Gardener - gardening and landscaping (Schöppler GmbH Gardening and landscaping)

Your training

The three-year training programme to become a landscape gardener takes place on two levels: At our company in Meßkirch, where as a prospective landscape gardener you will learn everything you need for your day-to-day work, and at the vocational college in Göppingen for theoretical lessons. Tailored to your everyday working life, you will learn everything you need to know in your profession and be able to apply immediately, for example plant science, technology or maths.

In addition, there are inter-company training courses where you can continue your education as a trainee, for example in handling chainsaws or processing natural stone.

Once you have completed your training, landscape gardeners have many opportunities to climb the career ladder. As a trained landscape gardener, you can work in operational practice, for example as a foreman or construction site manager. After a few years of professional experience, you can also do further training to become a master craftsman or technician. There is also the option of studying for a bachelor's or master's degree in landscape architecture or landscaping.

Your tasks

The tasks in gardening and landscaping are varied and diverse. Every construction site is unique and consists of repetitive building blocks that you are able to work through step by step. Among other things, you will learn...

...how to set up construction sites:

- Read plans and transfer them to the construction site
- Set up protection for existing plants
- Cut down trees
- Clear roots
- Provide materials (soil, sand, stones, plants, ...) and machines

...how earthworks and irrigation and drainage measures are carried out:

- Model soils, i.e. create hills or embankments according to a plan, for example. E.g. creating hills or adapting slopes. This is particularly necessary for outdoor facilities such as playgrounds or parks.
- Laying drainage pipes, but also installing surface inlets, inspection and soakaways.
- Installing irrigation systems. These are particularly needed for sports facilities or for greening a building.

...how to create paved surfaces:

- Paths and squares are usually paved.
- Water- or bitumen-bound surfaces (asphalt)
- Protection, sealing, base and drainage layers (these drain away excess water or store it to a certain extent. Drainage layers are important for green roofs, for example.

...how to design the outdoor areas of buildings:

These include:

- Walls and steps
- Ponds, basins and watercourses
- Fences, gazebos, trellises, noise barriers, pergolas, sports and play equipment
- It's amazing how many other things a garden or park can offer - apart from shrubs and trees, isn't it?

...how plants are named, planted and cared for

- Plants are still the most important design tool for any landscape gardener. So trainees in gardening and landscaping should already have an interest in nature!

What you bring to the table

Do you enjoy working outdoors and do you want to be fully involved in your profession?
You are curious and thirsty for knowledge and want to be a part of "your" company?
You want a secure job?

This is what Gartenbau Schöppler GmbH

offers you

Our employees are our greatest asset. We offer you full employment and regular holidays as well as paid overtime. We promote you individually according to your skills and enable you to undertake further training and support you to climb the career ladder as far as you want. Our excellent working atmosphere and good work are worthwhile for you. As part of our company, you will not only receive your salary on time, you will also receive bonuses and profit sharing