Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
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Craig Jones

Risdonvale,Tas

Summary

Skilled professional with attention to detail and background in landscaping. Works great with team members to complete new plantings and care for existing growth. Specializes in property work. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

41
41
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Garden and Maintenance

Allscape Grounds Maintenance
Hobart , Tasmania
12.2010 - 09.2024
  • Maintained gardens and grounds of private properties, ensuring proper care of trees, shrubs, flowers, and turf.
  • Ensured that garden maintenance tasks were completed efficiently and safely.
  • Applied weed control treatments as necessary.
  • Performed regular pruning and trimming of hedges, bushes, shrubs, trees and other vegetation.
  • Assisted in the installation of hardscaping materials such as pavers, stepping stones, retaining walls.
  • Provided advice on pest control measures including natural methods where possible.
  • Used power equipment such as mowers, trimmers and blowers to maintain lawns in good condition.
  • Used hand-held tools to maintain green spaces.
  • Planted bulbs, bushes, trees and flowers to enhance environment.
  • Fertilized, cultivated, and weeded soil to deliver steady supply of nutrients to plants.
  • Pruned trees and bushes to improve visibility and shape.
  • Operated landscaping equipment to maintain grounds and remove trees.
  • Cleared pathways of overgrowth, debris, and snow to reduce hazards.
  • Checked machinery and performed routine maintenance to prevent malfunction.
  • Maintained lawn and garden areas using mowers, trimmers, and edgers to ensure neat appearance.
  • Applied fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides following safety protocols to promote plant health and control pests.
  • Installed and maintained irrigation systems to ensure efficient water use and plant hydration.
  • Operated and maintained gardening tools and equipment, ensuring safety and efficiency.
  • Cared for lawns by mulching, aerating, weeding or grubbing.

Grounds Maintenance Officer

Hobart International Airport
Hobart , Tasmania
02.1984 - 12.2010
  • Airside maintenance, including taxiways road works
  • Garden and lawn maintenance, garden care, brush cutting. Tractor slashing, weed control.
  • Asphalting, pothole repairs
  • Pest control
  • Maintaining equipment pre start checks.
  • Following and adhering to company safety standards and regulations.

Education

Year 10 -

Geilston Bay High School
Hobart Tasmania
11-1977

Skills

  • Landscaping and groundskeeping
  • Equipment maintenance and repair
  • Chainsaw safety
  • Tree topping
  • Chainsaw Operation
  • Operating mowers and tractors
  • Safe handling of pesticides
  • Landscaping and gardening
  • Waste disposal
  • Hedge cutting
  • Lawn maintenance
  • Landscape maintenance
  • Tree pruning
  • Tree trimming and cutting branches
  • Fertilizing
  • Weed control
  • Pesticide safety
  • Irrigation and aeration

Certification

  • Current MR license
  • RIIMPO319A Conduct backhoe/loader operations
  • Chainsaw license
  • Current WWVP card
  • Current National Police Check

Timeline

Garden and Maintenance

Allscape Grounds Maintenance
12.2010 - 09.2024

Grounds Maintenance Officer

Hobart International Airport
02.1984 - 12.2010
  • Current MR license
  • RIIMPO319A Conduct backhoe/loader operations
  • Chainsaw license
  • Current WWVP card
  • Current National Police Check

Year 10 -

Geilston Bay High School
Craig Jones