🌱 WE ARE HIRING: TEAM LEADER - PUBLIC GARDENS (CASUAL)

📍 Location: Tanawha, Queensland
🧤 Type: Hands-on field work, leading small crew under field supervision

Are you someone who enjoys working outdoors, working in public sapces, and leading a small team? Do you take pride in getting the job done well and on time, while working in a team environment?

APG Group is a local, family-owned company with 20+ years of experience on the Sunshine Coast. We are looking for a casual Team Leader to assist in supervising a gardening crew.

This ideal condidate may be offered the ability to convert to permanent role after 6 months.

💼 What You Get:

Good pay (above award rates)

38-40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

9-day fortnight during quiet months

Time off in lieu (TOIL) if needed

Bonuses for safety and performance

Christmas week off

Uniform, PPE and phone allowance

Training and chances to move up

🛠️ What You'll Do:

Lead a small team of 2 or 3 people keeping parks and public spaces tidy, under the direction of a field based senior Team Lead.

Help train new staff and show them how to do the job safely

Check equipment and make sure everything is ready to go

Use your phone/supplied tablet to report jobs and fill in forms

Solve small problems on site and ask for help if needed

Make sure safety rules are followed every day

Be someone your team can rely on, trust and look up to

🎓 What You Need:

Required:

Construction White Card

Open Driver's Licence (no interlock)

Australian citizenship, permanent residency, or valid work visa with full work rights

Physical fitness for outdoor manual work in all weather conditions, including: lifting up to 20kg; walking up to 10 km per day; using small engine equipment without aggravation; bending, stooping, kneeling.

Highly Preferred, but not required:

Certificate III in Horticulture, or Parks & Gardens, Landscaping, CLM or equivalent

First Aid and CPR

ACDC Spraying Licence

TMI (Traffic Management Ticket)

Essential Experience:

Minimum 2+ years in commercial gardening, landscaping, or parks work (residential-only experience not suitable), with basic weed identification

Minimum 1+ year experience leading or supervising a team of 2-3 people

Demonstrated ability to safely operate and maintain industry machinery including hedgers, pruners, edge trimmers, brush cutters etc. with minimal supervision

Experience (preferred):

3+ years in gardening, landscaping, or parks work in a commercial, not exclusively residential, setting, with local weed identification

2+ years leading or supervising a team

Can use a phone or tablet for reporting

Good time management and communication

Strong verbal communication skills for briefing team members, liaising with supervisors, and interacting professionally with the public

👷 About APG Group:

We're a local business that maintains parks and public spaces. We care about safety, quality, and looking after our team. If you want steady work with a good crew, we'd love to hear from you.

👉 Our Leading Hands have been with us an average of 5 years which is well above the industry standard. Proof that we build jobs people want to stay in!

APG Group is a Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace and staff are subject to a Drug and Alcohol policy to ensure the safety of our team members and the community.

🚀 Apply Now!

If you're ready to lead a team, work hard, and take pride in the job. Apply today and grow your career with APG Group.