Leading Hand – Residential Lawn & Garden Maintenance
Mint Landscaping
Date Posted: 31 March 2025
- Scarborough, Perth WA
- Full time
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Gardening & Landscaping (Trades & Services)
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$72,000 – $78,000 per year
About the Role
💰 $72,000–$78,000/year + super
📍 Scarborough and nearby suburbs
⏰ 6:30 am – 3:00 pm, Monday to Friday
⛽ Fuel card for your personal vehicle (up to $100/week) — available after your first 3 months
👥 Small, supportive team with early finishes and a say in how things are run
About the Role
We’re Mint Landscapes, a small, family-style team based in Craigie, providing top-quality residential garden and lawn maintenance around Scarborough and surrounding suburbs.
We’re looking for someone with solid gardening and lawn care experience who’s ready to take ownership of their run, keep things running smoothly day-to-day, and help train new crew members as the team grows.
You’ll meet at our Craigie HQ at 6:30am, load up the truck, and head out with the crew — finishing by 3:00pm most days. The work is mostly regular maintenance, with the occasional soft landscaping job.
What You’ll Be Doing
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Residential lawn care — rotary & cylinder mowing, edging, blowing
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Residential garden maintenance — hedging, shaping, weeding, fertilising
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Reticulation — basic testing and minor fixes (e.g. blocked nozzles)
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Herbicide and fertiliser application (spray ticket required)
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Leading the crew and training new team members as needed
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Soft landscaping — turf, planting, edging, steppers, trellis (training provided as needed)
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Using ServiceM8 to manage schedules and write job notes
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Contributing ideas and having a voice in how we do things
What You’ll Need
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Strong experience in residential garden and lawn maintenance
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Confident using tools — hedgers, blowers, mowers, snippers, edgers
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Spray ticket
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Manual driver’s licence
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Basic reticulation skills
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Ability to lead a small team and keep things moving
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Confident writing job notes on a phone or tablet (we use ServiceM8)
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A good attitude and pride in your work
Bonus Points If You Have
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MR truck licence
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Chainsaw experience
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Tool maintenance skills (e.g. sharpening blades)
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Soft landscaping experience (planting, turf, edging)
What You’ll Get
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$72,000–$78,000/year + super
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Fuel card (up to $100/week) — available after 3 months
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Early starts & early finishes — 6:30am to 3:00pm
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Supportive crew and great clients
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Year-round work with job security
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A role where your voice matters — we’re small and growing together
How to Apply
To apply please submit a covering letter and CV. Your covering letter is the most important part of the application.