If you love being outdoors, working with your hands, solving problems and being part of a team, there are lots of job opportunities in the landscape and grounds maintenance field.
Crew members plant flowers, mow lawns and make landscapes beautiful. Landscape designers create artistry from the ground up. Field supervisors combine people skills with organizational know-how to make sure jobs are done just right.
Let’s take a look at some landscape maintenance jobs.
If your U.S. history is a bit rusty, or you have a question about how American government works, ask Rosvin Lara.
He was born in Guatemala, but his knowledge about this country is pretty good. He just became a United States citizen, so go ahead, ask him anything.
Everybody wants to feel good about going to work.
Lots of people go into landscaping because they love being outside.
That’s pretty rewarding, right?
Fresh air. Birds singing. No desk in sight. Sometimes an ice cream truck jingles past, so you can eat a Nutty Buddy on your break. Sweet.
If somebody offered you free money for your future, would you take it?
How about if they offered to pay for half of your health insurance premium costs to protect you and your family?
Sometimes a good deal isn’t too good to be true. It’s actually a good deal.
If you work at Level Green Landscaping, now is a great time to take advantage of the benefits the company offers.
Have you ever bought something? Jordon Foss might have sold it to you.
He started his sales career at age 19 and has sold watches, solar panels, real estate, and pest control. He’s waited tables at restaurants and tended bar.
Now he’s a business development manager at Level Green Landscaping.
You’ll have to look elsewhere for that watch or new house.
But if you need your company’s landscaping to wow, Jordon can set you up.
When you start a job at Level Green Landscaping, start thinking about the next job up.
If you want to grow your career here, there’s plenty of help.
Branch manager James Kole is a great example.
“I was the new guy on the block,” he says. “Now I’ve been here forever.”
Well, nine years. It kind of flew by.
Kole started at Level Green in 2012 as a supervisor, straight from Pennsylvania State University with a major in landscape contracting and a minor in horticulture.
Level Green is kind of known for its feasts.
Savory Mexican chicken and rice in warm tortillas. Sizzling burgers and grilled kielbasa. Sweet home-baked coffee cake and banana bread.
Team members have long gathered at parks and beaches, or at tables in their own buildings, filling their plates with delicious food and their souls with the nourishment that comes from camaraderie and good conversation.
When robots take over the world in the movies, it’s kind of fun to watch, right?
But when robot mowers start showing up at landscaping companies, even a large popcorn might not keep you from worrying.
Will robot mowers take away your job?
Looking for a good job? Come talk to us. We need you!
The landscaping industry has been struggling with a labor shortage for the past few years, and lately, it’s even more of a struggle to find good workers.
Companies like Level Green Landscaping are competing with lots of other employers looking for good workers, says Doug Delano, co-founder and managing partner at Level Green.
“We hired a full-time recruiter, but we’re still having issues,” he says. “Everybody’s in the same boat. Everybody’s looking for people.”
Customers, please be patient with us.
“We’re not getting things done as quickly,” Delano says. “We’re getting grass cut, but you may not get your mulch as quickly. It’s taking longer to get to enhancements.”
Meanwhile, if you know a hard worker looking for a good job, send them our way.
Pay is around $15/hr, with no experience necessary.
“We’re averaging 50-55 hours a week right now, so you can make decent money at $15 an hour, plus overtime,” Delano says. “We’re a growing company, so we have a significant amount of work.”
Other perks:
Is it a big deal that Dave Briggs has worked at Level Green Landscaping for 15 years?
Depends on who you ask.
Around here, it’s a pretty big deal. Dave was the first account manager to come on board, back in 2005 when just a handful of employees worked here.
But it’s all a matter of perspective, Dave says. His twin brother, Tom, has worked at the same electrical company for 35 years.
Leave it to your twin brother to show you up.
