowers (52\"-72\"), wide area mowers, and other landscaping equipment


• Conduct brush cutting, hard edging, pruning, hedge trimming, and weed removal


• Apply herbicides using knapsack sprayers where required


• Carry out pre-start checks on mowers, trailers, and equipment


• Load/unload and safely tow trailers carrying mowers and machinery


• Use tablets and apps to log jobs and complete digital reporting


• Maintain parks, recreational reserves, roadsides, and community areas to a high standard


• Work collaboratively within a team guided by a Team Leader

Requirements

• Commercial Mowing experience


• Minimum 1 years' experience in grounds maintenance, horticulture, landscaping, or similar outdoor maintenance roles


• Experience operating ride-on mowers and outdoor maintenance equipment


• Experience towing trailers and transporting equipment


• Physically fit and comfortable performing hands-on outdoor work


• Valid Driver's License (Manual license highly regarded)


• Valid Working With Children Check (WWCC)and Police Check - Mandatory

Who We Are

As one of Australia's largest employers, we work with great companies all around Australia and New Zealand to give you the best opportunities to work when and where you want.

At Programmed, we are committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment which values and respects diverse styles, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

We welcome and encourage women, people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent and people from diverse backgrounds to apply.