Team Leader Nurseries

Team Leader - Nurseries

Are you passionate about plants, people, and purpose? Do you thrive in a leadership role where your energy and expertise can shape green spaces and community engagement? Mackay Regional Council is seeking a dynamic and motivated Team Leader - Nurseries to lead our nursery operations and inspire a team dedicated to growing our region's natural beauty.

As the Team Leader Nurseries, you'll oversee the day-to-day operations of our nurseries, including plant propagation, volunteer engagement, and maintaining industry accreditation. You'll lead a skilled team, drive continuous improvement, and ensure high-quality service delivery aligned with our standards and values.

Your day-to-day duties will include:

• Leading and inspiring a dedicated nursery team to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Contributing to the review and enhancement of operational processes to drive efficiency and innovation.
• Ensuring tasks are completed on time and to a high standard, aligned with service level agreements and work quality benchmarks.
• Creating a safe, supportive, and wellbeing-focused workplace culture that prioritises health, hygiene, and psychological safety.
• Overseeing and delivering a wide range of nursery services, from propagation to plant care, with a focus on excellence.
• Maintaining accreditation under the Nursery Industry Accreditation Scheme Australia (NIASA), ensuring best practice standards.
• Taking on additional responsibilities as directed, within the scope of your role, to support team and organisational goals.

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualification in Horticulture, Rural Operations, Production Nursery, Nursery Operations, or related field

• Diploma (preferred); OR

• Less formal qualifications.
• General Construction Induction Training.
• QLD "C" Class Drivers Licence or interstate equivalent. Note: interstate licences must be transferred to QLD within three (3) months of commencement.

Experience & Skills

Essential

• Practical experience in the planning, scheduling and delivery of minor projects.
• Experience supervising a team.
• Practical experience in planning and allocating resources to complete scheduled tasks.
• Well-developed computer operation skills with the ability to use corporate systems and Microsoft Office products.
• Well-developed ability to deal with difficult situations, clearly articulate issues, negotiate outcomes and resolve problems, with an attitude to take personal responsibility for promptly handling and resolving workplace tasks.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, including the ability to build rapport and effectiveworking relationships, teamed with the ability to communicate appropriately both verbally and in writing.
• Well-developed ability in the coordination, planning, scheduling and delivery of scheduled maintenance activities.
• Well-developed team management skills including the ability to lead and motivate staff to achieve agreed performance and service standards to meet deadlines and corporate goals.
• Well-developed time management skills including the ability to set team and individual operational priorities, schedule resources and organise work.
• Well-developed ability to maintain and operate a wide range of plant and equipment relevant to the position.
• Well-developed ability to read and interpret plans, drawings and specifications.Special Requirements

The successful candidate will enjoy a dynamic role that includes regular local travel and may also participate in an on-call roster to support operational needs.

Why Join Us?

• Base annual salary of $82,413
• Up to 18% superannuation (conditions apply).
• Choice of 4 or 5 weeks' annual leave with 17.5% leave loading.
• 9-day fortnight roster.
• May be eligible for salary sacrificing options.
• Membership to lifestyle benefits program including corporate discounts.
• Study and assistance programs for career development.
• Learning and careerdevelopment opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Active Social Clubs.Ready to Apply?

This is your opportunity to lead with energy, grow with purpose, and make a lasting impact in Mackay's green spaces. If you're ready to cultivate excellence and inspire a team, we'd love to hear from you Apply today with your cover letter and resume. Applications close Thursday 11/09/2025.

***Important information for applicants:

To be considered for this position, all candidates must have the appropriate working rights for Australia, Please visit Mackay Regional Council - Careers at council webpage regarding International Applicant criteria. Your Australian work rights will be verified during the recruitment process.

Applicants who progress beyond the interview stagewill be required to undergo a pre-employment process, which includes comprehensive Pre-Employment Medical Assessments (inclusive of Drug and Alcohol testing)

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer, where all applicants are treated fairly and respectfully and have equal access to all available opportunities. At Mackay Regional Council, diversity is about creating a respectful and inclusive workplace that recognises our employees' unique contributions and perspectives, working together to deliver extraordinary results.