Outdoor Groundskeeper - Parks & Reserves (Day Shift)

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

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.