18
February
Landscape Construction Apprentice
SUPER GARDENS - Melbourne, VIC
Trades & Services
Source: uWorkin
JOB DESCRIPTION
Super Gardens
is Victoria's longest standing privately owned Commercial Landscape Construction, Gardens and Grounds Maintenance and Sports Turf Management businesses, spanning 30 years.
We have a new opportunity for an apprentice to join our team in the
South East suburbsand gain a qualification in
Certificate III in Landscape.Our apprentices learn from industry experienced and qualified supervisors and we provide learning opportunities across a number of areas.
As a Landscape Apprentice, you will gain exposure to some of the following:
- Softscape: Planting bed preparation, turf and hydro mulch lawns, plant installation, understanding of irrigation systems;
- Landscape Maintenance: Assist with the ongoing maintenance to achieve a high standard of project delivery at final completion; tasks include mowing; whipper snipping, pruning, blowing, and weeding and rubbish removal;
- Gardening and turf maintenance duties including: learning to identify and treat weeds, pests and diseases, general planting, feeding and fertilisation of plants and lawns; and
- Hardscape treatments including concrete formwork, paving; installation, timber work, supervision of concreters, street and sports furniture installation, playground installation and assistance to subcontractors.
- Drivers Licence, manual preferred
- Commitment & willingness to learn (4 year Apprenticeship)
- Excellent communication skills
- Be physically fit and able to undertake manual work
- A genuine interest in horticulture is essential
This is a fantastic opportunity if you love the outdoors, are enthusiastic and have a keen eye for detail. You will be required to work a minimum of 38 hours per week. Additional hours are required from time to time, including some weekend work.