2 Gardeners

Do you like working outside? Would you like to be a member of the group that improves Tauranga's green spaces? Then you are wanted!

We have 2 exciting opportunities to join our supportive team. We are a New Zealand company with a great customer base.

This is for 2 Gardeners positions. You will work in Tauranga and travel within the Bay of Plenty. You will be paid hourly for your travel time with the Bay of Plenty.

This is a full-time and permanent role. The hourly rate for this role will be between $30 per hour to $32 per hour. This is rostered work. You need to be available from 7 am to 6 pm Monday-Sunday. This is because you need to be able to work weekends too if you are rostered on. Please note: This is a weather-dependent job, so there are no fixed days off. Roster can be changed depending on the weather, every week, or the workload. You will work a minimum of 30 hours each week and a maximum of 40 hours each week.

To be successful, you will need:

At least 3 years of experience dealing with plants or gardening, or have worked in a nursery, OR relevant Formal qualification ( NZQA level 4 or Higher), Minimum Class 1 Driving licence or equivalent. Physically fit, Can do attitude, Clean Police Check Report, as you have to enter our clients' properties, for security purposes, you must have a clean police report and a drug test report.

Job Description/Responsibilities:
1. Trimming hedges, shrubs, and trees, and lopping branches where necessary, and setting up plant support.
3. Upkeep of grass and planted areas through mowing, watering, fertilising, pruning, and weeding.
4. Planting and growing hedges, flowers, bulbs, and trees.
5. Establishing and caring for seedbeds.
6. Investigating plants and trees to assess their health and choose the best course of action.
7. To install quick turf, spread topsoil, and plant grass to prepare lawn spaces.
8. Using a trimmer, cutter, chainsaw, and other required tools to prune the limbs off trees, hedges, shrubs, and shape them. 9. Applying pesticides and treatments to plants to manage illness, disease, and vermin.
10. Choosing plants and materials for gardens.
11. Maintain all gardening equipment and machinery, like mowers, trimmers, and leaf blowers, etc.

( Please Note: IKRA LIMITED operates Two Trading names and you have to work for both. Same Job responsibilities, same position, and same company, but two different trading names. )

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, Apply Now.