Junior-Mid Gardeners/Horticulturalists

The Hedge Man is Adelaide's oldest gardening company. We began life many decades ago as a dedicated specialist hedging service which has grown to now offer full landscaping and gardening services to residential clients, private estates and discerning businesses. We do not do rinse and repeat commercial work. As one of Adelaide's leading green space companies and (still) Adelaide's premier hedge specialist, we are looking to grow our team to help look after some of the most prestigious properties in South Australia.

Unlike many gardening and landscaping companies, The Hedge Man is committed to delivering exceptional quality. We take the time to carefully tailor our services to each client's unique needs, using products and techniques that align with their preferences. Our focus is on providing a meticulous, high-standard service that leaves every property pristine.

If you share our passion for excellence in landscaping and gardening and are eager to join a team that values quality and craftsmanship, we would love to hear from you

You will enjoy working at The Hedge Man for many reasons:

• A team environment: Whilst day to day you will work in teams of 2-3, we regularly all get together for training, tool box, equipment maintenance or simply just to say hi. We sometimes even drag partners along just so that they can meet the people you talk about when you get home and put a face to a name (and no doubt a cracker of a story)
• You are a person: a husband, a mother, a brother, a daughter. You have a family and personal commitments and we get that you are simply trying, just like the rest of us, to do your best to balance work / life. As a business we embrace flexibility and we do our best to help our THM family do their best
• We are not a revolving door: We hire people we want to lift up and encourage to be the best they can be. We actively encourage and pay for additional training and qualifications
• Our wages are significantly above Award and each and every pay cycle we also pay additional wages for qualifications, skills sets, leadership responsibilities and commission bonuses. The sky is the limit on earning potential, the more senior you are and the more responsibilities you take on - the more you get paid

Responsibilities and Duties:

You could work on any or all of the following:

• creating gardens (hard and soft landscaping) on residential new builds
• re-establishing derelict gardens (hard and soft landscaping) in residential properties
• assisting onsite groundskeeper teams in the maintenance of wineries, private schools, expansive private estates and heritage properties
• taking stewardship of, maintaining and improving the gardens of our prestigious residential clients
• installing improvements to existing gardens including water features, fire pits, pathways, paved areas, retaining walls, pergolas, glasshouses, orangeries
• providing maintenance visits to help clients with IPM, restorative and formative pruning, general garden care and, most importantly, to provide a knowledgeable information source to help them enjoy their green space, whatever its designated purpose

Applicants must have the following:

• More than two (2) years' experience in providing landscaping / gardening services through a gardening business to different clients
• Appropriate tickets, licenses and certificates in first aid, chemicals handling, chainsaws; working safely with ladders etc;
• Australian driver's license, ability to drive both auto and manual vehicles and experience of hauling trailers with 2.5t;
• Confidence and experience of working at the top of 3mH ladders;
• Be match fit (physically fit) to handle combis, extension poles, chainsaws, commercial lawn mowers etc on a daily basis
• Reliable, punctual, hardworking and a real team player
• Well presented with a polite and polished demeanour, good communication skills and the ability to comfortably talk to clients about their love of gardens
• Strong commitment to safe work practices

Applicants must have the following (or be willing to obtain prior to employment):

• Police clearance;
• Working with Children clearance;