Landscape Foreman

Home Grown Outdoor Finishes

Landscape Foreman

Year round employment - no layoffs!

Location: Elizabethtown, PA | Serving Lancaster, Harrisburg & Surrounding Areas

Pay: $21 - $25 per hour, plus weekly performance bonuses

Earning Potential: $55,000 - $70,000 annually

Employment: Full-Time | Year-Round | W-2

Lead a Professional Landscaping Crew with a Company That Works Year-Round

Home Grown Outdoor Finishes is an established landscaping and hardscaping company serving residential and commercial customers throughout the Lancaster and Harrisburg region. Our reputation is built on dependable service, quality workmanship, professional crews, and four core values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Quality, and Excellence.

We are seeking an experienced, dependable, and hands-on Landscape Foreman to lead a small field crew in completing landscape installations, property maintenance, and outdoor improvement projects.

This position is ideal for a skilled landscaping professional who enjoys working alongside their crew, organizing daily jobsite activities, and taking pride in maintaining attractive, well-kept outdoor spaces.

As our Landscape Foreman, you won't simply oversee the work -- you'll be actively involved in landscaping operations, supporting your team, and ensuring every project meets our standards for safety, efficiency, and quality.

Year-Round Employment - No Winter Layoffs

Unlike many landscaping companies that lay off employees when the season ends, Home Grown Outdoor Finishes provides stable, year-round employment. During the winter months, our crews transition into commercial snow and ice removal, equipment upkeep, and related maintenance activities.

We believe in investing in our employees for the long term, providing consistent work and earning opportunities throughout the year rather than relying solely on seasonal employment.

What You'll Be Responsible For

As our Landscape Foreman, you will lead a small crew while working directly alongside your team to complete residential and commercial landscaping installations and property maintenance assignments.

You will be responsible for organizing daily work, maintaining landscaping quality, supporting crew productivity, and communicating effectively with project managers, customers, and office personnel.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and supporting a landscaping crew of 1-3 additional employees on residential and commercial properties
• Performing and overseeing landscape installations, planting, mulching, trimming, edging, and routine property maintenance
• Completing softscape improvements, pruning, landscape bed preparation, and other outdoor improvement projects
• Constructing decorative garden walls and smaller retaining wall features as required
• Reading and following landscape plans, site layouts, project instructions, and work specifications
• Organizing daily work assignments and coordinating materials, tools, and equipment to maintain efficient project progress
• Operating mowers, trimmers, edgers, and other landscaping tools and powered equipment
• Ensuring landscaping and maintenance work follows proper methods, accurate measurements, and company quality standards
• Providing practical instruction, guidance, and support to crew members throughout the workday
• Identifying and resolving routine jobsite challenges to keep assignments progressing safely and efficiently
• Maintaining clean, organized, and professional jobsite conditions
• Following all company safety policies and ensuring proper use of personal protective equipment
• Communicating project progress, material needs, questions, and updates to project managers, customers, and office personnel
• Assisting with commercial snow and ice removal operations during the winter season, including plowing, shoveling, snow blowing, and salting
• Working flexible hours during snow events, including overnight, early-morning, weekend, and extended shifts when necessary

Qualifications and Experience

We are looking for a skilled landscaping professional who understands proper installation and maintenance techniques, communicates effectively, and can lead a small crew through example.

What we're looking for:

• High school education
• At least 2 years of professional experience in landscaping, landscape maintenance, outdoor installations, or closely related work
• Previous experience leading or supervising a small crew in landscaping, property maintenance, construction, or outdoor services
• Strong working knowledge of landscape installations, planting, mulching, pruning, trimming, edging, and general property maintenance practices
• Ability to read and follow landscape plans, site layouts, and project instructions
• Experience operating mowers, trimmers, edgers, and other common landscaping equipment
• Ability to organize daily work, coordinate materials, and maintain crew productivity
• Strong practical mathematics, measuring, and problem-solving abilities
• Previous experience driving a pickup truck with an attached trailer is required
• Valid Pennsylvania driver's license with a clean driving record
• Reliable transportation to and from work
• Ability to use a smartphone or similar device for jobsite communication and reporting
• Physical capability to lift more than 50 pounds and perform demanding outdoor work
• Willingness to work outdoors in varying weather conditions throughout the year
• Ability to successfully complete a background check following a conditional employment offer

Above all, we value individuals who are dependable, take ownership of their work, communicate clearly, and motivate others by setting a strong example on the jobsite.

Compensation and Employee Benefits

At Home Grown Outdoor Finishes, we recognize that skilled employees and dependable crew leaders are essential to delivering quality work. We offer competitive compensation, performance-based earning opportunities, year-round employment, and benefits designed to support our team's long-term success.

Pay and employment

• 21-25 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications
• Strong weekly performance bonus opportunities
• Realistic annual earning potential of $55,000 - $70,000 annually
• Full-time, year-round W-2 employment
• Overtime opportunities
• Continued winter employment through commercial snow removal and maintenance activities
• Opportunities for continued training, leadership development, and career growth

Vacation, sick leave, and holidays

• 80 hours of paid vacation annually, increasing by 8 hours after the first year of employment, up to a maximum of 120 hours after five years
• 80 hours of unpaid vacation annually
• 24 hours of paid sick leave annually
• Paid holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve

Additional employee benefits

• Health insurance reimbursement covering 50% of monthly costs, up to $225 per month
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 100% company match on the first 3% of contributions and a 50% match on the next 2%, providing a maximum 4% employer match when contributing 5%
• Employee referral bonus program
• Optional uniform rental program, with the company covering 50% of weekly rental expenses
• Access to professional equipment and a supportive team environment

Build Your Future with Home Grown Outdoor Finishes

At Home Grown Outdoor Finishes, we believe outstanding landscaping begins with skilled people, organized crews, and a commitment to doing things properly.

Our teams take pride in creating and maintaining attractive outdoor spaces that customers can enjoy throughout the year. We maintain high standards for workmanship, jobsite professionalism, customer communication, and teamwork across every assignment.

As our Landscape Foreman, you'll have the opportunity to put your landscaping experience to work, lead a small crew, and contribute directly to the quality of the services we deliver.

You'll also benefit from something that isn't always available in the landscaping industry: consistent, year-round employment without seasonal winter layoffs.

We are looking for someone who enjoys hands-on landscaping, takes responsibility for their crew's work, and wants to continue developing their skills with a company that values reliability, quality, and long-term commitment.

If you're an experienced landscaping professional who enjoys leading a crew, working outdoors, and delivering results you can be proud of, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply today to join Home Grown Outdoor Finishes as our next Landscape Foreman.

Home Grown Outdoor Finishes is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.