Gardener

Employer Sponsored Jobs; Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community; On-site; NZD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

BuildRight Construction AU is seeking an experienced Gardener to join a professional environment in Canterbury, NZ. The role focuses on reliability, hands-on gardening experience, and attention to detail while maintaining high presentation standards in a team setting.

Applicants should be confident working independently, with sponsorship available for eligible candidates and a commitment to safety and quality in outdoor maintenance tasks.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in gardening or grounds maintenance.
• Hands-on experience with professional gardening equipment.
• Confident operating ride-on mowers and similar machinery.
• Strong knowledge of workplace health and safety practices.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a wider team.
• Willingness to complete police vetting and employment checks.

Responsibilities

• Maintain lawns, gardens and outdoor areas to a consistently high standard.
• Complete planting, fertilising, pruning and general garden maintenance.
• Operate ride-on lawnmowers, line-trimmers and other gardening equipment.
• Carry out routine grounds maintenance and identify areas requiring attention.
• Keep outdoor areas clean, tidy, safe and well presented.
• Work effectively with internal teams and external contractors.
• Follow workplace health and safety procedures at all times.
• Use gardening machinery and equipment safely and responsibly.
• Complete assigned maintenance tasks reliably and within expected timeframes.
• Contribute to a positive and welcoming outdoor environment.

Skills

Gardening

Grounds maintenance

Attention to detail

Communication

Independent work

Tools

Ride-on mower

Lawn trimmers

Garden machinery

Job description

Putyourpracticalgardeningskillstoworkinaprofessionalenvironmentwherereliability,hands-onexperienceandattentiontodetailmatter.

ThisopportunityissuitedtoanexperiencedGardenerwhocandemonstrategenuinecapabilityacrossgroundsmaintenance,gardencareandthesafeuseoflandscapingequipment.Candidatesshouldbeconfidentworkingindependently,maintaininghighpresentationstandardsandcontributingpositivelywithinateamenvironment.

Yourpracticalexperienceandabilitytoperformtherolesafelyandconsistentlywillbeimportanttotheselectionprocess.Sponsorshipisavailableforeligiblecandidates.

The Opportunity

Putyourpracticalgardeningskillstoworkinaprofessionalenvironmentwherereliability,hands-onexperienceandattentiontodetailmatter.

ThisopportunityissuitedtoanexperiencedGardenerwhocandemonstrategenuinecapabilityacrossgroundsmaintenance,gardencareandthesafeuseoflandscapingequipment.Candidatesshouldbeconfidentworkingindependently,maintaininghighpresentationstandardsandcontributingpositivelywithinateamenvironment.

Yourpracticalexperienceandabilitytoperformtherolesafelyandconsistentlywillbeimportanttotheselectionprocess.Sponsorshipisavailableforeligiblecandidates.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintainlawns,gardensandsharedoutdoorareastoaconsistentlyhighstandard
• Completeplanting,fertilising,pruningandgeneralgardenmaintenance
• Operateride-onlawnmowers,linetrimmersandothergardeningequipment
• Carryoutroutinegroundsmaintenanceandidentifyareasrequiringattention
• Keepoutdoorareasclean,tidy,safeandwellpresented
• Workeffectivelywithinternalteamsandexternalcontractors
• Followworkplacehealthandsafetyproceduresatalltimes
• Usegardeningmachineryandequipmentsafelyandresponsibly
• Completeassignedmaintenancetasksreliablyandwithinexpectedtimeframes
• Contributetoapositiveandwelcomingoutdoorenvironment

Requirements & Eligibility

• Demonstratedexperienceingardening,groundsmaintenanceorarelatedrole
• Genuinehands-onexperiencewithprofessionalgardeningequipment
• Confidenceoperatingride-onmowers,linetrimmersandsimilarmachinery
• Practicalunderstandingofgardenandlawnmaintenance
• Goodknowledgeofworkplacehealthandsafetypractices
• Strongattentiontodetailandprideinthequalityofcompletedwork
• Reliableandprofessionalapproachtoassignedresponsibilities
• Abilitytocommunicateeffectivelywithcolleaguesandcontractors
• Abilitytoworkindependentlywhilecontributingtoawiderteam
• Flexibleavailabilityforcasualweekdaywork
• Willingnesstocompleterequiredpolicevettingandemploymentchecks

Special Instructions

AbilitytosatisfyapplicableNewZealandemploymentandsponsorshiprequirements.

• Maintainlawns,gardensandsharedoutdoorareastoaconsistentlyhighstandard
• Completeplanting,fertilising,pruningandgeneralgardenmaintenance
• Operateride-onlawnmowers,linetrimmersandothergardeningequipment
• Carryoutroutinegroundsmaintenanceandidentifyareasrequiringattention
• Keepoutdoorareasclean,tidy,safeandwellpresented
• Workeffectivelywithinternalteamsandexternalcontractors
• Followworkplacehealthandsafetyproceduresatalltimes
• Usegardeningmachineryandequipmentsafelyandresponsibly
• Completeassignedmaintenancetasksreliablyandwithinexpectedtimeframes
• Contributetoapositiveandwelcomingoutdoorenvironment

• Demonstratedexperienceingardening,groundsmaintenanceorarelatedrole
• Genuinehands-onexperiencewithprofessionalgardeningequipment
• Confidenceoperatingride-onmowers,linetrimmersandsimilarmachinery
• Practicalunderstandingofgardenandlawnmaintenance
• Goodknowledgeofworkplacehealthandsafetypractices
• Strongattentiontodetailandprideinthequalityofcompletedwork
• Reliableandprofessionalapproachtoassignedresponsibilities
• Abilitytocommunicateeffectivelywithcolleaguesandcontractors
• Abilitytoworkindependentlywhilecontributingtoawiderteam
• Flexibleavailabilityforcasualweekdaywork
• Willingnesstocompleterequiredpolicevettingandemploymentchecks

AbilitytosatisfyapplicableNewZealandemploymentandsponsorshiprequirements.

Full visa sponsorship available under New Zealand Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV).