Weed Control

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.
Our Customer Base
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 ?
This new and upcoming vacant position 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 caliber; 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.
Prerequisites definitely required for this role (MUST HAVES)
Please note, that if you do not have the "MUST HAVES", your application will be ignored

YOU MUST be currently or very recently working in the weed control industry.
YOU MUST have high level of management and supervision skills (this role will be for supervising and daily managing of work, whist also being hands on).
YOU MUST be currently licensed as a Pest Management Technician (Control Weeds).
YOU MUST currently hold a ChemCert qualification.
YOU MUST have a current and unrestricted driver's license.
YOU MUST possess the mentality of a "thinker" rather than a "doer"
Have experience and high confidence with four-wheel driving on rough terrain, with safety always paramount.
Construction Induction Training 'White Card'.
Chainsaw Certified (this can be obtained latter), but need experience and confidence with the use of chainsaws, pole saws brush cutters etc.
Non smoker - smoking is not permitted in these sites in which we work.
Used to working long days 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.
Major Tasks & responsibilities of this role

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.
Daily Tasks & responsibilities while supervising and managing

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.
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.
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.
www.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.
Very stress-free type of work 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.
Note: All applications to be sent by email