Lawn Care Technician / Specialist

Naturescape • Joliet, IL

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Naturescape of Joliet, Illinois is hiring a Lawn Care Specialist to provide lawn and landscape services for residential and commercial properties. This field-based role involves managing a route and working outdoors at changing locations. Specialists perform lawn care, aeration, mowing, tree and shrub care and pruning, and mosquito control. They assess property and lawn needs, communicate with customers, and help them understand the services being provided. The work changes with the seasons, with snow removal and other winter work available. The position requires state pesticide certifications for licensed specialist work; paid training is provided, and prior lawn or landscape experience is not required.

Specialists typically work 10-hour days, four days per week, with variations based on weather and customer needs. Overtime opportunities are frequently available. The company describes the work as independent and outdoors, with full-time, part-time, and seasonal employment options and a flexible schedule.

Naturescape is a family-owned lawn and landscape care company founded in Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1986, with 38 locations across the Midwest and South. The company describes its culture as team-oriented and focused on training, employee satisfaction, and safe and healthy working conditions. It is a drug-free workplace.

Requirements

• Valid driver's license and good driving record.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Motivation and desire to learn.
• Ability to obtain or hold state pesticide certifications for licensed specialist work; the posting describes the position as requiring certifications but does not specify which certifications.
• No prior 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 operator.
• A can-do attitude and willingness to be coached.

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.
• Communicate with customers about their landscape and services, and help ensure they are informed and satisfied.
• Adapt services to seasonal needs, including snow removal and other winter work when available.
• 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 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.
• Frequent overtime opportunities and performance bonuses.
• Typical annual raises.
• Snow removal and other winter work opportunities available to most specialists.
• Potential 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 options.
• Military-friendly scheduling accommodations for current drill schedules.

What This Job Offers

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