Join Our Team
Maedgen’s Lawn Care has been keeping lawns lush and landscapes beautiful since 1992, and we’re expanding our team for the 2026 season. No experience? No problem. We’ve turned plenty of rookies into lawn care pros through our structured 90-day certification program.
“Our people are our biggest asset. Without them, we’d be just another landscape company. So we take the job of identifying, training, and recognizing our people very seriously. And we believe our people represent the best and brightest of our industry.”
— Eric Maedgen, Owner
Life on the Crew
We’ve spent years working with clever, creative people. Some come to us with years of experience and others are new to the green industry. We don’t present our potential clients with a resume and expect them to hire us — we show up and “wow” them. We’re inviting you to “wow” us.
Now Hiring: Lawn Mowing Team Members
Starting Pay $17–$19/hr · Full-Time · Year-Round Work
What Your Day Actually Looks Like
- Mowing, trimming, edging, and blowing residential and commercial properties
- Working alongside a crew that actually likes each other (most days)
- Learning how to make a lawn look so good the neighbors get jealous
- Keeping equipment clean and running — treat it like it’s yours and it’ll treat you right
- Clocking in at the shop by 8:00 AM, wrapping up by 4:30 PM, and getting paid every Friday like clockwork
What to Expect in Your First 90 Days
- Learn the right way to use a weed eater, backpack blower, and stick edger (yes, there’s a right way — we’ll show you)
- Learn real gardening skills like proper pruning, raking, weeding, and debris removal
- Master our pathing and efficiency system, which is a fancy way of saying “stop walking back and forth so much”
- Learn our hand signal system so your crew can communicate over the sound of 47 mowers running at once
Complete your certifications and you’ll be reviewed for advancement to our Team Member Specialist program, with a pay raise to match. Every crew leader on our team started exactly where you’d be starting.
What We Offer
$17 to $19/hr starting
Based on experience with regular scheduled pay increases
Year-round work
Transitions to snow removal in winter
401(k) with company match
Future You deserves nice things too
Paid time off
We actually want you to take a vacation
90-day training program
Structured certification, not a YouTube tutorial
Promote from within only
No outsiders stealing your promotion. Paid every Friday.
What We’re Looking For
- Valid driver’s license, required to advance but not a deal breaker
- Reliable transportation to and from our shop each day
- Someone who genuinely enjoys being outdoors — if sunshine puts you in a good mood, you’re in the right place
- Dependable and punctual — when you’re not there, your crew notices
- Physically able to work on your feet all day in Missouri summers
- Positive attitude and a team-first mindset
- Must wear work boots (6″ or higher)
- Must be able to pass a drug screening
- Landscape maintenance experience is a plus, but a great attitude beats a great resume every time
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply.
Why Maedgen’s?
There are other lawn care jobs out there. Here’s what makes us different: we actually care about the people who show up every day. We’re a company that’s been part of the Rolla community for over 30 years. Eric knows your name, your crew becomes your people, and when you do great work, it gets noticed.
This isn’t just a summer gig. We offer year-round work, a real path to move up, and a team that has each other’s backs. Some of our guys have been here for decades, and there’s a reason for that.