Experienced Maintenance Employee – Horticultural & Landscaping Maintenance

Permanent Full Time

Location: Morwell

Salary Range: $65,932.88 - $70,754.84 plus applicable allowances and 11.5% superannuation

Department: City Presentation

Do you want to make an IMPACT?

In this role, you'll have the chance to directly improve and contribute to our region's landscape. Your expertise will see you confidently work across any area of the municipality to the best of your ability - with pride.

The Role

As an Experienced Maintenance Employee - Horticultural and Landscaping, you will use your skills and knowledge to perform a range of asset maintenance activities throughout the City, with a focus on garden maintenance. You'll do this with our community in front of mind.

Working hours will be from 7:00AM - 4:00PM with 9-day fortnight. Workdays will be starting and concluding at Latrobe City Council's depot at Driffield Road, Morwell.

About You

Your in-depth knowledge of open space general horticulture maintenance techniques will drive you to produce work of the highest quality and your friendly and professional communication with the public, clients and other employees will help get the job done. The difference you make to local green spaces will be your reward!

You will have experience in small powered plant and also in shrub and tree planting, hedging and mulching.

You'll need:

• Minimum Certificate II in Horticulture / Landscaping and experience within the horticultural industry
• Farm Chemical User/Herbicide Certificate
• Current Medium Rigid Vehicle license as a minimum
• Current First Aid highly regarded
• Proven experience in the safe and competent operation of the types of plant and equipment used in garden and grass maintenance.

All successful applicants are required to apply for and satisfactorily obtain a National Police Check, hold a valid employee Working with Children Check and undergo a pre-employment medical check.

Go Further at Latrobe City Council

A career with us begins with a desire to empower and make positive change within our Latrobe City Community. At council you will get stuck into interesting work and experience growth as you see the impact you make unfold right in front of you.

Why work for us?

At Latrobe City Council we are an equal opportunity employer who invests heavily in our employees.

We offer a range of training and Personal Development opportunities including a Structured Leadership Development Program and study assistance.

Our salaries are competitive, and we offer benefits such as salary packaging and access to our health and wellbeing programs.

We want you to join our team and provide the best services possible for a fast-growing regional municipality of 77,086 people in the heart of Gippsland.

To apply

Visit www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/careers to submit your application.

Applications will close at 11.59 PM on Sunday 16 March 2025.

For more information contact Mark Young, Supervisor Horticulture Supervisor Horticulture Landscaping and Wetlands on 0407 524 189 for a confidential discussion.

Child Safe Organisation

Latrobe City Council has a zero tolerance to any form of child abuse and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children. We create and maintain a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, volunteers and contractors. Our recruitment practices reflect this.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Latrobe City Council we value workforce diversity and inclusion, where individual uniqueness is embraced. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.

At Latrobe City Council we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. Council's Indigenous Employment Program is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted at [email protected] or by calling 1300 367 700.

We at Latrobe City Council strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles. If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Careers team via email at [email protected] or call 5128 6113 noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.