Head Gardener

Diverse role with exposure to Horticulture and Sports Turf Management
- Security and stability of well established business
- Career progression pathways
- Permanent Full Time position
- 38 hours per week
- South Eastern suburbs location
- Hourly rate + relevant award entitlements including penalty rates + superannuation

**About the Role**:
Super Gardens has a long-standing partnership with the Melbourne Racing Club, and provides track, garden and grounds maintenance services at Sandown Racecourse. We have an opportunity for an experienced Gardener to join our team.

You will be a flexible team player with a strong customer focus who is prepared to undertake a variety of responsibilities and provide grounds maintenance services to a high standard and to meet customer expectations. Ideally, you will have a proven background in a hands-on role from within the grounds maintenance, racecourse, turf management or other relevant industries.

**Responsibilities**:
Experience in a similar role is essential, as your responsibilities will include:

- Sports turf maintenance; various types of mowing, irrigation, treading and track repairs, rail moves, operation of a large range of machinery, pre and post-race day tasks, and any other reasonable horticultural and facility maintenance related tasks;
- Garden services including pruning, weeding, leaf and rubbish removal;
- Identification and treatment of weeds, pests and diseases in both plants and turf;
- Planting, feeding and fertilisation of plants and turf assets;
- Assist with minor landscape upgrades;
- Assist with the day-to-day running of the irrigation systems including the reporting of faults and repairs to the system;
- Awareness of working in the public eye and professional behaviour is essential;
- Abide by all restrictions due to horse movements at various times of any given day;
- Mixing, decanting and spraying chemicals including pesticides, herbicides and fuel;
- Use of a range of horticultural equipment including a blower, hedger, whipper snipper, push mower and ride-mower etc.;
- Be available to work on assigned racing event days. On these racing days, start and finish times will be adjusted to suit the event and may result in late finishes; and
- Undertake daily pre-start checks as required.

**About You**:

- Cert III in Horticulture or Parks and Gardens;
- Strong horticultural background in lawn and gardening maintenance;
- A manual driver's licence is preferred;
- Boom irrigator experience would be preferred but not essential;
- Chemical Users licence (ACUP) is preferred; and
- Knowledge of irrigation systems is preferred.

To succeed in this role, you will showcase your genuine passion for gardening, initiative and leadership skills while mentoring our apprentices and other grounds team members.

**Benefits**:
As part of the Green by Nature team, you will reap the benefits of a flexible, dynamic, and growing workplace and enjoy access to an exclusive employee benefits platform that looks after your overall health and well-being including nutrition, exercise, mental health, and financial services, along with retail, travel and grocery shopping discounts.

**Our Team & Culture**:
Discover Green by Nature, the merge of four leading landscape services businesses across Australia and New Zealand: Green Options, Super Gardens, Skyline Landscape Services, and Recreational Services. With a 120-year legacy, our Group's purpose is to enhance lives by constructing, nurturing, and maintaining exceptional green spaces. As a dynamic force in the industry, we invite you to join us in shaping a future where the collective strength of our team transforms landscapes and uplifts communities across Australasia.

At Green by Nature, we embrace and celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is essential to creating an environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds.

**How to Apply**:
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