Experienced Lawn Care Technician
Epic Horticultural, Inc.
Orlando, Florida
$55,000–$75,000+ annual earning potential
Monday–Friday | Established 250-customer route | Management opportunity
Epic Horticultural is looking for an experienced lawn care professional who wants more than another spray technician job.
You will take over an established route of approximately 250 recurring lawn care customers, handle customer service and incoming sales opportunities, and have significant room to grow both the route and your income.
For the right person, we expect this position to develop into a leadership or management role within approximately 12–18 months.
This is not an entry-level position. A minimum of 3 years of professional lawn care experience is required, along with strong experience in fertilization, weed and insect control, turf disease, and diagnosing lawn problems.
About Epic Horticultural
Epic Horticultural, Inc. is a small, family-owned and operated outdoor services company based in Orlando, Florida.
We provide a broad range of services including:
- Lawn and ornamental care
- Home pest control
- Landscape design and installation
- Irrigation repair and installation
- Drainage solutions
- French drains
- Other outdoor property improvement services
Our owner has more than 40 years of experience in the professional lawn care industry, including building and operating successful lawn care businesses that were later acquired by major national lawn care companies.
For many years, Epic Horticultural intentionally remained a small, owner-operated company. We are now entering a new phase of growth and building a team capable of competing with larger, established lawn care and outdoor service companies in Central Florida.
For the right employee, this creates a unique opportunity.
You will not simply be another technician in a large organization. You will work directly with the owner, have an opportunity to influence how the lawn care department develops, and have a clear path toward increased responsibility as the company grows.
We are looking for someone who wants to help build something, take ownership of their work, and grow along with the company.
The Position
The successful candidate will independently manage and service an established lawn care route while also serving as an important point of contact for our customers.
The route currently includes approximately 250 recurring lawn care customers per month, with substantial room for growth.
In addition to route production, this position includes:
- Customer service
- Incoming lawn care sales calls
- Diagnosing turf problems
- Recommending solutions
- Following up with customers
- Identifying opportunities for additional services
- Helping grow and retain the lawn care customer base
This is a full-time position generally structured around a 40-hour Monday–Friday workweek.
Compensation
Expected annual earning potential: $55,000–$75,000+, depending on experience, route production, sales performance, and overall contribution.
Compensation includes:
- Competitive weekly base salary
- Production-based incentives
- Commission opportunities on new lawn care sales
- Additional commission opportunities on qualifying irrigation, landscaping, drainage, and property improvement services
- Significant opportunity to increase earnings through route growth and sales performance
- Opportunity for increased compensation and responsibility as the position develops into management
Primary Responsibilities
The Lawn Care Technician will be responsible for:
- Managing and servicing an established route of approximately 250 lawn care customers per month
- Applying fertilizers and appropriate lawn care products
- Performing weed and insect control treatments
- Identifying and treating turf fungus and lawn diseases
- Diagnosing turf problems and determining appropriate solutions
- Recognizing nutritional deficiencies and environmental stress
- Identifying problems caused by improper mowing practices
- Recognizing mechanical damage affecting turf
- Identifying irrigation issues contributing to poor lawn conditions
- Documenting property conditions, treatments, and recommendations
- Communicating directly with customers regarding lawn conditions and treatment plans
- Responding to customer questions and service concerns
- Handling incoming lawn care sales calls and inquiries
- Following up on customer service requests
- Converting qualified incoming leads into new recurring lawn care customers
- Identifying additional services that may benefit existing customers
- Helping grow and retain the lawn care customer base
- Maintaining professional, long-term customer relationships
Experience & Qualifications
Candidates must have at least 3 years of professional lawn care experience.
Strong candidates should have hands-on experience with:
- Fertilizer applications
- Weed control
- Insect control
- Fungus and turf disease identification
- Lawn disease treatment
- Turf problem diagnosis
- Nutritional deficiency identification
- Irrigation-related turf problems
- Mowing-related damage
- Mechanical turf damage
- Environmental stress
- General turf health evaluation
We are looking for someone who can arrive at a property, evaluate the lawn, identify the likely cause of a problem, and recommend an appropriate solution.
This position requires more than simply following a treatment schedule and applying products. The successful candidate must understand why a lawn is having a problem and what needs to be done to correct it.
Candidates should also have:
- Strong turf diagnostic knowledge
- Ability to independently manage a recurring customer route
- Strong customer service skills
- Sales ability and confidence communicating with customers
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Dependable work habits
- Professional appearance and attitude
- Valid driver's license
- Acceptable driving record
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of assigned responsibilities
Customer Service & Sales
This position involves significant customer interaction.
We are looking for someone who is comfortable:
- Speaking professionally with customers
- Answering lawn care questions
- Explaining treatment recommendations
- Resolving customer concerns
- Following up on service requests
- Building customer trust
- Closing qualified incoming sales opportunities
- Identifying additional services that would benefit the customer's property
Our goal is not high-pressure selling.
We want someone who can recognize legitimate customer needs, recommend appropriate solutions, and build trust through knowledge, communication, and professional service.
Because Epic Horticultural is a full-service outdoor company, our lawn care customers may also need:
- Irrigation repairs and improvements
- Landscaping and landscape enhancements
- Drainage solutions
- French drain installation
- Other outdoor property improvement services
The successful candidate can earn additional income by recognizing these needs and helping connect customers with the appropriate Epic Horticultural services.
Communication Requirements
Because this position involves customer service, sales, and regular communication:
- Clear and professional spoken English is required
- Strong verbal communication skills are required
- Bilingual English/Spanish communication skills are a plus, but are not required
Opportunity for Advancement
This position is intended to grow into a leadership role.
Our expectation is that the successful candidate can develop into a management position within approximately 12–18 months.
As the position grows, additional responsibilities may include:
- Helping manage the lawn care department
- Training and supervising additional technicians
- Managing customer relationships
- Improving route efficiency
- Helping grow the lawn care customer base
- Assisting with departmental sales
- Improving service procedures and quality control
- Helping coordinate lawn care operations
- Assisting with scheduling and route planning
- Helping maintain high standards for customer satisfaction
Advancement will be based on:
- Technical lawn care knowledge
- Route performance
- Customer retention
- Customer satisfaction
- Sales performance
- Dependability
- Leadership ability
- Communication skills
- Ability to solve problems independently
- Ability to help grow and improve the department
Who We Are Looking For
We are looking for an experienced professional who wants more than another spray technician job.
This position is a good fit for someone who:
- Takes pride in diagnosing and solving lawn problems
- Enjoys working independently
- Communicates well with customers
- Understands the importance of customer retention
- Recognizes sales opportunities without using high-pressure tactics
- Wants their income to grow with their performance
- Wants the opportunity to move into management
- Wants to help build and grow a department
If you are knowledgeable, dependable, customer-focused, and motivated to grow with a company, we would like to hear from you.
Pay: $55,000–$75,000+ per year
Pay: $55,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
