Arborist - tree climber

Tasks And Responsibilities

• preparing and maintaining seedbeds and growing sites
• propagating and planting trees, bushes, hedges, flowers and bulbs
• preparing lawn areas by spreading top soil and planting grass, and by laying instant turf
• maintaining planted and grassed areas by weeding, trimming, fertilizing, watering and mowing
• pruning trees and hedges, and installing plant support and protection devices
• preparing plans and drawings, selecting materials and plants, and scheduling landscape construction
• setting out and installing hardscape and softscape structure
• constructing gravel and paved areas, walls, fences, pergolas, ponds, barbecues and garden furniture
• examining trees to assess their condition and determine treatment
• lopping limbs off trees and shaping branches using chain and handsaws
• spraying and dusting plants and trees to control insects and disease, and felling diseased trees

Requirements

• Minimum experience as Arborists for 3-5 years

AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV

Benefits

Employer sponsored visa