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Job Opportunity: Senior Gardener (X3)
Location: Zwartkopjes, Johannesburg, Gauteng
Job Type: Permanent
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Job Summary
The successful candidates will join the Horticultural Maintenance team, assisting in the maintenance and construction of landscapes and providing direction to gardeners in their duties and responsibilities.
Minimum Requirements
- Grade 12 or NQF Level 3 in an appropriate field
- 12 months relevant horticultural experience
- Ability to operate specialized horticultural machinery such as chainsaws, ride-on mowers, etc.
- Basic safety knowledge and ability to complete tasks independently
- Code 08/EB driver's license and ability to pass RW K53 driving test
Primary Duties
- Installation and maintenance of irrigation systems
- Maintenance of indoor plants
- Application of fertilizers, compost, mulches, and pesticides
- Loading and offloading of goods, machines, plants, and debris
- Use of specialized horticultural machinery and equipment
- Assistance with decorations and construction when needed
- Maintenance of specialized sports and recreation fields
- Horticultural maintenance of sites
Knowledge
- Specialized horticultural, turf grass, and landscape knowledge
- Basic safety knowledge
- Basic plant knowledge and water-wise principles
- Knowledge of specialized horticultural machinery
Skills
- Communication skills (verbal and written)
- Chemical application
- Plant identification and propagation
- Pruning
Attributes
- Customer-oriented
- Safety-conscious
- Team player
- Productivity-oriented
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