Equipment Knowledge Organisation for excellence in vegetation management JOBS with EKO

Commercial, Strata, Home Est. 2012      Based at Newcastle      Mowing, Grounds Maintenance Mobile 0459 822 489 Email office@ekomowing.com About EKO Jobs with EKO         About EKO Mowing Commercial, Industrial, Acreage EKO's activities are mowing, pruning, spraying to maintain the lawns and gardens of commercial properties. Our capability is indicated by this range of clients: Small: Broadmeadow Shopping Centre Large: Wallsend and Stockton Cemeteries. Our territory for commercial properties is indicated by the range South: Jewells Shopping Centre, Jewells West: Caltex, Heddon Greta North: Taree South Service Centre, Taree. We are only interested in long term business arrangements - we do not do one-off jobs except for long term clients. Our business plan is twofold: 1. To keep clients by pursuing excellence 2. To grow, likewise. Years in business: 12 Assured, insured, well-equipped. Domestic clients, private homes EKO is the mower man for many private homes in Newcastle. We work in the suburbs between the lake and the river, and west to Thornton. We have ride on mowers for larger jobs with access. Using a mulching mower is preferred by us and by most customers Using a catcher and your green bin is also an option Payment can be by cash or bank transfer. Edging is by edge-cutter, whippersnipper, or both. Text or email for a quote: we will respond promptly.       text 0459822489       email office@ekomowing.com                                    ^ Jobs As advertised in the Newcastle Herald We are currently seeking an experienced MOWER OPERATOR/Supervisor Above award rate 4 day week negotiable Responsibilities and rewards will continue to grow TO APPLY You must apply by email. The job requires you to be well presented and a good communicator, so use the email to present yourself well. You will not use AI to write the email, because you are not the sort of person who wants to be caught doing something underhand. Tell us your work experience and a bit about yourself, age, where you live, any references, and so on. I wish to apply for the position advertised on your website ... THE JOB You will be doing daily mowing runs four days a week, perhaps five This will sometimes include industrial gardening, see below for definition As the work load grows there will be other duties - acting as leading hand in teams of 2 or 3 - scheduling - quoting READ ALL THE BELOW FIRST IF .. you are strong, smart and resourceful, and like working outdoors, EKO could be a great opportunity for you. Strong means able to do work such as four two-hour spells of brushcutting in a day, or operate a ride-on mower for 8 hours more-or-less non-stop, or mow six or seven domestic lawns in a day And do it all again the next day. Note: it isn't always quite as hard as that. BUT please do not assume you can do it. Many people who try it, can't. Don't waste your time and ours. Of course, if you are experienced, you will know. Smart and resourceful. There is an ignorant idea out there that mowing is child's play. In the real world you will often be working alone and you need to be able to think creatively and to shoulder responsibility. You need to present well, deal with the public, understand and care for expensive machines, maintain a high standard and good productivity through the day, and solve many problems. To do all that well you have to be smarter than the average bear. Great opportunity means above award wages from the start, with responsibilities and rewards increasing. We offer two types of position: Mower operator, casual Required: Drivers Licence Ability to work alone Or with others Able to do industrial gardening (maintenance of public gardens, see below) Able to reverse a trailer Experience with: walk-behind mowers, zero turn ride on mowers, edge cutters, whippersnippers, blowers Mower operator/Supervisor Required: All of the above PLUS leadership skills and ambition.     You will mow and garden, sometimes alone, but also supervise others and learn skills such as quoting machine maintenance and safety management. This is not a static position, responsibilities and rewards will continue to grow. Industrial gardening means using hedge trimmers, sprays, whippersnippers, blowers to trim and tidy plants and control weeds in garden beds, and in cracks in concrete and bitumen tarmac around buildings and in car parks. To many clients, traditional gardening on hands and knees is just not affordable.                                    ^