Want a career where you're outdoors, learn from experienced commercial gardeners, and work across some of Melbourne's best commercial properties?
Townscape Garden Managers is looking for a motivated Cert III in Parks & Gardens Apprentice to join our growing team. We maintain commercial buildings, industrial estates, shopping centres, and corporate landscapes across Melbourne.
This is a hands-on role where you'll learn real commercial horticulture—not just mowing lawns.
Benefits:
Small business work culture - friendly team workplace
Career pathway opportunities
All tools and uniform provided
Learning Prospects
Provide professional garden services including mowing, slashing, edging, pruning, fertilizing, planting, hedge trimming. Leaf removal
Ride on mower and push mower
Irrigation maintenance and repairs.
Indoor plant maintenance.
landscape upgrades
Irrigation
Tool maintenance
Maintain qualified relationships
Leaf litter raking collection and removal, hand weeding and weed control
Problem solving
Reporting to clients - take photos as you work
Standard week is Monday to Friday 6am start (sometimes this will vary) 8 h day
Working on industrial and commercial sites
We are looking for.
Someone who is able and willing to travel around Melbourne (rate paid includes travel allowance)
Industry experience and confident irrigation (preferred)
Own reliable transport
Physically fit, reliable, punctual and hard working
Proud and professional
Enjoy working as part of a team and on your own
Past winner of Employer of the year Holmesglen / Apprentice of the year
About Townscape
Established in 1985, Townscape specializes in the ongoing programmed management of gardens associated with commercial and industrial property.
We celebrate diversity and welcome and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
To succeed in this role you will ideally have experience, a can-do attitude, willingness to develop in the role, passion for horticulture in a commercial setting.