Lawn Care Field Customer Service and Sales Specialist
Full Time • Lake Villa
Responsive recruiter
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Free uniforms
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- 401(k)
Job Title
Field Service & Sales Technician (Seasonal Full-Time)
Job Description
Lawn Doctor of Northeast IL and Southeast WI is seeking an experienced Field Service & Sales Technician to support service calls, new customer lawn evaluations, and in-field sales opportunities. This seasonal, full-time role is ideal for a lawn care professional who enjoys problem-solving, working directly with customers, and being accountable for results.
Key Responsibilities
- Own field-level service excellence by professionally handling service calls and customer concerns
- Diagnose turf, weed, insect, and disease issues and implement appropriate treatments or solutions
- Conduct new customer lawn evaluations and provide accurate recommendations and estimates
- Identify, recommend, and sell additional services based on lawn conditions and customer needs
- Deliver a consistently positive customer experience that supports retention and company reputation
- Apply products safely and in compliance with company standards and state regulations
- Work Saturdays during peak season as required
Qualifications
- Prior lawn care experience required (fertilization, weed control, turf health, and seeding)
- Strong customer service and communication skills
- Sales experience helpful but not required
- Ability to confidently diagnose lawn issues and explain solutions to customers
- Ability to work independently and represent the company professionally
- Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record
- Illinois and/or Wisconsin Department of Agriculture applicator license preferred
- Must be able to obtain and maintain required IL and/or WI applicator licensing if not currently licensed (company assistance provided)
Pay & Benefits
- Starting pay: $20.00 per hour
- Commission opportunities on sold services and upgrades
- Paid training and support for licensing and ongoing development
- Seasonal full-time hours with consistent scheduling
- Opportunity for repeat seasonal employment and growth
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule
- Seasonal, full-time
- Saturdays required during peak season
About Us
Lawn Doctor of Northeast IL and Southeast WI has proudly served our community for over 24 years, growing from a one-man operation in 2002 to a dedicated team of 25 professionals. As a fast-growing company with a strong family-business culture, we are committed to our purpose: “To make people proud of their community.”
Our niche is providing green, healthy, and weed-free lawns, and we hold ourselves to the highest standards through our core values: Integrity, Consistency, Ambition, Respectfulness, and Protecting Our Reputation.
Why Join Lawn Doctor?
- Established, values-driven company with strong community roots
- Clear expectations, accountability, and support
- Opportunity to make a visible impact for customers
- Performance-based earning potential
Compensation: $20.00 per hour
Our Franchisees Need People Like You
Here at Lawn Doctor, we have a very simple approach to our work—be safe, have fun, and change the world one lawn at a time. It’s the kind of approach that, not surprisingly, has led us to the highest customer satisfaction and retention rates in the industry.
Lawn Doctor locations across the country offer phenomenal employment opportunities.* Whether you’re an experienced lawn care technician or just starting out on your career path, all you need is a passion for success and a strong work ethic to be a candidate to join your local Lawn Doctor franchise. No matter the task, our independent operators know that every Lawn Doctor employee plays an important role in providing customers with the great results they expect, while making the local community a little happier. Your work will never go unappreciated.
Since each of our franchises is locally owned, you’ll get to work for and with people in your area and become part of a close-knit Lawn Doctor family. If you enjoy working outdoors, being largely self-directed with little supervision, and would like a chance to help make the world a greener place, we would love to talk to you.
We appreciate your interest and hope to have you on board a local franchise team as soon as possible.
* All Lawn Doctor locations are independently owned and operated. All positions identified here are positions offered by individual Lawn Doctor franchisees.
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