Lawn Care Technician / Specialist

Naturescape • Sturtevant, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Naturescape of Sturtevant, Wisconsin is hiring a Lawn Care Specialist to provide lawn and landscape services to residential and commercial customers. The role is a high-visibility, independent field position in which the specialist manages a route, cares for properties, and communicates with customers about their lawn and landscape needs. Paid training is provided, and no lawn or landscape experience is required.

Typical schedules involve 10-hour days, four days per week, with variations due to weather and customer needs. Work includes precision lawn care, aeration, mowing, tree and shrub care and pruning, and mosquito control. The work changes with the seasons; winter duties may include snow removal. This is a licensed specialist position and requires state pesticide certifications for the applicable work.

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 supportive, with management willing to train employees and help them succeed. It identifies itself as a drug-free workplace that provides safe and healthy working conditions.

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 applicable licensed specialist work; the job description does not specify the certifications or when they must be obtained.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience as a general laborer, construction worker, landscaper, groundskeeper, or lawn mower is mentioned as relevant, but is not required.
• Interest in working outdoors and helping people.
• 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 clearly and kindly with customers, answer questions, and explain services such as aeration and tree care.
• Adapt work to seasonal customer needs, including performing snow removal in winter when available.
• Develop job skills through training and hands-on learning.

Benefits

• 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; HRA and HSA; and employee discounts.
• Performance bonuses, including weekly bonus potential and additional annual bonuses for top earners.
• Frequently available overtime opportunities.
• Snow removal and other winter work opportunities for most specialists.
• Typical annual raises.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Potential advancement to management in as little as one year, especially for employees willing to relocate.

What This Job Offers

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