Senior Gardener

Employer Sponsored Jobs; Queenstown; On-site; NZD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full visa sponsorship under AEWV

Job summary

Employer Sponsored Jobs is seeking a results-driven supervisor for a small gardening team in Queenstown, Otago. You will lead daily maintenance tasks and ensure high standards for premium residential and commercial gardens.

The role requires at least 2 years of commercial gardening or landscape maintenance experience, strong leadership and communication skills, and the ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions. NZ AEWV visa sponsorship available.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of commercial gardening or landscape maintenance experience.
• Experience operating ride-on mowers.
• Competent in using powered gardening equipment and hand tools.
• Ability to identify seasonal garden care requirements.
• Previous experience leading or supervising a small team is preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to use a smartphone for scheduling, reporting and basic administration.
• Physically fit and capable of working outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Reliable, self-motivated and committed to producing high-quality work.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a small team of gardeners on daily maintenance tasks.
• Maintain premium residential and commercial gardens to a high standard.
• Plan and carry out seasonal garden care and maintenance activities.
• Operate ride-on mowers and a range of powered gardening equipment safely.
• Prune, trim, plant, weed, mulch and maintain healthy gardens.
• Identify garden maintenance requirements and take proactive action.
• Ensure work is completed efficiently and to company quality standards.
• Train, mentor and support junior team members.
• Complete daily job reports and basic mobile app documentation.
• Maintain work vehicles, tools and equipment in good condition.
• Provide professional customer service while representing the company.
• Follow workplace health and safety procedures at all times.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

Smartphone usage

Tools

Ride-on mowers

Powered gardening equipment

Hand tools

Job description

• Leadandsuperviseasmallteamofgardenersondailymaintenancetasks
• Maintainpremiumresidentialandcommercialgardenstoahighstandard
• Planandcarryoutseasonalgardencareandmaintenanceactivities
• Operateride-onmowersandarangeofpoweredgardeningequipmentsafely
• Prune,trim,plant,weed,mulchandmaintainhealthygardens
• Identifygardenmaintenancerequirementsandtakeproactiveaction
• Ensureworkiscompletedefficientlyandtocompanyqualitystandards
• Train,mentorandsupportjuniorteammembers
• Completedailyjobreportsandbasicmobileappdocumentation
• Maintainworkvehicles,toolsandequipmentingoodcondition
• Provideprofessionalcustomerservicewhilerepresentingthecompany
• Followworkplacehealthandsafetyproceduresatalltimes

The Opportunity

• Leadandsuperviseasmallteamofgardenersondailymaintenancetasks
• Maintainpremiumresidentialandcommercialgardenstoahighstandard
• Planandcarryoutseasonalgardencareandmaintenanceactivities
• Operateride-onmowersandarangeofpoweredgardeningequipmentsafely
• Prune,trim,plant,weed,mulchandmaintainhealthygardens
• Identifygardenmaintenancerequirementsandtakeproactiveaction
• Ensureworkiscompletedefficientlyandtocompanyqualitystandards
• Train,mentorandsupportjuniorteammembers
• Completedailyjobreportsandbasicmobileappdocumentation
• Maintainworkvehicles,toolsandequipmentingoodcondition
• Provideprofessionalcustomerservicewhilerepresentingthecompany
• Followworkplacehealthandsafetyproceduresatalltimes

Key Responsibilities

• Minimum2yearsofcommercialgardeningorlandscapemaintenanceexperience
• Experienceoperatingride-onmowers
• Competentinusingpoweredgardeningequipmentandhandtools
• Abilitytoidentifyseasonalgardencarerequirements
• Previousexperienceleadingorsupervisingasmallteamispreferred
• Strongleadership,communicationandorganisationalskills
• Abilitytouseasmartphoneforscheduling,reportingandbasicadministration
• Physicallyfitandcapableofworkingoutdoorsinvaryingweatherconditions
• Reliable,self-motivatedandcommittedtoproducinghigh-qualitywork
• Validdriver'slicenceispreferred

Requirements & Eligibility

• Minimum2yearsofcommercialgardeningorlandscapemaintenanceexperience
• Experienceoperatingride-onmowers
• Competentinusingpoweredgardeningequipmentandhandtools
• Abilitytoidentifyseasonalgardencarerequirements
• Previousexperienceleadingorsupervisingasmallteamispreferred
• Strongleadership,communicationandorganisationalskills
• Abilitytouseasmartphoneforscheduling,reportingandbasicadministration
• Physicallyfitandcapableofworkingoutdoorsinvaryingweatherconditions
• Reliable,self-motivatedandcommittedtoproducinghigh-qualitywork

Special Instructions

EligibletomeetNewZealandemploymentandvisarequirements.

• Minimum2yearsofcommercialgardeningorlandscapemaintenanceexperience
• Experienceoperatingride-onmowers
• Competentinusingpoweredgardeningequipmentandhandtools
• Abilitytoidentifyseasonalgardencarerequirements
• Previousexperienceleadingorsupervisingasmallteamispreferred
• Strongleadership,communicationandorganisationalskills
• Abilitytouseasmartphoneforscheduling,reportingandbasicadministration
• Physicallyfitandcapableofworkingoutdoorsinvaryingweatherconditions
• Reliable,self-motivatedandcommittedtoproducinghigh-qualitywork
• Validdriver'slicenceispreferred

• Minimum2yearsofcommercialgardeningorlandscapemaintenanceexperience
• Experienceoperatingride-onmowers
• Competentinusingpoweredgardeningequipmentandhandtools
• Abilitytoidentifyseasonalgardencarerequirements
• Previousexperienceleadingorsupervisingasmallteamispreferred
• Strongleadership,communicationandorganisationalskills
• Abilitytouseasmartphoneforscheduling,reportingandbasicadministration
• Physicallyfitandcapableofworkingoutdoorsinvaryingweatherconditions
• Reliable,self-motivatedandcommittedtoproducinghigh-qualitywork
• Validdriver'slicenceispreferred

EligibletomeetNewZealandemploymentandvisarequirements.

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