Landscape Maintenance Foreman / Crew Leader

Are You Ready to Lead a Crew — Not Just Be On One?

Lawn Lad is looking for an experienced landscape professional who can lead a small maintenance crew, work alongside them, and take responsibility for the finished result.

Our longtime Maintenance Foreman recently retired after approximately 20 years with Lawn Lad, creating an opportunity for someone who wants a stable position with good equipment, year-round work, and room to grow.

We're not looking for an estate gardener or master horticulturist. We are looking for someone who knows professional landscape maintenance, works hard, operates equipment safely, treats people well, and can increasingly be trusted to run the day without someone standing over them.

If you're an experienced landscape employee who's ready for greater responsibility but haven't officially been called a foreman yet, we'd still like to hear why you're ready.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Lead and work alongside your crew. You'll organize the day's work, set an appropriate pace, provide direction and basic training, and make sure the crew works safely and productively.

Own the finished result. Before leaving a property, you'll make sure the work is complete—mowing, trimming, edging, beds, and cleanup. We expect professional, consistent work, not estate-level perfection.

Operate professional-grade equipment. You'll drive a dedicated Isuzu crew-cab landscape truck and operate commercial-grade landscape maintenance equipment. You'll also help less-experienced employees learn to use equipment properly.

Pay attention to the whole property. A good foreman notices things: wet turf that shouldn't be driven across, a declining plant, fallen limb, bare lawn area, beds needing mulch, or something else that needs attention. You don't need to know every answer—you need to notice and communicate what you see.

Represent Lawn Lad well. Our crews work on both residential and commercial properties, and you'll occasionally interact with homeowners, commercial site representatives, and the public. We want someone friendly, professional, and interested in leaving clients happy with the work we've performed.

The Experience We're Looking For

You should have hands-on professional experience with most normal landscape maintenance work, including:

• Professional mowing, line trimming, edging, and cleanup
• Spring and fall cleanups
• Bed maintenance and weeding
• Routine shrub trimming/shearing
• Basic pruning
• Professional-grade landscape equipment operation
• Landscape or work-truck operation

Experience with vegetation-control applications is valuable.

Advanced plant identification, advanced pruning, and extensive horticultural knowledge are not required. If you have those skills, we value them. If you want to learn them, even better.

The Person We're Looking For

Technical ability matters, but being a good foreman requires more than knowing how to run equipment.

We're looking for someone who can stay level-headed when the day doesn't go perfectly, patiently teach someone who's learning, work alongside the crew, respectfully address poor work, make reasonable field decisions, and communicate problems rather than ignoring them.

You should take pride in what the crew leaves behind and care whether the customer is happy with our work.

You don't have to be the loudest person on the crew. You do need to be someone others can respect and rely upon.

Why Lawn Lad?

Year-Round Stability — Full-time landscape-season work plus commercial snow and ice management. We don't plan seasonal layoffs.

Paid On Time, No Excuses — You receive the wages you've earned when they're due.

Premium Winter Earnings — Earn an additional $3–$5/hour during qualifying winter shifts, plus applicable overtime.

10,000 Sq. Ft. South Euclid Facility — Our organized shop sits on two acres and is centrally located to our Greater Cleveland service area.

More Than $1 Million Invested in Equipment — We invest in professional-grade equipment that reduces unnecessary physical labor and downtime.

Purpose-Built Maintenance Trucks — Dedicated Isuzu crew-cab landscape trucks with custom landscape bodies eliminate the need to tow a large trailer on normal maintenance routes.

On-Site Fueling & Organized Logistics — Spend less time chasing fuel, tools, and supplies and more time getting work accomplished.

Small-Company Environment — Your contribution is visible. Good ideas are welcome, and we're actively improving our systems, technology, training, and employee-development opportunities.

Compensation & Benefits

$21.00–$28.00/hour, based on demonstrated experience and capability, plus:

• $3–$5/hour qualifying winter shift premium
• Overtime when applicable
• 50% company-paid individual health insurance
• SIMPLE IRA with 3% company match
• Vacation/PTO
• Annual boot allowance
• Company-provided uniforms, PPE, and tools
• Continuing education and development opportunities

Basic Requirements

• Professional landscape maintenance experience
• Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record
• Ability to safely and confidently drive a landscape/work truck
• Ability to lift approximately 50 lbs. as required
• Ability to perform physical outdoor work in varying weather conditions
• Ability to use a smartphone/mobile app for job information, reporting, and photographs
• Availability for normal Monday–Friday landscape-season scheduling
• Availability for winter snow and ice operations

CDL, pesticide licensing, horticultural education, and industry certifications are positives but are not required.

Winter Work

Lawn Lad provides year-round employment.

During winter storm events, Foremen participate in commercial snow and ice management operations. Winter work includes premium hourly pay in addition to applicable overtime.

Before You Apply

Please answer all application questions completely.

We actually read your responses and use them as an important part of deciding whom we contact.

If a question doesn't apply to you, write “N/A” rather than leaving it blank.

If your resume doesn't show all of your relevant landscape experience, tell us about the missing experience in your answers.

If you don't meet every qualification but believe your experience makes you worth considering, tell us why.

Pay: $21.00 - $28.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan

Application Question(s):

• Do you have a valid driver's license with four or fewer points on your driving record?

If no, please explain.

• How many years of landscape experience do you have, and how many years have you worked as a foreman or crew leader? If this experience isn't shown on your resume, briefly tell us where you gained it.
• On a scale of 1–10, how would you rate your experience safely driving a pickup or dump truck with a trailer? Briefly describe the truck/trailer combinations you've driven regularly. Do you have a CDL (not required)?
• Can you generally work Monday through Friday from approximately 7:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.? Because landscape work is weather-dependent, occasional Saturday work may be required to recover time lost to weather or other significant interruptions.
• Are you currently working, and when would you be available to start?
• Briefly, what interested you in this position, or why are you considering making a change?

Work Location: In person

Salary : $3 - $5