Work outside, on a crew that knows the job
Royal Acres hires seasonal crew in Terre Haute each spring, and again in October for holiday lighting. No experience needed for most roles. Apply with a name and a number.
We hire seasonal crew in Terre Haute every spring, and again every October for holiday lighting. Most roles need no experience: we teach the equipment.
The work
You unload, mow, trim the fence lines and trees, edge the walk, blow every hard surface clean, load up and drive to the next one. The mowing is the easy part. The trimming and the blow-off are where a yard is won or lost.
It is outside, in Indiana, early: humid by breakfast in June, frost on the trailer ramp in late October. You will lift a trimmer and a backpack blower all day and hand-carry equipment through narrow gates. A typical day runs 7am to 5pm.
The roles
Start here
- Crew member. Mow, trim, edge, blow. $17.50 an hour.
- Holiday lighting installer, October to January. Ladder work on rooflines, in the cold. $17.50 an hour, $23 as a crew lead.
- Landscape install and cleanups, when the season calls for it.
Where it leads
- Crew lead. Runs a truck and a route, and owns the quality on every stop. $23 an hour.
- Turf technician. Applies fertilizer and weed control. Needs an Indiana licence from the Office of Indiana State Chemist, a credential that stays with you. We pay for the registered technician training and the exam.
The year
| When | What is running |
|---|---|
| Late March to mid April | Spring cleanups, first cuts |
| Mid April to late June | Peak mowing, the longest weeks |
| July and August | Mowing slows; landscape installs fill days |
| Late August to October | Aeration and overseeding, fertilization rounds, the last cuts |
| Mid October to December | Holiday lighting installs |
| January | Lighting takedown |
| February to mid March | The quiet stretch |
Mowing season into lights season is the path to most of the year. If you are at Indiana State or Ivy Tech and want May through August, that is our busiest stretch.
What we ask, and what you get
We ask
- Show up on time, every scheduled day
- Be 16 or older
- Hold a valid driver's licence
- Stay drug-free: it is a condition of the job. We check your driving licence, and there is no background check
You get
- $17.50 an hour on a crew, $23 as a crew lead, paid weekly by direct deposit
- A W-2 job on payroll, not contract work
- 40 to 45 hours a week in peak season, with overtime paid
- Uniforms, provided
- Training on equipment you have probably never run
- Owners who started on a push mower themselves
This is seasonal outdoor work in Indiana. Not every role has year-round hours, and February is quiet.
How to apply
A name and a number is all the form needs. No resume. We call you back and ask the rest on the phone.
We hire through the season, not in one window. Apply in June when we are full and you are first in line for the October lighting crews.