Landscape Maintenance Crew Member
About the role
This Landscape Maintenance Crew Member role focuses on delivering high-quality landscape plant and bed maintenance for residential and commercial properties. The primary objective is to care for customer properties through scheduled and on-call pruning, weeding, and clean-ups while maintaining professional daily communication with clients. The successful candidate will operate both independently and alongside a dedicated crew, reporting to local branch management. Based in Omaha, NE, this organization is a highly respected, $100M+ employee-owned lawn and tree care enterprise experiencing significant growth across the Midwest. They offer a stable, non-tobacco work environment that prioritizes year-round employment, preventing seasonal layoffs through a unique compensation structure. Candidates who value strong cultural alignment, professional appearance standards, and clear career advancement pathways will thrive here.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range of $50,000 - $65,000 annually
- Bonus opportunities
- Full-time, year-round employment. Utilizes a Variable Rate Overtime (V-ROT) model to ensure a full 40-hour paycheck all year, effectively preventing seasonal layoffs
- Excellent health, dental, and vision insurance package, starting on the first of the month following 30 days of employment
- 401(k) with company match, available after a 90-day waiting period
- 100% Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), with eligibility beginning after six months of employment
- 17 Paid Time Off (PTO) days, plus 11 paid holidays and 1 floating personal holiday
- Flexible work schedule provided, along with company uniforms
Responsibilities
- Execute landscape plant and bed maintenance, including scheduled and on-call pruning, weeding, cutbacks, and clean-ups
- Drive plant installation requests and maintain planters on residential and commercial properties
- Communicate professionally with customers on a daily basis to manage service expectations and explain processes
- Recommend additional company services to customers based on their specific property needs
- Work effectively as an independent contributor and as a collaborative team member while caring for client properties
- Participate in continuous on-the-job training covering all aspects of the services provided
Requirements
- Must possess at least 2 years of experience in landscape plant maintenance or a degree in horticulture or a related green industry field
- Demonstrated expertise in specific plant identification and bed maintenance, rather than just basic mowing skills
- Must hold a valid driver's license and have the ability to obtain DOT medical certification
- Physical capability to lift 50 lbs and push/pull objects while walking up to 3 miles per day
- Must meet strict, professional, clean-cut appearance standards within a non-tobacco organizational culture
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen (including marijuana), criminal background check, and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check for this safety-sensitive position