General Hand - Horticulture

About Us

We create extraordinary experiences. We create memories, we take care of our shared heritage. This means careers where we have to innovate and always push for better, and where your perspective is always valued. This is a world where we bring together our love for the natural environment and our care for one another to make a real difference. This is a world where you'll discover something new, every day. Working in our Operations team, you'll be helping with the maintenance and presentation of one of our unique open spaces in Melbourne's South East. This means a permanent role, with opportunities to grow and learn. At the same time, you'll discover family friendly hours, great employee benefits and a safe working environment.

The opportunity

Join our energetic and hard-working operations team as a Horticulture General Hand, working at Springvale Botanical Cemetery. Reporting to the Operations Leader, this position will play an integral role in the overall presentation of our unique open spaces.  You'll be following work schedules, seasonal operations, occupational health and safety legislation, codes of practices and industry standards. In addition to this, you will:

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Horticulture Team with maintenance and gardening duties including but not limited to pruning, weeding, irrigating, mulching, fertilising, mowing, spraying, and planting.
• Working always in accordance with work schedules, seasonal operations, occupational health and safety legislation, codes of practices and industry standards.
• Operate plant and equipment which includes but is not limited to ride on mowers, brush cutters and powered gardening equipment, manual and mechanical tools, utility vehicles, small trucks, and tractors.
• Assist the Horticulture Team with the planting initiatives and projects within the grounds.
• Assist with the application of Horticulture chemicals as per seasonal schedule.
• Complete customer requests allocated through the SMCT system within the required time frames.
• Assist with on-ground queries from the general public (directions, daily services)
• Provide support and assistance to other operational teams as required.

About You

• Current Victorian driver's licence (manual would be advantageous)
• Certificate III (or above) in Horticulture or demonstrated experience in a similar role
• Ability to plan and prioritise work both on an individual basis and within the team framework to meet work plans, customer requests and business requirements
• Well-developed skills in the safe and competent operation of plant and equipment, including safe and competent handling of horticultural chemicals. Current AGVET certificate or willingness to obtain one.
• Excellent work ethic with the ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment

What’s on Offer:

We offer a fulfilling career with exceptional personal and professional growth opportunities, along with a comprehensive range of benefits:

• 16 RDOs per year
• Access to Leadership and Development Programs to foster professional growth and advancement.
• Employee Health, Wellbeing and Assistance Programs including complimentary onsite physio services.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Immediate access to unpaid parental leave and a short waiting period of only three months for paid parental leave, applicable to both full-time and part-time employees.
• The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
• Discounts available at our employee café and onsite florists.

Don’t meet every requirement? We still encourage you to apply – your unique strengths might be just what we need.

We care for our colleagues and the community we serve. To protect one another it is a requirement that all successful candidates complete background checks.

If you have any access requirements which restrict you from fully participating in our recruitment process, please contact ***********@smct.org.au so that we can discuss necessary adjustments.

We're reviewing applications as they come in and may remove this ad early once the position is filled, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

For more information on Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust, please visit our website: www.smct.org.au.

SMCT is an equal opportunity employer and a Diversity Council Australia Member.