Trainee Arborist

**Job no**: JAKGE

**Category**: Gardening & Landscaping

At Green by Nature, we're more than just a greenspace maintenance team - we're passionate about keeping Queenstown and its surrounding areas clean, green and thriving. As a trusted partner of the Queenstown Lakes District Council, we take pride in maintaining the regions parks, playgrounds, gardens, infrastructure, and public spaces. To support our mission, we're seeking a Trainee Arborist.

**Who we are looking for**:

- Be willing to learn and commit to training
- A current full drivers' licence with the ability to drive a manual, class 2 would be advantageous
- Be a team player and be able to follow instructions - helping out your team mates needs to be second nature
- A desire to adhere to the company's health and safety procedures
- Motivated with a strong desire to get the job done
- Physically fit - able to climb trees and left heavy objects

**Here's what we can offer you**:
Along with working within a company that has been an industry leader for more than 30 years, we can also offer:

- Ability to gain an NZQA qualification whilst you work
- Guaranteed hours with the possibility of increasing based on operational demands
- An annual wellness benefit of $300 plus a work phone permitted for personal use.
- Performance-based salaries that are reviewed annually
- Internal and external learning and development opportunities and work alongside highly skilled professionals in the industry

Green by Nature is a business which specialises in Sports Turf Management and have diversified into a professional full facility parks maintenance company, operating across New Zealand and Australia. We have over 2000+ employees and are committed to a culture of health and safety, excellence, and continuous improvement, whilst caring for our people, clients, and communities.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a passionate and enthusiastic team, so if your skills and experience match, then we want to hear from you.

Published on 17 Jun 2025, 2:53 PM