Skinner Overlook Landscape & Design
Pay: $24.00–$28.00 per hour
Job Type: Full-Time

Skinner Overlook Landscape & Design is hiring an experienced Lawn Maintenance Foreman / Crew Leader to lead a professional landscape maintenance crew.

This position is responsible for completing scheduled residential, condominium, HOA, and commercial properties efficiently while maintaining a high standard of quality, safety, and professionalism.

We are looking for someone who is dependable, takes pride in their work, and has experience leading a mowing and landscape maintenance crew.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a landscape maintenance crew
• Perform and oversee commercial mowing, trimming, edging, and blowing
• Ensure properties are completed efficiently and to company standards
• Assign daily tasks and provide direction to crew members
• Maintain crew productivity and quality throughout the workday
• Operate commercial zero-turn mowers, walk-behind mowers, string trimmers, backpack blowers, and other landscape equipment
• Load, unload, and properly secure equipment
• Maintain clean and organized trucks, trailers, and equipment
• Identify and report property concerns, damages, irrigation issues, or additional work needs
• Communicate professionally with customers, property managers, and company management
• Train crew members on proper work methods, equipment operation, and safety procedures
• Assist with seasonal landscape maintenance work as needed
• Participate in snow and ice removal operations during the winter season

Qualifications

• Professional landscape maintenance experience required
• Crew leader or foreman experience strongly preferred
• Experience operating commercial mowing and landscaping equipment
• Knowledge of proper mowing, trimming, edging, and cleanup practices
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Ability to manage a crew and stay on schedule
• Dependable, punctual, and detail-oriented
• Valid driver's license required
• Experience driving a truck and landscape trailer preferred
• DOT medical card preferred but not required
• Ability to perform physically demanding outdoor work in varying weather conditions

Pay & Benefits

• $24.00–$28.00 per hour, based on experience
• Full-time employment
• Consistent seasonal work
• Opportunities for advancement
• Professional equipment and work environment
• Winter snow removal opportunities

Schedule

Full-time schedule with hours varying based on weather, seasonal workload, and operational needs.

Candidates should be comfortable working outdoors and performing physical landscape maintenance work throughout the day.

Apply today with a brief summary of your landscaping, mowing, and crew leadership experience.

Landscape Detail Foreman or Crew Member

Skinner Overlook Landscape and Design
South Shore, Massachusetts
Full-Time Position
Pay: $24.00–$28.00 per hour, based on experience and qualifications

Skinner Overlook Landscape and Design is seeking a dependable and detail-oriented Landscape Detail Crew Member to join our team.

This position is primarily responsible for maintaining garden beds and landscaped areas through weeding, pruning, shrub trimming, mulching, and detailed property cleanup. The ideal candidate takes pride in producing clean, professional results and understands the importance of protecting plants, lawns, buildings, and customer property while working.

Primary Responsibilities

• Thoroughly weed garden beds and landscaped areas.
• Prune and shape shrubs using proper horticultural practices.
• Trim hedges neatly and consistently.
• Edge and prepare planting beds for mulch installation.
• Install and spread mulch evenly at the appropriate depth.
• Remove dead plant material, leaves, weeds, and landscape debris.
• Maintain clean bed lines and an orderly appearance throughout each property.
• Load, unload, and safely handle tools, equipment, mulch, soil, and landscape debris.
• Drive company vehicles between the shop, job sites, and disposal locations.
• Clean work areas thoroughly before leaving each property.
• Follow instructions provided by crew leaders and managers.
• Report plant-health concerns, property damage, safety concerns, or unexpected site conditions to a supervisor.
• Work cooperatively with other crew members to complete properties efficiently and professionally.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record are required because this position includes operating company vehicles between job sites.
• A current DOT medical card is preferred.
• Skinner Overlook will pay for a qualified candidate to complete the required DOT medical examination and obtain their DOT medical card when applicable.
• Previous landscaping, gardening, pruning, mulching, or grounds-maintenance experience is preferred.
• Basic plant identification and proper pruning knowledge are a plus.
• Ability to safely operate hedge trimmers, hand-pruning tools, string trimmers, blowers, and other landscaping equipment.
• Strong attention to detail and pride in completed work.
• Dependable attendance and the ability to arrive on time.
• Ability to follow instructions and work independently when needed.
• Ability to work outdoors in heat, cold, rain, humidity, and other changing weather conditions.

Physical Requirements

This is a physically demanding outdoor position. Essential functions include the ability to:

• Repeatedly lift, carry, load, and unload materials weighing approximately 75 pounds.
• Push and maneuver loaded wheelbarrows and landscape equipment.
• Frequently bend, kneel, squat, reach, climb, and stand for extended periods.
• Walk and work safely on lawns, slopes, garden beds, and uneven terrain.
• Perform repetitive hand and arm movements while weeding, pruning, trimming, and spreading mulch.

Applicants must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is reliable, hardworking, and focused on quality. This person notices weeds, uneven trimming, excess mulch, debris, and other small details that affect the overall appearance of a property.

We are looking for someone who understands that landscape-detail work requires patience, consistency, efficiency, and respect for the customer’s property.

What We Offer

• Starting pay of $24.00–$28.00 per hour, based on relevant experience and qualifications.
• Full-time employment with an established landscape company.
• Consistent work throughout the landscape season.
• Company-paid DOT medical examination and certification for a qualified candidate.
• Opportunities to learn plant identification, proper pruning techniques, and professional landscape-maintenance practices.
• Opportunities for advancement based on performance, dependability, and leadership ability.