Team Leader | Landscape Maintenance

Lush and Green Pty Ltd; Caloundra; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lush and Green Pty Ltd is seeking an experienced Team Leader for our Landscape Maintenance division on the Sunshine Coast. In this hands-on role you will lead a small team, manage daily operations, and liaise with clients to ensure standards are met.

You will conduct pre-starts, hold regular meetings, and ensure SWMS and JSAs are followed. Mon-Fri, 7am–3:30pm, with opportunities for full-time employment for the right candidate, based on performance and availability.

Qualifications

• CertificateIII Horticulture, Maintenance and/or Landscape Construction required.
• Relevant equivalent experience in a similar role considered.
• Previous experience in a team leader/supervisory capacity.
• Current and valid manual driver’s licence required.
• Current ACDC licence and White Card required.
• Traffic Control qualification is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a small team to achieve deliverable outcomes.
• Follow the maintenance works schedule and report variances.
• Conduct pre-start and regular team meetings including SWMS and daily JSAs.
• Ensure maintenance works meet company standards and client specifications.
• Keep all equipment in good working order.
• Use a digital reporting platform for timely paperwork and admin.
• Collaborate closely with the Area Manager.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Customer liaison

Education

CertificateIII Horticulture, Maintenance and/or Landscape Construction

Relevant equivalent experience in a similar role

Current and valid manual driver’s licence

Current ACDC licence and White Card

Traffic Control qualification (preferable)

Job description

We are a full-service landscape maintenance leader, providing landscape and grounds maintenance across southeast Queensland. We love what we do! Day in, day out we create and deliver large scale commercial and government projects, specialist environmental management solutions plus urban and domestic works.

The opportunity

Like our landscapes, we too are thriving and need an experienced Team Leader to join our Landscape Maintenance division on the Sunshine Coast. Reporting to the Area Manager, you will lead and coach a small team, where you will be invited to:

Manage and motivate your team to achieve deliverable outcomes.

Follow the maintenance works schedule and communicate variances with the Area Manager.

Conduct pre-start and regular team meetings including SWMS and daily JSAs.

Ensure maintenance works are completed to company standards, and client specifications.

Ensure all equipment is maintained in good working order.

Use a digital reporting platform to timely and accurately complete all required paperwork and administration; and

Work closely in conjunction with the Area Manager.

Must haves:

• CertificateIII Horticulture, Maintenance and/or Landscape Construction OR,
• Relevant equivalent experience in a similar role
• Previous experience in a team leader / supervisory capacity
• Current and valid manual driver’s licence
• Current ACDC licence and White Card
• Traffic Control qualification is preferable

A bit more about the role:

This is a customer facing role where you liaise with the customer across all channels – written, phone and face to face.

You will need strong ability to communicate clearly and concisely to a variety of stakeholders.

This is a hands‑on role five days a week i.e., Monday to Friday from 7am to 3.30pm.

You will need good commercial acumen and forward planning ability.

You will be a strong team player who thrives in leading a small team that you can develop with your knowledge, skills and day‑to‑day support and encouragement.

This role will lead to full time employment for the right candidate.

Ability to park a trailer at your residence for the short term is preferable.