Grounds Maintenance

Brisbane Gateway Resort is seeking an enthusiastic, hard-working individual with all-round gardening and lawn maintenance skills to join the resort's Grounds Maintenance & Gardening Team.

Brisbane Gateway Resort is a leading Queensland holiday park, located on Brisbane's south-side. The resort has a range of high-standard, self-contained family holiday accommodation, serviced accommodation and sites for touring caravans, motor homes and camping, all set among high-quality landscaped gardens and recreational facilities.

The Grounds Maintenance & Gardening Team Member position is permanent casual, averaging 35 to 37 hours per week. Shifts are generally between 7:30am and 4:30pm weekdays and may include some weekend work and work on public holidays.

The aim of this position is to provide safe, well-maintained grounds and facilities for patrons of Brisbane Gateway Resort. Persons in this position will report to the Grounds and Maintenance Supervisor.

The duties and responsibilities associated with this position include (but are not necessarily limited to) the following:

- A variety of gardening and landscape maintenance tasks, including mowing, edge-trimming, leaf-blowing, weeding, planting, mulching, spraying, pruning, removing palm leaves, sweeping and pressure washing.
- Minor running maintenance and pre-start checks on vehicles, mowers, line-trimmers, blowers and other types of powered equipment.
- Monitoring and repairs to irrigation systems.
- Swimming pool maintenance and assisting with monitoring swimming pool water standards.
- Litter patrols, monitoring tidiness of waste collection points and transferring waste in bins if required.
- Maintaining and cleaning guest BBQ areas.
- Shade-house organisation and maintenance.
- Performing general manual labour and maintenance tasks as required.
- Assisting with special projects involving resort improvements and renovations.
- Providing occasional support to housekeeping staff members in tasks where manual handling and ladders are involved or extra assistance is required.
- Assisting with unscheduled and emergency maintenance and repairs.
- Undertaking recording and reporting tasks associated with the above duties such as safety, security and inspection reports.

Applicants must be fit for physical labour, enthusiastic, mature-minded, confident, well-presented and able to demonstrate a high level of work-ethic and initiative. Horticultural skills and experience with mowers (including out-front deck and zero-turn ride-on mowers) as well as general gardening and landscaping equipment and tools would be desirable. A current Open C Class Manual Driver's License is essential with skills to drive resort vehicles.

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: From $30.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Professional development assistance

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Fixed shift
- Monday to Friday
- Public holidays
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Penalty rates

COVID-19 considerations:
As mandated by public health orders in place where the workplace is located, or as required by the employer for the reasonable care, heath and safety of employees at the workplace.

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Rochedale, QLD 4123: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- gardening and mowing: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- C Class Manual Driver Licence (or higher class) (required)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)