Landscape Maintenance Technician

Landscape Maintenance Technician

Xavier Landscapes and Designs is hiring a full-time Landscape Maintenance Technician to join our commercial landscape maintenance team.

We are looking for someone who is dependable, takes pride in their work, enjoys working outdoors, and wants the opportunity to develop their skills in the professional landscape industry.

Pay: $18.00–$20.00 per hour, based on experience and capabilities
Employment: Full-Time during the landscape maintenance season
Winter: On-call snow and ice management opportunities

Position Responsibilities

As a Landscape Maintenance Technician, you will work as part of a professional crew maintaining commercial properties throughout the Pocono region.

Typical responsibilities include:

• Commercial mowing and turf maintenance
• Operating commercial stand-on mowers
• String trimming, edging, and blowing
• Landscape bed maintenance and weed control
• Shrub and ornamental pruning
• Mulching
• Spring and fall cleanups
• General landscape maintenance
• Safe operation and care of commercial landscape equipment
• Maintaining clean, professional-looking commercial properties
• Assisting with snow and ice management operations during the winter season

Qualifications

Previous professional landscape maintenance experience is preferred, but we are willing to train the right person.

Ideal candidates will:

• Be dependable and consistently report to work on time
• Take pride in producing quality work
• Work well as part of a team
• Be willing to learn and take direction
• Be comfortable performing physical work outdoors
• Be able to work in varying weather conditions
• Have reliable transportation to and from work
• Safely operate and care for landscape equipment

A valid driver's license and clean driving record are preferred and may be required for employees operating company vehicles.

Equipment Experience

Experience with any of the following is a plus:

• Commercial stand-on mowers
• String trimmers
• Backpack blowers
• Hedge trimmers
• Skid steers
• Compact loaders
• Pickup trucks with snowplows
• Salt spreaders
• Sidewalk snow removal equipment
• Full-size loaders

Snow & Ice Management

During the winter season, employees have the opportunity to participate in our on-call snow and ice management operations.

Snow operations are weather-dependent and may require availability during overnight hours, early mornings, weekends, and holidays.

Previous experience with snowplowing, salting, skid steers, loaders, or sidewalk snow removal is a plus but is not required.

Compensation

$18.00–$20.00 per hour based on experience, skills, and equipment capabilities.

Candidates with professional landscape maintenance experience, commercial equipment experience, or snow and ice management experience may qualify for higher starting compensation within the posted range.

What We're Looking For

We're not just looking for someone to fill a position. We're looking for dependable team members who want to learn, improve their skills, take pride in the properties they maintain, and contribute to a professional landscape operation.

If you have landscape experience, tell us about it. If you're newer to the industry but have a strong work ethic and are willing to learn, we encourage you to apply.

Apply today and tell us about your landscape maintenance, equipment, and snow removal experience.

Xavier Landscapes and Designs
Commercial Landscape Maintenance & Snow & Ice Management

Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35.0 – 45.0 per week

Benefits:

• On-the-job training
• Paid time off

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Application Question(s):

• Do you have reliable transportation to and from work?
• Do you have a valid driver's license?
• How many years of professional landscape maintenance experience do you have?
• Are you comfortable performing physical outdoor work in heat, cold, rain, and other weather conditions?
• During snow season, employees may be called in at night, early mornings, weekends, and holidays depending on weather. Are you willing and able to work an on-call snow schedule?
• Briefly describe your landscape maintenance and/or snow removal experience, including any equipment you are comfortable operating.

Work Location: In person