Horticultural Equipment Operator (Croydon)

Ongoing Full Time
- Salary: $69,081 pa + super + allowances + RDO
- Location: Croydon

**Horticultural Equipment Operator**
- ** Ongoing Full Time**:

- **Salary: $69,081 pa + super + allowances + RDO**:

- ** Location: Croydon**

The City of Maroondah is a municipality that blends the best of both city and country lifestyle and facilities. With a current population of around 113,944, Maroondah is home to 9,000 businesses that employ 36,000 people.

An exciting prospect exists for qualified and experienced individual who has a passion in parks and gardens maintenance field.

The Horticultural Equipment Operator reports directly to the Team Leader Parks and Open Space Maintenance and is responsible for maintenance of Council facilities and open spaces including tree planting, landscaping, mowing and bushland maintenance of parks, gardens, reserves, roadsides, road medians and paths and gardens on Councils Parks and Facility maintenance programs (an ongoing cyclical program.)

**To be successful you will need**:

- Year 10 or 11, Certificate III Basic Vocational training or equivalent
- Current medium rigid Truck Licence
- Current Working with Children Check ID Card (Employee)
- Demonstrated experience in horticultural maintenance especially mowing or similar
- Demonstrated experience in the maintenance of high-profile gardens and lawn areas
- Demonstrated experience in the safe operation and maintenance of specialised horticultural equipment
- Demonstrated experience in weed management
- Ability to communicate with internal and external stake holders i.e., management, employees, external stake holders, general public and service authorities.

As part of our selection process you may be required to have pre-employment checks. (Psychometric Assessment, CrimCheck and Working with Children Check).

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**For further information please call Tim Louis, Team Leader Parks and Open Space on Tel: 0428087435 or **9294 5769**.**

**Closing Date: Sunday 24 November 2024 Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3puc5t