Full-Time HLS Technician — Route Leader Training Path
Start as an HLS Technician. Learn the route. Take over a route. Increase your earning potential.
Honest Lawn & Snow is hiring one full-time HLS Technician to work alongside an experienced Route Leader and train toward taking over a route by spring 2027 or shortly afterward.
Experience is helpful, but not required. We’ll teach you the work, equipment, systems, and eventually how to safely drive a truck and trailer.
Compensation
HLS uses a shared route compensation model rather than a traditional fixed hourly-pay structure.
Your earnings are primarily driven by the value of the routes and services you contribute to, along with your workload, productivity, and role within the team.
HLS Technicians typically earn approximately $3,200–$4,200 per month before deductions, with a target of approximately $3,700 per month.
Actual earnings may be higher or lower depending on route value, workload, season, weather, overtime, and employee contribution.
Employees are guaranteed at least the applicable Alberta minimum wage for all compensable hours worked.
HLS Technicians may also be eligible to participate in our Seasonal Profit-Sharing Bonus Program, which shares a portion of realized seasonal profit with employees based on their contribution.
Route Leaders can earn significantly more, up to approximately 100% more than an HLS Technician, depending on workload, efficiency, route value, and route performance.
Once you become a Route Leader, you gain more control over your workload. Increased efficiency can allow you to earn more, work a shorter week, or find a balance between the two.
Quality and safety always come first.
Schedule
During lawn season, we typically work Monday through Thursday, with workloads generally built around approximately 40 hours per week.
Our normal summer start time is approximately 7:00 a.m.
Friday is generally used as a reserve day when work needs to be moved because of rain, a holiday Monday, or another operational delay.
Winter snow removal is weather-dependent and can require very early mornings, weekends, irregular start times, and occasional extended shifts during extreme weather events.
Typical winter start times are approximately 4:00–5:00 a.m., depending on snowfall and route requirements.
What You'll Do
- Lawn mowing, trimming, and blowing
- Residential and commercial snow removal
- Operate commercial lawn and snow equipment
- Take required photos and complete property checklists
- Work alongside your Route Leader to complete properties safely and to our quality standard
- Learn our most efficient work methods and how an entire route operates
- Learn how route value, productivity, and efficiency affect earnings
What We're Looking For
- Reliable and on time
- Comfortable with physical outdoor work
- Takes direction and applies what they learn
- Interested in learning and becoming more efficient
- Notices problems and helps solve them
- Interested in eventually becoming a Route Leader and self-managing their work
Requirements
- Valid Class 5 driver's license
- Reliable transportation
- Physically able to perform lawn and snow removal work for extended periods
- Comfortable working outdoors in changing and severe weather
- Available for winter snow removal and irregular hours when weather requires it
- Willing to learn commercial equipment and truck/trailer operation
- Own appropriate outdoor clothing, including winter boots, gloves, rainwear, and warm outerwear
Once trained and when it can be done safely, music, podcasts, and audiobooks are welcome while you work.
This is an entry-level position with a destination: learn the route, take over a route, and eventually have more control over both your income and your time.
Pay: $3,200.00-$4,200.00 per month
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Flexible schedule
Licence/Certification:
- Class 5 Licence (required)
Work Location: On the road
