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Lawn Care Route Manager - Turf Trainee/Specialist

Ryan Lawn & Tree
Overland Park, KS Full Time
POSTED ON 4/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/15/2026
Job Type

Full-time

Description

Did you know that Ryan Lawn & Tree is a $100M professional Lawn & Landscape company? We've built one of the most respected lawn and tree care companies in the Midwest — and serve customers across Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Nebraska.

As a 100% employee-owned (ESOP) company, we believe our people are our greatest competitive advantage — and that belief starts with how we hire. We're on a mission to raise the bar for our entire industry — attracting exceptional people, treating them right, and doing work that leaves a mark on every community we touch.

If you love working outside this role is for you! We are hiring a Turf Route Manager for our Overland Park team.

Become the detective homeowners call when their lawn mysteries need solving. You'll diagnose problems others can't see, prescribe solutions that actually work, and transform problem properties into success stories. In this role you'll be both a skilled technician and a turf whisperer, breathing life into lawns while earning the trust of homeowners who take pride in their outdoor spaces.

What does a Turf Route Manager do?

  • Provide excellent account management and customer service
  • Manage a route of 400-500 customers
  • Complete turf bid requests, fertilization applications, aerating, seeding and service calls for customer properties
  • Diagnose and provide specific lawn care solutions for individual customer properties
  • Must be able to work in a team environment as well as efficiently on your own
  • Possess knowledge of turfgrass practices as well as all other RYAN services

Requirements

  • Experience in horticulture, landscaping, customer service, or related fields is preferred
  • Bachelor or Associates degree in agronomy, turfgrass or agricultural sciences is a plus
  • Valid Driver's License
  • Ability to obtain DOT certification
  • Ability to obtain and maintain state issued pesticide applicator license, turfgrass within 3 months
  • Ability to lift 50 pounds

Benefits

We hire great people for our employee-owned company. You will become a partner in the highest quality lawn and tree company in the Midwest. Why work at RYAN? In addition to being a non-smoking & EEOC company with advancement opportunities, other great benefits include:

  • Full time year around employment with a starting compensation of $43,000-50,000 depending on experience with bonuses available.
  • Excellent benefits package
    • Health Insurance
    • 401k w/ company match
    • Dental/Vision and more
  • 100% Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
  • Flexible work schedule
  • Uniforms provided
  • 17 Days Paid Time Off and 11 Paid Holidays

Salary : $43,000 - $50,000

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