Lawn Care Technician / Specialist

Naturescape • Delafield, WI

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Naturescape of Delafield, Wisconsin, is hiring a Lawn Care Specialist to provide residential and commercial customers with lawn and landscape care. This field-based role involves managing a route and working independently outdoors at changing locations. Specialists perform lawn care, aeration, mowing, tree and shrub care and pruning, and mosquito control. They assess lawn health and landscape needs, answer customer questions, explain services, and build positive relationships with clients.

The position follows seasonal work: specialists may shift to snow removal and other winter work when needed. State pesticide certifications are required for the licensed specialist role, though the posting does not specify when they must be obtained. Naturescape provides paid training and does not require prior lawn or landscape care experience. Typical schedules are 10-hour days, four days per week, with variations based on weather and customer needs. Full-time, part-time, and seasonal employment options are mentioned.

Starting pay is $20 per hour, with expected average earnings of $20–$27 per hour. Performance bonuses can add more than $15,000 per year for top earners, and overtime opportunities are frequently available. The company describes itself as a family-owned business with 38 locations across the Midwest and South, and says it provides a team-oriented, drug-free workplace with safe and healthy working conditions.

Requirements

• Valid driver's license and good driving record.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Motivation and desire to learn.
• Willingness to obtain or hold state pesticide certifications for the licensed specialist position; timing is not specified.
• No prior lawn or landscape care experience is required; paid training is provided.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience as a general laborer, construction worker, landscaper, groundskeeper, or lawn mower operator.
• A can-do attitude and willingness to be coached.
• Passion for working outdoors and helping people.

Responsibilities

• Manage a service route and provide lawn and landscape care at residential and commercial properties.
• Perform lawn care, aeration, mowing, tree and shrub care and pruning, and mosquito control.
• Assess lawn health and landscape needs using company-provided training.
• Answer customer questions, explain services, and communicate clearly and kindly with clients.
• Adapt work to seasonal needs, including snow removal and other available winter work.
• Develop lawn and landscape skills through training and on-the-job learning.

Benefits

• 401(k) with a 200% company match up to 6%, vested immediately.
• Company pays 100% of insurance benefits during winter unemployment.
• Up to three weeks of PTO plus holidays starting in year one.
• Paid training.
• Health, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance.
• Health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) and health savings account (HSA).
• Employee discounts.
• Weekly performance bonus potential; most specialists earn a bonus every week.
• Frequent overtime opportunities.
• Snow removal and other winter work opportunities for most specialists.
• Typical annual raises.
• Opportunity to become a manager in as little as one year, especially for employees willing to relocate.
• Flexible schedule and full-time, part-time, and seasonal employment options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed