Join This Team
Do you love working with your hands and being outdoors? Does it excite you to solve problems, create beauty, and work alongside other passionate professionals? Learn more about Roots Wild's job openings below and apply today.
​
Please send a cover letter, resume, and application to Erika Genz at erika@roots-wild.com.
Click to read more and apply today:
Sustainable Landscaping Foreman
Roots Wild is seeking a candidate with at least one prior year as a team lead or foreman of a landscaping crew. The qualified candidate will have a servant leadership style, be a problem-solver, be proficient in landscaping fundamentals, and share the vision and values of Roots Wild.
​
Job Responsibilities:
-
Servant leadership style
-
Problem-solver
-
Plant identification
-
Professional communication between team members
-
Lead team in softscape and hardscape installation methods
Job Requirements:
-
Strong work ethic
-
Servant leadership style
-
Organizational skills and attention to detail
- Demonstrated team player
- Teachability; self-driven learner
- Experienced team lead
-
Chauffer's license (license to drive pickup truck/trailer)
-
Background check
-
A smartphone with cellular data/Wi-Fi
-
Professional appearance and demeanor
Physical Demands:
-
Ability to move 100+ pounds
-
Lift, squat, push, pull, shovel, etc.
-
Spend long hours completing manual labor
-
Various weather conditions
Of Note: Full-time
Pay & Benefits:
-
$20.00 - $25.00 / hour, commensurate with experience
-
Competitive hourly pay
-
SEP IRA - Retirement contributions
-
Stipend for work attire
-
Paid time off
-
Holiday pay
-
Annual bonuses
-
Weekly overtime
-
Most Saturdays OFF and NO Sundays
-
Professional development
-
Qualified continued education reimbursement may be available
Sustainable Landscaping Technician
Roots Wild is seeking a candidate with an appetite for hard work to join our team. The qualified candidate will have a professional appearance, passion for being outdoors, and hardworking.
​
Job Responsibilities:
-
Inventory management (water, weed, organize)
-
Plant identification
-
Load and unload materials, as needed
-
Apply landscaping and hardscaping methods efficiently
-
Professional communication between team members
-
Aid with installations (e.g. hand digging, raking, planting, construction of patio and stonework, etc.)
Job Requirements:
-
Strong work ethic
-
Organizational skills and attention to detail
- Teamwork
- Motivation to learn
-
Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
-
Background check
-
A smartphone with cellular data/Wi-Fi
-
Professional appearance and demeanor
Physical Demands:
-
Ability to move 100+ pounds
-
Lift, squat, push, pull, shovel, etc.
-
Spend long hours completing manual labor
-
Various weather conditions
Of Note: Seasonal/Temp (March – December). Off-season work may become available.
Pay & Benefits:
-
$17.50 - $20.00 / hour, commensurate with experience
-
Competitive hourly pay
-
SEP IRA - Retirement contributions
-
Stipend for work attire
-
Paid time off
-
Holiday pay
-
Annual bonuses
-
Weekly overtime
-
Most Saturdays OFF and NO Sundays
-
Professional development
-
Qualified continued education reimbursement may be available
Artisan Hardscape Technician
Learn the art of naturalistic hardscaping that compliments Michigan naturalistic landscaping. This trade requires hard labor, no doubt. But the long-lasting impact gives satisfaction and purpose that outlasts a lifetime. Roots Wild is seeking a candidate with a hunger to learn, work with their hands, persist through challenge, and enjoy a very satisfying profession with long-lasting finished products.
Learn to:
-
measure a site for estimating
-
measure materials for assembly and installation
-
prepare a site for work and plan layout
-
plan materials by selecting beautiful and quality materials fit for the site
-
excavate sites with precision
-
operate machinery
-
adjust grading
-
cut stone and brick
-
place large rock materials
-
create pondless water features, firepits, boulder walls, patios, walkways, etc.
-
review design prints to determine materials and machinery
-
select bonding agents and sealants for function and beauty
-
remove damaged materials and repair
-
perform work safely and sustainably
-
perform work with precision, pride, and efficiency for the benefit of clients
​Requirements:
-
long-term commitment to invest in yourself by learning this trade
-
Strong work ethic
-
Organizational skills and attention to detail
-
Teamwork
-
Motivation to learn
-
Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
-
Background check
-
A smartphone with cellular data/Wi-Fi
-
Professional appearance and demeanor
Physical Demands:
-
Ability to move 100+ pounds
-
Lift, squat, push, pull, shovel, etc.
-
Spend long hours completing manual labor
-
Various weather conditions
Of Note: Seasonal (March – December). Off-season work may become available.
Pay & Benefits:
-
$18.50 - $20.50 / hour, commensurate with experience
-
Competitive hourly pay
-
SEP IRA - Retirement contributions
-
Stipend for work attire
-
Paid time off
-
Holiday pay
-
Annual bonuses
-
Weekly overtime
-
Most Saturdays OFF and NO Sundays
-
Professional development
-
Qualified continued education reimbursement may be available
Sustainable Maintenance Technician
Enjoy outdoor gardening among pollinators and birds by regularly caring for sustainable landscapes all over West Michigan. A successful Maintenance Technician will come with a self-directed mentality, eager to learn and apply methods of aftercare maintenance to Roots Wild landscapes in various seasons and weather.
Can you conceptualize the big picture plan AND enjoy tending the details that make that plan a success? Do you love plants and being outdoors?
You will love this opportunity to do it outdoors in landscape design maintenance.
Post-installation care of landscapes through:
-
weeding
-
transplanting
-
deadheading
-
trimming
-
waste removal
-
team/client communication
-
seasonal pot installations
Job Requirements:
-
Native Plant identification
-
Strong work ethic
-
Independent work
-
Attention detail – big picture concepts succeed in the details
-
Written and verbal communication
-
Professional personal appearance
-
Implement methods in professional, efficient, and orderly fashion
-
Must have reliable transportation to/from work
-
Clean driving record and background check
-
A smartphone with cellular data/Wi-Fi
Physical demands:
-
On task always
-
Ability to spend long hours on knees, squatting, standing
-
Load/unload materials, tools, yard waste
-
Ability to lift 50 lbs
-
Lift, squat, push, pull, shovel
-
Self-motivated to work in unfavorable weather conditions
Schedule:
Part time (could work into full time)
Seasonal (end of April through mid-October)
Pay & Benefits:
-
$17.50-19.50 / hour, commensurate with experience
-
Competitive hourly pay
-
SEP IRA - Retirement contributions
-
Stipend for work attire
-
Paid time off
-
Holiday pay
-
Professional development
-
Qualified continued education reimbursement may be available