Full-time at 40 hours per week. Monday-Friday 7.30am - 4.00pm.
Permanent role with five weeks annual leave and five days university holidays.
Annual salary of $54,229-$74,195, based on skills and experience.
The Gardening Team is part of the wider Facilities Management Department who are highly knowledgeable, welcoming, and sociable. Our tight knit Team is passionate about the work that we do and are proud of our campus.
Au Mahi | What You Will Do
Working on our Dovedale Campus in Ilam, you will maintain garden beds, shrubs, and trees. Your day will be broken up with tasks such as landscaping, trimming, spraying, lawn mowing, and blowing campus paths/roads/paved areas.
At times you may be required to work at heights in a Mobile Elevated work platform, use horticultural machinery, and operate ride-on mowers.
You are an experienced horticulturalist with at least 5+ years' experience. Less experience would be considered if you hold a relevant qualification (Diploma or level 3 certificate in Amenity Horticulture).
You have experience working with horticultural machinery, operating hedge trimmers and chain saws. You have a passion for gardening and great plant knowledge.
You must have a clean and current full NZ driver's licence.
The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment:
Generous annual leave provisions.
Receive up to 6.75% superannuation.
Specsavers Eye Tests and Lenses.
A unique working environment in a beautiful campus with access to UC facilities such as the recreation centre and Staff club at discounted rates plus onsite cafés and eateries, and more.
The closing date for this position is: 6th December 2024 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications may be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date.
Pehea te tono mai | How You Apply Applications for this position must be submitted on our careers website and should include a brief cover letter and resume.
You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role.
#J-18808-Ljbffr