Landscaping Trainee

EEB Cleaning Services NY Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

EEB Cleaning Services NY Inc in New York is seeking entry‑level landscape crew members to mow, trim, edge and blow walkways and beds, rake and haul yard waste, and assist with planting and mulching. You’ll learn equipment use and safety during training and leave every property neat for the next crew.

Starting pay is $17.00/hour with weekly pay for field crews. Raises and promotions are not automatic; they depend on performance and company needs.

Qualifications

• Gardening or landscaping experience is helpful but not required.
• Driver's license is helpful but not required.
• Experience with mowers or trimmers is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Mow, trim, edge and blow walkways and beds.
• Rake, bag and haul yard waste.
• Weed and help with planting and mulching.
• Use and care for equipment after training.
• Leave each property neat before the crew moves on.

Skills

Gardening experience

Driver's license

Mowers or trimmers experience

Job description

• Mow, trim, edge and blow walkways and beds.
• Rake, bag and haul yard waste.
• Weed and help with planting and mulching.
• Use and care for equipment after training.
• Leave each property neat before the crew moves on.

Helpful, not required

• Gardening or landscaping experience
• Driver's license
• Experience with mowers or trimmers

How pay and growth work at EEB

Raises and promotions are not automatic. They are based on sustained performance and company needs, and they take effect only when approved in writing. The first pay review is generally around 6 months; a review is not a guaranteed raise. The timings below are typical review points, not raise dates.

• 0–6 months Introductory / Development

  Lawful starting rate

  No automatic merit increase
• Around 6 months First merit eligibility

  Current rate reviewed

  Review only; no guarantee
• Around 12 months Annual review

  May stay the same or receive a modest merit adjustment

  Discretionary
• 18–24 months Advanced development

  Potential additional increase or advancement

  Performance-based
• 24–36+ months Senior / Specialist

  Potential movement further into the role range

  Earned over time
• When the business requires Lead / Supervisor

  Separate rate or range for actual higher-level duties

  Promotion not automatic
• Starting pay is $17.00/hr, or any higher rate the law requires for the assignment.
• Your first months are an introductory period with paid training. Check-ins at about 30–60 days and 90 days review how you're doing; they are not raise dates.
• Raises and promotions are not automatic. They are based on sustained performance and company needs, and they take effect only when approved in writing. The first pay review is generally around 6 months; a review is not a guaranteed raise.
• Each role's pay range shows potential pay for that role. It does not guarantee a particular rate or a timeline to reach it.
• Pay is hourly. EEB does not currently offer bonuses, commissions or incentive pay.
• Employees are paid for hours worked as required by applicable law. Work schedules and additional hours are subject to management approval and company policy.
• Field crews are paid weekly. Office staff are paid at least twice a month.
• On public-work or other covered projects, the legally required rate for that project (such as prevailing wage) is paid from the first hour.
• Tips customers give you are yours.
• Hours, schedules and assignments are set by EEB based on available work and are not guaranteed.
• Skills, duties, hours and hourly pay are decided separately. More hours don't automatically raise the hourly rate, and a higher rate doesn't come with more hours.

How the hiring pool works

• Apply once. Pick every kind of work you want, plus the areas and days you can work.
• We may contact you when a job or opening fits, by call, text, WhatsApp or email, whichever you choose.
• Short interview and, for skilled roles, a quick hands-on check of your work.
• Written offer with a pay notice (NYS LS 54), then paid training. Check-ins at about 30–60 and 90 days are performance reviews, not raise dates.

Being in the pool doesn't guarantee an interview, a job, hours or continued employment. You can update your availability anytime.