Schaumburg - Lawn Care Technician / Specialist

Naturescape • Schaumburg, IL

10d • $20 - $27 • Onsite

About The Position

Naturescape of Schaumburg, Illinois, is hiring a Lawn Care Specialist to provide lawn and landscape services for residential and commercial customers. The specialist manages a route and works at customer properties, performing lawn care, aeration, mowing, tree and shrub care and pruning, and mosquito control. The role also involves assessing lawn health and landscape needs, answering customer questions, and communicating recommendations clearly and courteously.

This is an outdoor, field-based position with work that changes by season. During winter, specialists may perform snow removal and other winter work. The position requires state pesticide certifications. Naturescape provides paid training and does not require prior lawn or landscape experience. The typical schedule is 10-hour days, four days per week, with variations due to weather and customer needs; full-time, part-time, and seasonal schedules are available.

Naturescape is a family-owned company founded in 1986, with 38 locations across the Midwest and South. It describes its workplace as team-oriented and drug-free, with safe and healthy working conditions. The company offers opportunities for advancement, including the possibility of becoming a manager in as little as one year, especially for employees willing to relocate.

Requirements

• Valid driver's license and good driving record.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Motivation and a desire to learn.
• State pesticide certifications are required for this licensed specialist position; no prior certifications or experience are specified as prerequisites.
• No lawn care or landscape experience is required; paid training is provided.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience as a general laborer, construction worker, landscaper, groundskeeper, or lawn mower.
• Willingness to relocate for advancement opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Manage a service route and represent the company at customer properties.
• Perform lawn care, lawn aeration, mowing, tree and shrub care and pruning, and mosquito control.
• Assess lawn health and landscape needs and respond to customer questions.
• Explain services and recommendations to customers in a clear and courteous manner.
• Perform snow removal and other winter work as needed or available.
• Develop job skills through training and hands-on learning.

Benefits

• Starting wage of $20 per hour; expected average earnings of $20–$27 per hour.
• Performance bonuses, with top earners making an additional $15,000 or more per year and most specialists earning a weekly bonus.
• Frequently available overtime opportunities.
• 401(k) with a 200% company match up to 6%, vested immediately.
• Company-paid insurance benefits during winter unemployment.
• Up to three weeks of paid time off plus holidays starting in the first year.
• Paid training.
• Health, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance.
• Health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) and health savings account (HSA).
• Employee discounts.
• Snow removal and other winter work opportunities available to most specialists.
• Typical annual raises.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Advancement opportunity, including the possibility of becoming a manager in as little as one year.

What This Job Offers

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