Mower Operator

**About You**

As a Mower Operator you will thrive in a hands on, physical work environment. You are a team player who has the ability to interact and communicate with a variety of people from the general public to senior management. You are dedicated, reliable and take pride in performing work that really makes a difference.

**About the Role**

Reporting to the Turf Manager, you will be required to use resources allocated to you efficiently and effectively to meet the requirements for turf and lawn areas as specified under our contract with the City of Melbourne. You will also be responsible for improving all turf and lawn areas to meet or exceed our Customer’s expectations and to assist when requested with the day to day running of the mowing team, and any other duties as directed by the Turf Manager.

To be successful in the role, you will have:

- A current drivers licence
- Ability to work from 6:40 AM - 3:10 PM Monday - Friday
- Experience in a similar role highly desirable
- High Energy level
- Ability to interact with a variety of people from the general public to senior managers
- Strong communication skills
- Working safely and responsibly
- This is a position of trust and responsibility and to support this we will conduct a thorough probity assessment, which includes a national police check as an essential selection component for this role._

**About Facilities Management and Melbourne Parks & Gardens**

Since 2014, Serco has managed more than 500 hectares of Melbourne’s CBD open spaces, including Fitzroy Gardens, the Shrine of Remembrance and the historic Queen Victoria Gardens, which are home to the iconic Floral Clock. Across two city regions, Serco maintain more than four million square metres of grasslands, turf, and sporting grounds and care for more than 300,000 square metres of floral beds. Through our services, we manage and protect the council’s investment in parks, gardens, buildings, and infrastructure, recognising that the distinctive physical character of a city is a major contributing factor to its economic and social vitality. With Serco’s recent acquisition of leading Facilities Management company Facilities First it has reinforced Serco’s position as a leading provider of Facilities Management in the Australian Market and strengthened the partnership with the City of Melbourne.

**Serco and Proud**

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, but everyone also has an important role to play from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 60,000+ globally and 16,000+ in Asia Pacific responsible for delivering essential public services in areas including defence, justice, immigration, healthcare, facilities management and citizen services.

**Join Us**

Serco’s values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride underpin everything we do. We are curious, creative and collaborative. Our people matter and make a difference every day.