Painter/Handy Person

At Green by Nature, we’re more than just a greenspace maintenance company; we’re a team of passionate professionals committed to making a difference. As one of Auckland Council’s trusted service providers, we take pride in being the go-to company for maintaining West and North Auckland's various parks, playgrounds, gardens, sports fields, infrastructure and public facilities. 

Since 1992, we’ve grown into a leading force in the industry, with over 2000+ team members across New Zealand and Australia. 

We have an opportunity for a skilled and experienced Handyperson to join our team on permanent, full-time basis. 

About the role: 

The Painter/Handy Person is responsible for effectively and efficiently delivering high quality maintenance tasks to service our infrastructure assets. This role includes some work outside normal business hours (on a rostered basis) as its part of our business contract and commitment to our clients. 

What you will be doing:

• Painting internal and external building assets and external structures
• Attend daily call outs to assess and repair council assets. These could range from programmed maintenance tasks to asset renewal works, upgrades and emergency call outs 
• Application of skills and knowledge in areas of painter, manual labour and general construction, plastering, stain works using hand tools, power tools and machinery
• Site preparation including barricading and signage

What you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring painting and handyman/carpentry work is carried out to expected standards
• Making an effective and positive contribution within our in-house team of builders, plumbers and electricians, estimator, and project managers to help us self-deliver building projects
• Cost management, compliance and material purchasing
• Stakeholder relationships between clients, the wider Green by Nature team, sub-contractors and suppliers
• Maintain company property to the expected standard such as company vehicles and wider machinery fleet

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for an enthusiastic person who has worked in a general trades work role with a minimum of 3-5 years or more experience.

The ideal candidate will have: 

• Relevant work experience, broad skills and certifications (ie: Site Safe and Working at Heights) to meet the job requirements of our handy person role 
• An ability to identify repair requirements and act to solve problems to a high standard of workmanship and within expected timeframes
• Experience operating work tools, equipment and machinery maintaining a safety conscious attitude for yourself and your teammates
• Organisational skills and an eye for detail to ensure work is completed on time and to specification
• Strong customer service and relationship orientation with good communication skills. This is a public facing role at times and you’ll be interacting with people out in the field as well as our clients representatives

What we can offer you:

Along with being part of a company that has been an industry leader for more than 30 years, other benefits you will receive include:

• Career Growth: We believe in internal development and offer opportunities for advancement within our organisation and your career
• Community Impact: Join us in making a positive difference by maintaining our community Buildings, leisure parks, reserves and garden facilities
• Employee Benefits: Take advantage of our annual $300 wellness benefit (after a qualifying period), mobile phone with personal use and much more!

About Us:

Green by Nature is a diversified professional full facility, parks maintenance, sports turf, landscaping and horticulture company, operating across New Zealand and Australia. We have 2000+ employees, have been an industry leader for over 30 years and are committed to a culture of health and safety, excellence, and continuous improvement, whilst caring for our people, clients, and our communities.

In accordance with the Company's Drug & Alcohol Policy, the successful candidate will be required to undergo and pass a pre-employment drug test.