Description:
About us
Established in 2002 Envirogroup Pty Ltd was founded in 2002 as a locally owned company initially servicing the Adelaide Hills with weed management control. Over the years the company has expanded and grown to now cover all areas north, south and east, providing a vast range of horticultural and agricultural needs to all local areas.
With professionally equipped 4X4 vehicles and all-terrain vehicles (ATV) setup to tackle all types of situations from the smallest job to large acreages, steep and hard to get places, farms and industrial sites, quarries and commercial sites.
We provide our service to wide variety of customer types which also include:
- Small Hobby Farmers to Large Scale Acreages.
- Government Departments and Councils.
- Roadside Weed Management.
- Forestry SA.
- Hills and Fleurieu Landscape and National Parks.
- CSR Building Products, Hallett Resources.
- Boral Resources, Hanson, Holcim, Adbri.
- Quarries and Industrial Sites and more.
- TWE - Treasury Wine Estates.
- The list is endless.
Is this you?
2 New and upcoming vacant positions. For each role we are looking for a genuine hard-working person who enjoys a good solid days' work out in the country environment. Someone who is happy to work a mix of long and short days to suit the jobs at hand with an average of 40 to 45 hours a week.
Position 1 - Needs an energetic fit person with the attitude to " get the job done ", who enjoys working outdoors in the country away from the typical hustle and bustle and appreciates the natural environment over factory or office work.
Position 2 - This role needs a perfect fit with the right person who has a natural ability to achieve high standards, is a problem solver, a thinker at mind, ability to preplan and is always thinking forward, has good old work ethics and morals, thrives on a good day's work done satisfyingly knowing you made a great achievement for the day.
These and more attributes are something that is naturally in a person of this calibre; you cannot be taught these qualities, you naturally possess them, it's in your blood so to say - it is what makes you who you are.
Major Tasks & responsibilities of position 2.
- Daily management and supervision of day-to-day workload/jobs.
- In a team of 2 (you and 1 other), you will be in charge of achieving the day-to-day work set out for the week.
- You will need to be able to sort out issues and any unforeseen circumstance as; or if they arise.
- Strong quality in pre planning in order to achieve the results required.
- Complete job reports on a daily basis (all done on mobile app at end of each job).
- Reporting and liaising directly to the managing director on a daily basis as required.
Ideal Qualifications & experience for this role
Please note, that if you do not have the 'MUST HAVES', your application will not be viewed.
- YOU MUST HAVE a current and unrestricted driver's license; you will be using company vehicles.
- YOU MUST BE a Non smoker - smoking is not permitted in these sites in which we work.
- YOU MUST HAVE a high level of management and supervision skills for the role of supervising and managing of daily work (whist also being hands on).
- Preferably currently or recently working in the weed control industry.
- Ideally currently licensed as a Pest Management Technician (Control Weeds).
- Ideally currently hold a ChemCert qualification.
- Having experience and high confidence with four-wheel driving on rough terrain, with safety always paramount would be a bonus.
- Construction Induction Training White Card - this will be required but can be obtained if employed.
- Ideally chainsaw Certified (this can be obtained latter), but need experience and confidence with the use of chainsaws, pole saws brush cutters etc.
- Used to working outdoors in various different weather conditions.
- Must speak good fluent and clear English and have excellent communication skills for any situation.
- Able to liaise extremely well with customers using direct face to face communication.
- Job will not suit someone with asthma, respiratory issues, Cardiovascular issues or severe allergies to flora. Any existing limb or back injuries will simply not work in this environment with some hard steep climbs required.
Additional Ideal Qualifications & experience for this role
- Experienced and confidence with 4WD Quad bikes/ATV on steep grassy paddocks.
- EWP (boom) Licensed would be great.
- Experience with wood chippers.
- Police check.
General Daily Tasks & responsibilities for both positions
- Provide quality control of annual winter weeds which entails boom spraying using either a Landcruiser 4WD fitted with a boom or a Polaris ACE 4WD ATV and boom sprayer, in pasture type paddocks, some of them steep and occasionally slippery.
- Provide quality control of annual summer woody weeds using Quikspray remote controlled 200m long lines on foot, sometimes in rugged terrain and in dense scrub - you definitely need to be fit.
- Pest tree control and cutting down wild pines using chainsaws and drilling equipment.
- Summer slashing and brush cutting of paddocks and fire breaks.
- Maintenance and repairs of general equipment plus sharpening chainsaw chains.
- Working alone at times, must have mobile phone and will be required to use GPS location sharing for your own safety.
- Some short stay away work is required twice a year with accommodation, travel and dinner meals provided.
- This job will keep you fit and healthy with summer work being on foot most of the days, often climbing and descending some rough terrain in order to reach the pest weeds.
- Check out our website for more information on the type of work that is required: EnvirogroupWeedControl.com.au .
Benefits
- Flexibility of times - i.e. able to finish early if needed or even do a mix of long and short days to accommodate your needs if something should pop up unexpectedly.
- Take additional long weekends if needed, simply lock in the time-off in advance.
- Very stress-free and laid-back type of work and at the same time, very rewarding working in the natural country environment.
- Every day's work is usually different.
- Cancel your gym membership and save your money, this job will keep you fit.