Lachlan Arthy
Toowoomba,Qld
Summary
Dedicated horticultural professional with history of meeting company goals utilising consistent and organised practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Horticultural Officer Team Leader
Toowoomba Regional Council
Toowoomba, QLD
01.2018 - Current
- Supervise and train team members
- Order products and equipment
- Engage with stakeholders internal and external
- Develop SOPs and SWIMs
- Organise daily Timecards
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Tree and Plant selection in parks
- Engage with stakeholders internal and external
- Adhere to master plans with shrub replacement and design
- Maintenance of shrub beds, including pruning and hedge trimming
- Flower bed preparation
- Planting plants according to plans
- Adhere to watering programs
- Applying fungicides, herbicides & pesticides as required
- Control of diseases and pests
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Maintaining high profile lawn areas
- On call officer
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
- Inspected gardens to identify insect or disease problems and weed control needs.
- Maintained horticultural calendar to track bloom periods and seasonal cultural needs.
Horticulturist
Toowoomba Regional Council
Toowoomba, Qld
01.2013 - 01.2018
- Engage with stakeholders internal and external
- Adhere to master plans with shrub replacement and design
- Maintenance of shrub beds
- Flower bed preparation
- Planting plants according to plans
- Adhere to watering programs
- Applying fungicides, herbicides & pesticides as required
- Control of diseases and pests
- Maintaining high profile lawn areas
- Installation of irrigation systems
- Mixing and applying chemicals
- Operation of small machinery
- Inspected gardens to identify insect or disease problems and weed control needs
Gardener
Toowoomba Regional Council
Toowoomba, QLD
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Maintenance of shrub beds, including pruning and hedge trimming
- Performed equipment maintenance and repairs to keep tools functional for projects.
- Mowing
- Flower bed preparation
- Adhere to watering programs
- Weeding
- Cultivating
- Fertilising
- Applying fungicides, herbicides & pesticides as required
- De-budding plants to promote branching and better flowering
- Manning information booths
- Replacement of vandalized of damaged plants
- Edging
- Maintaining high profile lawn areas
- Rose pruning, fertilising, mulching & deadheading
- Mixing and applying chemicals
- Operation of small machinery
Trainee Gardener
Toowoomba Regional Council
Toowoomba, QLD
02.2011 - 12.2011
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks
- Maintenance of shrub beds, including pruning and hedge trimming
- Performed equipment maintenance and repairs to keep tools functional for projects.
- Mowing
- Flower bed preparation
- Adhere to watering programs
- Weeding
- Cultivating
- Fertilising
- Applying fungicides, herbicides & pesticides as required
- De-budding plants to promote branching and better flowering
- Replacement of vandalized of damaged plants
- Edging
- Rose pruning, fertilising, mulching & deadheading
- Mixing and applying chemicals
- Operation of small machinery
Grounds Maintenance Worker
Brisbane Racing Club
Brisbane, QLD
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Preparing gardens & lawns
- Trimming shrubs
- Applying supplement liquids to gardens & lawns
- Watering
- Weeding
- Planting
- Mowing
- Propagating and other various nursery tasks
- Barrier attendant
- Ground Maintenance
- Moving the rail for upcoming race days
- Maintenance and repair of large-scale irrigation systems
- Clean up after functions
- Setting up the grounds for functions
- Operation of small machinery
- Operation of forklift
- Maintained grounds tools and equipment free from mechanical or safety defects and in top operating condition
Education
Certificate IV Workplace Health & Safety -
Harness Energy Services
Toowoomba, QLD11.2021
Certificate 3 in Horticulture -
Queensland Institute of TAFE
Toowoomba09.2012
Certificate 2 in Horticulture -
Queensland Institute of TAFE
Toowoomba, QLD2011
High School Diploma -
Toowoomba Grammar School
Toowoomba, QLD10.1998
Skills
- Communication Skills
- Leadership ability
- Hard working
- Punctual
- Enthusiastic
- Loyal
- Desire to learn and upgrade skills
- Computer skills
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Collaboration
- Conflict Resolution
- Customer Service
- Self-Motivated
Additional Information
- LICENCES , Queensland Construction Blue Card Queensland Drivers Licence “MR” Class Forklift License ACDC License Chainsaw Ticket level 1
Certification
- Queensland Construction Blue Card
- Queensland Drivers Licence “MR” Class
- Forklift License LF
- ACDC License
- Chainsaw Ticket level 1
- Pole saw Chainsaw Ticket
- Traffic Management Implementation Level 2
Timeline
Horticultural Officer Team Leader
Toowoomba Regional Council
01.2018 - Current
Horticulturist
Toowoomba Regional Council
01.2013 - 01.2018
Trainee Gardener
Toowoomba Regional Council
02.2011 - 12.2011
Gardener
Toowoomba Regional Council
01.2011 - 01.2013
Grounds Maintenance Worker
Brisbane Racing Club
01.2009 - 01.2011
Certificate IV Workplace Health & Safety -
Harness Energy Services
Certificate 3 in Horticulture -
Queensland Institute of TAFE
Certificate 2 in Horticulture -
Queensland Institute of TAFE
High School Diploma -
Toowoomba Grammar School