Lawn Care Technician / Specialist

Naturescape • Lombard, IL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Naturescape of Lombard, Illinois is hiring a Lawn Care Specialist to provide residential and commercial customers with lawn and landscape services. The role is a visible, independent field position in which you manage a route, care for properties, assess lawn and landscape needs, and communicate with customers. Work includes precision lawn care, aeration, mowing, tree and shrub care and pruning, and mosquito control. Specialists adapt their work to the seasons, with snow removal and other winter work opportunities available. State pesticide certifications are required for the licensed specialist work, and paid training is provided; prior lawn or landscape care experience is not required.

The typical schedule is 10-hour days, four days per week, with variations due to weather and customer needs. Overtime is frequently available. The employer describes full-time, part-time, and seasonal opportunities and offers a flexible schedule. Compensation starts at $20 per hour, with an expected average of $20–$27 per hour, performance bonuses, and typical annual raises. Naturescape is a family-owned, drug-free workplace that emphasizes employee development, training, and safe and healthy working conditions.

Requirements

• Valid driver's license and good driving record.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Motivation and desire to learn.
• State pesticide certifications for the licensed specialist position; the posting does not specify which certifications.

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.
• Willingness to relocate may support advancement to management.

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 provided training.
• Communicate with customers about their landscape, explain services, and answer questions clearly and courteously.
• Adapt services to seasonal needs, including snow removal and other winter work where available.
• Develop 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.
• Health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) and health savings account (HSA).
• Employee discounts.
• Performance bonuses, including weekly bonus potential and opportunities for top earners to make $15,000 or more annually in performance bonuses.
• Frequently available overtime opportunities.
• Snow removal and other winter work opportunities for most specialists.
• Typical annual raises.
• Flexible schedule.
• Opportunities to advance 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