Landscape Gardener
362213 · Very Heavy Next-day readyDescription
Plans and constructs garden landscapes.
Typical work tasks
Prepares plans and drawings, selects materials and plants, and schedules landscape construction; sets out and installs hardscape and softscape structures; constructs gravel and paved areas, walls, fences, pergolas, ponds, barbecues and garden furniture; prepares seedbeds and growing sites; plants trees, bushes, hedges, flowers and bulbs; prepares lawn areas by spreading top soil and planting grass or laying instant turf.
Typical work environment
- Works outdoors carrying out landscaping of lawns and garden areas.
- Works indoors when designing and drawing up landscape plans.
- Works in most weather conditions and frequently works in dirty, wet, cold, hot or dusty conditions depending upon season and weather.
Will frequently work with fertilisers and various other soil mixture additives.
Typical physical and mental demands
- Medium to very heavy physical demand.
- Stands and walks frequently
- Occasionally stretches up or across for some landscaping tasks.
- Frequently squats, crouches, bends and kneels when placing items in or on landscaped areas or lifting items.
- Occasionally twists body or neck if operating tractors, diggers, rollers or other equipment.
- Workers will need to spray fertilisers and pesticides on an occasional to frequent basis.
- Medium to very heavy lifting and carrying of ornamental rocks, trees, shrubs and landscaping materials is frequent.
- Repetitive movements are frequent in relation to digging or the use of other hand tools.
- Driving is likely to be required for travel to work-sites and the use of machines such as rollers and excavators.
- The use of hand tools both manual and mechanical is likely to be frequent.
- Mental skills necessary include creative, practical, organisational and problem-solving skills.
Enter via experience or on-the-job training; no mandatory pre-entry qualification. Flagged next-day ready.
Unverified — this label is model-generated and not yet clinician-reviewed. Confirm against the WTDS before relying on it.
How this was determined (model-generated): Landscape Gardener: ER is 'Level 4 OR 3yrs exp, entry-level OJT may be sufficient' - identical to the print cluster the proposer marked experience_or_training; no mandatory qual or licence, so experience_or_training/next_day, not qualification.
Entry Requirements
A New Zealand Register Level 4 qualification or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 2). In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. For entry-level positions on-the-job training may be sufficient.
Further Comments
There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.