Senior Operator / Team Leader

Mills Recruitment; Perth; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mills Recruitment is assisting a WA-based landscaping business in Wattleup to find a hands-on Team Leader to run day-to-day operations. You’ll lead a skilled crew, manage schedules, client relationships and equipment across mowing, spraying and vegetation management.

This is a growth-focused role with real career progression in a local Western Australian company, requiring practical leadership and strong operational oversight.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial landscaping or vegetation management.
• Prior team leader or supervisory experience.
• Strong knowledge of mowing and spraying equipment and vegetation control.
• Machinery operation experience, ideally including track loaders.
• Current spray ticket / chemical application licence.
• Current driver’s licence and good client management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a small team across mowing, spraying, grounds maintenance and vegetation management.
• Manage daily schedules, workloads, safety and service quality across multiple sites.
• Operate and oversee commercial mowers, spray units, track loaders and associated machinery.
• Build strong client relationships and identify opportunities to grow the business.
• Help recruit, train and develop additional crews.

Skills

Team leadership / supervision

Commercial landscaping

Grounds maintenance

Vegetation management

Mowing equipment operation

Spraying equipment operation

Track loaders operation

Spray ticket / chemical application

Driver's licence

Client relationship management

Safety compliance

Recruitment and training

Job description

Are you an experienced commercial landscaping or vegetation management supervisor ready for your next step? Our client is a growing WA business based in Wattleup, south of the river. It specialises in commercial landscaping, grounds maintenance and vegetation management. They need a hands- on Team Leader to run day-to-day operations. You’ll lead a skilled crew, build strong client relationships and play a key part in growing the business.

What’s on Offer

• $110,000–$120,000 + super once permanent, depending on experience
• Temp-to-perm opportunity with a growing WA business
• Lead a team and help grow the commercial landscaping and vegetation management operations
• A hands- on role with variety, responsibility and real career progression

The Opportunity

This is more than another supervisory job. You’ll own the operation, and as the business grows you’ll help build out new crews.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a small team across mowing, spraying, grounds maintenance and vegetation management
• Manage daily schedules, workloads, safety and service quality across multiple sites
• Operate and oversee commercial mowers, spray units, track loaders and associated machinery
• Build strong client relationships and identify opportunities to grow the business
• Help recruit, train and develop additional crews

About You

• Experience in commercial landscaping, grounds maintenance or vegetation management
• Previous team leader or supervisory experience
• Strong knowledge of mowing and spraying equipment and vegetation control
• Machinery operation experience, ideally including track loaders
• Current spray ticket / chemical application licence
• Current driver’s licence
• Confident communication, organisational and client management skills

Ready for Your Next Step?

If you’re a hands- on supervisor or experienced operator ready to step into a leadership role, we’d like to hear from you. Lead from the front, build a strong team and make a real impact with a business that’s going places.